Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
September 6, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 4 0 0 0
Rose 2b 3 0 0 0
Helms 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 1
Shamsky rf 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 2 0
Edwards c 3 0 2 0
  Simpson pr 0 0 0 0
  Coker c 0 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 1 1
Maloney p 2 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
Hunt 2b 2 1 0 0
Lewis rf 3 0 1 0
  Hickman ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Luplow cf 2 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 2
Elliot lf 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Ribant p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 4 2
Cincinnati 000 000 200260
New York 300 000 00x340
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  L (14-6) 6.0 3 3 3 7 5
  McCool   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
7
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ribant  W (11-6) 9.0 6 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Cardenas (23,off Ribant), New York Lewis (6,off Maloney).  HR–Cincinnati Johnson (23,7th inning off Ribant 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cardenas (3,off Ribant).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Hunt (11,by Maloney).  Team–8.  SB–Harrelson 2 (2,2nd base off Maloney/Edwards 2).  WP–Maloney (6), Ribant (6).  HBP–Maloney (10,Hunt).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:24.  A–14,879.
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