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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1964-06-09 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 24096 · 2:34

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Lew Burdette earned the win. Jimmie Schaffer went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lew Burdette L: Galen Cisco SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Williams · 1B: Vinnie Smith · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Chris Pelekoudas · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joey Amalfitano	4	1	1	0	1	0
Lou Brock	4	0	2	1	0	0
Billy Williams	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ron Santo	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ernie Banks	4	0	2	1	0	0
Billy Cowan	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jimmie Schaffer	4	1	1	1	0	0
Andre Rodgers	4	1	3	0	0	0
Lew Burdette	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jim Hickman	4	1	2	0	0
Ron Hunt	4	0	2	0	0
Jesse Gonder	4	0	2	0	1
Joe Christopher	4	0	0	0	0
Ed Kranepool	4	0	2	1	0
Charley Smith	4	1	1	1	0
Roy McMillan	3	0	0	0	0
Rod Kanehl	4	0	0	0	0
Galen Cisco	2	0	0	0	0
Dick Smith	1	0	0	0	0
Amado Samuel	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lew Burdette	9.0	9	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Galen Cisco	6.0	10	0	2
Bill Wakefield	1.0	1	1	0
Carl Willey	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joey Amalfitano: D7
Lou Brock: S7.2-3
Billy Williams: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Ron Santo: S7
Ernie Banks: D7.1-H
Billy Cowan: K

Bot 1

Jim Hickman: 8/F
Ron Hunt: S8/L78.B-3(E8)
Jesse Gonder: 13
Joe Christopher: 8/F

Top 2

Jimmie Schaffer: 53
Andre Rodgers: S8
Lew Burdette: 7/F
Joey Amalfitano: 63

Bot 2

Ed Kranepool: S7
Charley Smith: 63.1-2
Roy McMillan: 43.2-3
Rod Kanehl: 43

Top 3

Lou Brock: 13
Billy Williams: 7/L
Ron Santo: 53

Bot 3

Galen Cisco: 43
Jim Hickman: S7
Ron Hunt: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Ernie Banks: 7/L
Billy Cowan: 53
Jimmie Schaffer: 7/F

Bot 4

Jesse Gonder: K
Joe Christopher: 63
Ed Kranepool: 8/F

Top 5

Andre Rodgers: S7
Lew Burdette: 36(1)/FO
Joey Amalfitano: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Charley Smith: HR/7
Roy McMillan: 53
Rod Kanehl: 6/L
Galen Cisco: 13

Top 6

Lou Brock: 8/F
Billy Williams: D8
Ron Santo: S7.2-H;B-2(E7)
Ernie Banks: 53.2-3
Billy Cowan: K

Bot 6

Jim Hickman: S7
Ron Hunt: S7.1-2
Jesse Gonder: S9.2-3;1-2
Joe Christopher: 4/F
Ed Kranepool: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Charley Smith: 6/F

Top 7

Jimmie Schaffer: HR/7
Andre Rodgers: S9
Lew Burdette: 14/SH.1-2
Joey Amalfitano: W
Lou Brock: S8.2-H;1X3(85);B-2(TH)
Billy Williams: 43

Bot 7

Roy McMillan: 63
Rod Kanehl: 8/F
Dick Smith: 13

Top 8

Ron Santo: 8/F
Ernie Banks: D7
Billy Cowan: S7.2-3
Jimmie Schaffer: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Jim Hickman: 5/FL
Ron Hunt: 53
Jesse Gonder: S8
Joe Christopher: 53

Top 9

Andre Rodgers: 7/F
Lew Burdette: K
Joey Amalfitano: 8/F

Bot 9

Ed Kranepool: S9
Charley Smith: 9/F
Amado Samuel: 7/F
Rod Kanehl: 54(1)/FO