1965 Cardinals-Mets 5/11 Called by Lindsey Nelson Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy Hall of Fame pitchers Warren Spahn and Bob Gibson sqare off in this one. Spahn, near the end of his career and supported by a much weaker team,battles tough against the World Champions, but falls one run short. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 4 9 0
NY N 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 3 10 0
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gagliano 2b 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 3
Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Brock lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Groat ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
White 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Shannon rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
McCarver c 4 0 1 1 0 0 10 0
Gibson p 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 33 4 9 4 5 3 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Groat-Gagliano-White, Groat-Maxvill-White.
BATTING -
2B: Gibson (1,off Spahn); Shannon (1,off Spahn).
3B: Groat (1,off Spahn).
HR: Brock (3,7th inning off Spahn 1 on 2 out).
SH: Brock (3,off Spahn).
Team LOB: 8.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Klaus 3b,2b 5 0 3 1 0 2 3 5
Hunt 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Smith 3b,ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
Lewis rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
Christopher lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
Cowan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ribant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swoboda cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
McMillan ss 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 3
Gonder ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Hickman ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Spahn p 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Napoleon ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 10 3 6 9 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Smith-Klaus-Kranepool.
BATTING -
2B: Klaus (4,off Gibson); McMillan (3,off Gibson).
SH: Spahn (2,off Gibson); Christopher (1,off Gibson); Smith (1,off Gibson).
IBB: Kranepool (3,by Gibson).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Gibson W(6-0) 9 10 3 3 6 9 0 40
IBB: Gibson (1,Kranepool).
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Spahn L(2-3) 8 9 4 4 5 2 1 36
Ribant 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Totals 9 9 4 4 5 3 1 39
Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Al Barlick