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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1964-08-23 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 27008 · sunny · Wind R to L · 2:50

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 5–4. New York Mets put up 2 in the 6th. Willard Hunter earned the win. Len Gabrielson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Willard Hunter L: Don Elston SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Ed Vargo · 2B: Al Forman · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Stewart	4	1	1	0	0	0
Doug Clemens	4	0	2	0	0	0
Billy Williams	4	1	1	2	0	0
Ron Santo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Len Gabrielson	3	1	1	2	0	0
Billy Cowan	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jimmie Schaffer	3	0	0	0	1	0
Andre Rodgers	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Ellsworth	3	0	0	0	0	2
Ernie Banks	0	0	0	0	1	0
Don Elston	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Klaus	5	2	3	1	0	0
Ron Hunt	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Christopher	3	0	0	0	2	0
George Altman	4	2	2	1	1	0
Jim Hickman	4	1	2	0	1	0
Charley Smith	3	0	2	2	1	1
Ed Kranepool	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	2	0	2	1	1	0
Dennis Ribant	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jesse Gonder	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ellsworth	6.0	10	2	2
Don Elston	2.2	2	4	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Ribant	6.0	5	0	3
Larry Bearnarth	1.0	3	1	1
Al Jackson	1.0	0	1	0
Willard Hunter	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Stewart: 7/F7S
Doug Clemens: D9/F89S
Billy Williams: 53/G5S
Ron Santo: S6/G56/R3.2-3
Len Gabrielson: 31/G3L+

Bot 1

Bobby Klaus: S6/G56
Ron Hunt: 8/L8S
Joe Christopher: W.1-2
George Altman: 13/G34S.2-3;1-2
Jim Hickman: 63/G6-

Top 2

Billy Cowan: K
Jimmie Schaffer: 8/F8
Andre Rodgers: 53/G5

Bot 2

Charley Smith: K
Ed Kranepool: K/C
Chris Cannizzaro: D9/F9L
Dennis Ribant: 43/G4

Top 3

Dick Ellsworth: K/C
Jimmy Stewart: 31/G3
Doug Clemens: 3/G3

Bot 3

Bobby Klaus: 8/F8D
Ron Hunt: 7/F7
Joe Christopher: 53/G5

Top 4

Billy Williams: 8/F89XD
Ron Santo: 9/F9L
Len Gabrielson: 43/G4

Bot 4

George Altman: S2/BG/R3
Jim Hickman: S7/L7S.1-3;BX2(753)
Charley Smith: S8/G46.3-H
Ed Kranepool: 5!/L56/LDP.1X1(53)

Top 5

Billy Cowan: K
Jimmie Schaffer: 2/P25F/FL
Andre Rodgers: 9/F9

Bot 5

Chris Cannizzaro: S7/L
Dennis Ribant: S7/G56.1-2
Bobby Klaus: 5/BP25F/FL
Ron Hunt: 64(1)/FO/G56/R3.2-3
Joe Christopher: 9/F9

Top 6

Dick Ellsworth: 8/L8
Jimmy Stewart: 7/F7S
Doug Clemens: 7/F7L

Bot 6

George Altman: HR/F9D
Jim Hickman: S7/L
Charley Smith: W.1-2
Ed Kranepool: 46(1)/FO/R3.2-3
Chris Cannizzaro: 9/F9/SF/TH2.3-H
Dennis Ribant: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Billy Williams: HR/F9D
Ron Santo: S7/G56
Len Gabrielson: HR/F9D.1-H
Billy Cowan: S8/L
Jimmie Schaffer: W.1-2
Andre Rodgers: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Dick Ellsworth: K

Bot 7

Bobby Klaus: HR/F7LD
Ron Hunt: K/C
Joe Christopher: 43/G4
George Altman: 2/P2F/FL

Top 8

Jimmy Stewart: S1/BG1S/R3
Doug Clemens: S8/L.1-3
Billy Williams: 46(1)/FO/R3.3-H
Ron Santo: 63/G6S.1-2
Ernie Banks: IW
Billy Cowan: 53/G5

Bot 8

Jim Hickman: W
Charley Smith: 14/BG23/SH.1-2
Ed Kranepool: 6/P56D
Chris Cannizzaro: W
Jesse Gonder: 3/G3L

Top 9

Jimmie Schaffer: 9/F9S
Andre Rodgers: 9/F9D
Don Elston: 13/BG1S

Bot 9

Bobby Klaus: S7/G5L
Ron Hunt: 34/BG23/SH.1-2
Joe Christopher: WP.2-3
Joe Christopher: IW
George Altman: IW.1-2
Jim Hickman: 6/P6MD/IF
Charley Smith: S7/L78.3-H;2-3;1-2