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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Mets

1964-05-06 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 32421 · 50°F, dry · 2:47

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Mets 12–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 6 in the 5th. Sammy Ellis earned the win. Leo Cardenas went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	2	6	0	2	0	2	12	13
NYN	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	7

W: Sammy Ellis L: Bill Wakefield SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Doug Harvey · 3B: Tony Venzon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	5	1	1	0	0	0
Tommy Harper	4	2	2	2	1	0
Vada Pinson	4	2	1	1	1	0
Gordy Coleman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Robinson	3	3	2	3	2	1
Johnny Edwards	4	0	1	0	1	0
Leo Cardenas	5	1	4	4	0	0
Chico Ruiz	5	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy Ellis	4	1	0	0	1	2
Deron Johnson	3	2	2	1	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charley Smith	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tim Harkness	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Hunt	4	2	2	0	0	0
George Altman	4	1	2	2	0	1
Frank Thomas	4	0	1	2	0	1
Ed Kranepool	4	0	0	0	0	3
Hawk Taylor	3	0	1	0	1	0
Amado Samuel	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Wakefield	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Moran	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Christopher	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Stephenson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jesse Gonder	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sammy Ellis	9.0	7	2	7

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Wakefield	4.0	5	3	1
Ron Locke	0.0	0	1	0
Larry Bearnarth	1.0	3	0	1
Ed Bauta	2.0	2	1	0
Steve Dillon	2.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: 7/F7S
Tommy Harper: S57/G56+
Vada Pinson: 43/G4.1-2
Gordy Coleman: 43/G4

Bot 1

Charley Smith: 4/P4M
Tim Harkness: 13/G1S
Ron Hunt: 8/F8D

Top 2

Frank Robinson: K
Johnny Edwards: 9/L9D
Leo Cardenas: 8/F8

Bot 2

George Altman: S8/L89
Frank Thomas: 64(1)3/GDP
Ed Kranepool: K

Top 3

Chico Ruiz: 3/G3
Sammy Ellis: 31/G34S
Pete Rose: 43/G4

Bot 3

Hawk Taylor: S5/G56
Amado Samuel: HP.1-2
Bill Wakefield: K/C
Charley Smith: 6(1)3/GDP/6M

Top 4

Tommy Harper: W
Vada Pinson: 7/F7L
Gordy Coleman: 8/F8S
Frank Robinson: SB2
Frank Robinson: HR/F7LD.2-H
Johnny Edwards: W
Leo Cardenas: D7/F7LDW.1-3
Chico Ruiz: 7/F7S

Bot 4

Tim Harkness: 7/F7
Ron Hunt: S6/G56/R3
George Altman: HR/F9D.1-H
Frank Thomas: K
Ed Kranepool: 4/P34D

Top 5

Sammy Ellis: W
Pete Rose: D7/F7LD.1-3
Tommy Harper: S8/G46.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
Vada Pinson: W
Deron Johnson: SB3
Deron Johnson: WP.3-H;1-3
Deron Johnson: D9/L89D.3-H
Frank Robinson: S9/G34.2-H
Johnny Edwards: SB2
Johnny Edwards: 43/G4.2-3
Leo Cardenas: S8/L78.3-H
Chico Ruiz: K
Sammy Ellis: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 5

Hawk Taylor: W
Al Moran: 43(B)6(1)/GDP
Joe Christopher: K/C

Top 6

Pete Rose: 8/F78
Tommy Harper: 63/G6
Vada Pinson: 43/G4

Bot 6

Charley Smith: D7/G5L
Tim Harkness: 13/G1
Ron Hunt: S7/L7S.2-3
George Altman: K
Frank Thomas: D8/F8XD.3-H;1-H
Ed Kranepool: K

Top 7

Deron Johnson: S1/G.B-2(E1/TH1)
Frank Robinson: W
Johnny Edwards: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Leo Cardenas: HR/F78XD.3-H
Chico Ruiz: 3/G3

Bot 7

Hawk Taylor: 13/G13
John Stephenson: W
Jesse Gonder: 46(1)/FO/R3
Charley Smith: 53/G5S

Top 8

Sammy Ellis: K
Pete Rose: 63/G6
Tommy Harper: 8/F8

Bot 8

Tim Harkness: 53/G5
Ron Hunt: 8/F8
George Altman: 7/F7D

Top 9

Vada Pinson: HR/F9D
Deron Johnson: 63/G6
Frank Robinson: W
Johnny Edwards: S9/G34.1-3
Leo Cardenas: S8/G6M.3-H;1-3
Chico Ruiz: 8/F8S
Sammy Ellis: K/C

Bot 9

Frank Thomas: 7/F7
Ed Kranepool: K/C
Hawk Taylor: 5!/L5

Notes & reviews

Stadium lights turned on at 7:53pm for first night game at Shea. $Total attendance (including guests): 33,694

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