New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 14, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 1 3 0
Bressoud ss 5 2 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Jones cf 1 1 0 0
  Murphy cf 0 0 0 0
Hickman rf 3 0 1 0
  Luplow ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 4 0 1 2
Grote c 4 1 2 1
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0
Ribant p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 0
  Jackson pr 0 1 0 0
Shannon rf 4 1 2 2
Smith 3b 4 1 1 0
Javier 2b 0 0 0 1
  Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
Jaster p 1 0 0 0
  Briles p 1 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Buchek 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
New York 012 000 2005102
St. Louis 030 000 001483
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ribant  W (8-5) 9.0 8 4 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jaster   2.1 5 3 3 2 1
  Briles  L (4-11) 4.2 5 2 0 1 4
  Woodeshick   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
3
5

  E–Bressoud (18), Boyer (17), Cepeda (7), Maxvill (15), Buchek (17).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–New York Hickman (2,off Jaster), St. Louis McCarver (12,off Ribant).  3B–St. Louis Smith (3,off Ribant); Maxvill (3,off Ribant).  HR–New York Bressoud (10,3rd inning off Jaster 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Shannon (13,2nd inning off Ribant 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Jones (4,off Briles); Boyer (1,off Briles).  IBB–Jones (2,by Briles).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Javier (3,off Ribant).  Team–4.  IBB–Briles (8,Jones).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:42.
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