San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 31, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Fuentes ss 4 0 0 0
Alou rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 0
Hart 3b 3 0 1 0
Haller c 3 0 0 0
Burda lf 2 0 0 1
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Lanier 2b 3 0 0 0
Marichal p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 2 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Luplow cf 4 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 1
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Hickman lf 3 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 3 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Fisher p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
San Francisco 000 000 101241
New York 000 100 000141
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (20-5) 9.0 4 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (9-12) 9.0 4 2 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
2
8

  E–Hart (20), Grote (10).  DP–San Francisco 1.  PB–Grote (7).  2B–San Francisco McCovey (21,off Fisher), New York Boyer (25,off Marichal).  3B–San Francisco Mays (3,off Fisher).  SH–Haller (1,off Fisher); Grote (3,off Marichal).  SF–Burda (1,off Fisher).  Team LOB–4.  Team–3.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:19.  A–50,508.
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