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 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf,rf 5 0 0 0
Rose 2b 3 0 1 0
Helms 3b 5 1 1 0
Johnson 1b,lf 5 2 2 0
Shamsky rf 4 0 0 0
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 1 1 1
  Perez 1b 0 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 3 2 3
Coker c 2 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 1 0
  Edwards c 1 0 1 1
Cardenas ss 3 1 2 3
O'Toole p 3 0 1 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
  Davidson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 0 1 0
Bressoud ss 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 2 3 2
Hickman rf 4 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 2 2 2
Swoboda lf 3 0 0 0
  Luplow ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Grote c 2 0 1 0
  Elliot ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Selma p 2 1 1 0
  Murphy ph 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 0 0
  Friend p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 9 4
Cincinnati 020 002 000 48120
New York 000 120 010 1591
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole   6.0 6 3 3 2 9
  Nottebart   2.0 1 1 1 1 3
  Davidson  W (4-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
5
5
3
13
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Selma   7.0 6 4 4 5 4
  Friend  L (5-6) 3.0 6 4 3 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
8
7
5
5

  E–Hunt (18).  PB–Grote (8).  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (30,off Selma).  HR–Cincinnati Cardenas (17,2nd inning off Selma 1 on, 2 out); Pinson (15,6th inning off Selma 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Cardenas (5,off Friend).  HBP–Pinson (3,by Friend).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  CS–Harper (8,2nd base by Selma/Grote); Pinson (10,2nd base by Friend/Grote).  WP–Nottebart (3).  HBP–Friend (1,Pinson).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–3:15.  A–32,572.
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