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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

1966-08-05 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 33550 Β· 2:26

St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Mets 7–1. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 9th. Steve Carlton earned the win. Tim McCarver went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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W: Steve Carlton   L: Bob Shaw   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Chris Pelekoudas Β· 1B: Bob Engel Β· 2B: Frank Secory Β· 3B: Ken Burkhart Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lou Brock412010
Tim McCarver512301
Tito Francona311100
Orlando Cepeda310010
Mike Shannon500002
Charley Smith412112
Julian Javier511200
Dal Maxvill311010
Steve Carlton201000
Curt Flood201000

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Al Luplow201111
Eddie Bressoud400000
Ron Hunt401000
Ken Boyer301010
Ron Swoboda400000
Billy Murphy400000
Jerry Grote312010
Ed Kranepool300000
Bob Shaw201000
Cleon Jones100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Steve Carlton9.0631

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bob Shaw6.2804
Rob Gardner0.1000
Darrell Sutherland2.0341

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Lou Brock: 8/F
  • Tim McCarver: K/C
  • Tito Francona: 6/P

Bot 1

  • Al Luplow: S9
  • Eddie Bressoud: 5(B)53(1)/LDP
  • Ron Hunt: 63

Top 2

  • Orlando Cepeda: 53
  • Mike Shannon: K/C
  • Charley Smith: K

Bot 2

  • Ken Boyer: D7
  • Ron Swoboda: 7/L
  • Billy Murphy: 53
  • Jerry Grote: S5/G.2-3
  • Ed Kranepool: 43

Top 3

  • Julian Javier: 9/F
  • Dal Maxvill: 63
  • Steve Carlton: S8
  • Lou Brock: 7/F

Bot 3

  • Bob Shaw: 3/L
  • Al Luplow: K/C
  • Eddie Bressoud: 53

Top 4

  • Tim McCarver: 9/F
  • Tito Francona: HR/9
  • Orlando Cepeda: 4/P
  • Mike Shannon: 63

Bot 4

  • Ron Hunt: S5/G
  • Ken Boyer: 54(1)/FO
  • Ron Swoboda: WP.1-2
  • Ron Swoboda: 43.2-3
  • Billy Murphy: 53

Top 5

  • Charley Smith: K/C
  • Julian Javier: 7/L
  • Dal Maxvill: S8
  • Steve Carlton: HP.1-2
  • Lou Brock: S7.2XH(72);1-2

Bot 5

  • Jerry Grote: S7
  • Ed Kranepool: 5/FL
  • Bob Shaw: S8.1-3
  • Al Luplow: 9/SF.3-H
  • Eddie Bressoud: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

  • Tim McCarver: S7
  • Tito Francona: SB2#
  • Tito Francona: 8/F
  • Orlando Cepeda: 5/FL
  • Mike Shannon: 63

Bot 6

  • Ron Hunt: 53
  • Ken Boyer: 8/F
  • Ron Swoboda: 63

Top 7

  • Charley Smith: S7
  • Julian Javier: HR/7.1-H
  • Dal Maxvill: 43
  • Steve Carlton: 13
  • Lou Brock: S7
  • Tim McCarver: 9/F

Bot 7

  • Billy Murphy: 7/F
  • Jerry Grote: W
  • Ed Kranepool: 7/F
  • Cleon Jones: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

  • Curt Flood: E5
  • Orlando Cepeda: HP.1-2
  • Mike Shannon: POCS3(26561).1-2(TH)
  • Mike Shannon: K
  • Charley Smith: S8.2-H(UR)
  • Julian Javier: 2/FL

Bot 8

  • Al Luplow: W
  • Eddie Bressoud: 16(1)3/GDP
  • Ron Hunt: 43

Top 9

  • Dal Maxvill: W
  • Steve Carlton: 14/SH.1-2
  • Lou Brock: W
  • Tim McCarver: HR/9.2-H;1-H
  • Curt Flood: D7
  • Orlando Cepeda: IW
  • Mike Shannon: 53.2-3;1-2
  • Charley Smith: IW
  • Julian Javier: 8/F

Bot 9

  • Ken Boyer: W
  • Ron Swoboda: 54(1)/FO
  • Billy Murphy: 54(1)/FO
  • Jerry Grote: 8/F