New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 13, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Luplow cf 5 1 2 1
Hiller 2b 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 0 0
Elliot rf 4 1 1 2
Kranepool 1b 4 2 3 2
Swoboda lf 4 0 1 1
Grote c 1 0 0 0
  Hepler p 1 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 3 0 0 0
Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph,c 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 1 0
McCarver c 4 1 2 2
Flood cf 3 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 2 3
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Francona 1b 0 0 0 0
Shannon rf 4 1 1 0
Smith 3b 4 1 2 1
Buchek 2b 3 0 1 1
  Javier pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Gibson p 3 1 1 1
Totals 32 9 11 8
New York 012 000 021682
St. Louis 410 003 01x9111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (4-3) 2.0 6 5 5 1 1
  Hepler   3.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Gardner   2.0 4 3 2 0 2
  Hamilton   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (15-9) 9.0 8 6 5 3 7
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
3
7

  E–Kranepool (11), Gardner (1), Maxvill (14).  DP–New York 2, St. Louis 1.  PB–McCarver (8).  2B–New York Luplow (8,off Gibson); Kranepool (15,off Gibson); Elliot (8,off Gibson), St. Louis Shannon (15,off Friend); Buchek (10,off Gardner).  HR–New York Kranepool (13,8th inning off Gibson 1 on, 1 out); Luplow (4,9th inning off Gibson 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Cepeda (18,1st inning off Friend 2 on, 1 out); Smith (8,6th inning off Gardner 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Maxvill (5,off Gardner).  HBP–Cepeda (9,by Hepler).  Team–5.  SB–Brock 2 (51,2nd base off Friend/Grote,2nd base off Hamilton/Stephenson); Gibson (3,2nd base off Gardner/Stephenson).  CS–McCarver (5,2nd base by Hamilton/Stephenson).  WP–Gardner (7), Gibson (8).  HBP–Hepler (3,Cepeda).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:38.  A–15,341.
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