Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
September 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 3 1 1 0
Rose 2b 5 3 3 0
Helms 3b 4 2 2 1
Johnson 1b 5 0 1 2
Shamsky rf 3 0 1 1
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 1
Pappas p 4 0 1 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller lf 3 0 2 1
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0
Luplow cf 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Elliot rf 3 1 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 3 0 1 1
Stephenson c 3 1 1 0
  Grote ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 1 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Sutherland p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Cincinnati 112 010 3008122
New York 000 010 010261
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (10-10) 7.1 5 2 1 1 4
  McCool  SV (17) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (9-13) 6.0 9 5 5 1 3
  Gardner   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Sutherland   1.2 1 1 1 3 0
  Terry   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
4

  E–Simpson (1), Pinson (12), Elliot (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose 2 (31,off Fisher,off Gardner).  HR–Cincinnati Cardenas (16,2nd inning off Fisher 0 on, 1 out); Helms (9,3rd inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Pinson (6,off Sutherland); Bressoud (4,off Pappas).  IBB–Helms (2,by Sutherland).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Harper 2 (24,2nd base off Fisher/Stephenson 2); Pinson (14,2nd base off Fisher/Stephenson).  IBB–Sutherland (8,Helms).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:46.
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