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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 9, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 9, 1964 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1964 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1964 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Galen Cisco |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 16,757 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Doug Harvey |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Gagliano | Second Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Charlie James | Left Fielder |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Johnny Lewis | Right Fielder |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rod Kanehl | Center Fielder |
Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
George Altman | Right Fielder |
Jesse Gonder | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Amado Samuel | Third Baseman |
Galen Cisco | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 9, 1964
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Cisco
Gagliano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Cisco
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cisco
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Cisco
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Kanehl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Gibson
Harkness hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harkness moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Cisco
James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Cisco
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. James moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Cisco
Lewis hits a line drive towards left. Thomas catches it and throws to second to double up James. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Cisco
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Gibson
Gonder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Gibson
McMillan is hit by the pitch. Gonder moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Samuel vs. Gibson
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Gonder moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cisco vs. Gibson
Cisco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Cisco
Gibson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Cisco
Gagliano strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Cisco
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Cisco
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Gibson
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Cisco
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Cisco
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cisco
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Samuel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Cisco
Lewis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Gibson
Gonder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Gibson
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Gonder moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Samuel vs. Gibson
Samuel hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cisco vs. Gibson
Cisco strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Cisco
McCarver hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Cisco
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Cisco
The ball gets by Gonder for a passed ball. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagliano vs. Cisco
Gagliano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Cisco
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Cisco
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Kanehl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Gibson
Harkness strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Cisco
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Boyer reaches third base with a triple. Altman throws the ball in to Gonder who tags Boyer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Cisco
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cisco
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Cisco
There goes Flood. The throw from Gonder and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonder vs. Gibson
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gibson. Altman moves to third. Gonder moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Gibson
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Amado Samuel.
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Christopher vs. Gibson
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Galen Cisco.
Christopher strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wakefield
Al Moran now playing third base. Bill Wakefield now pitching.
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Wakefield
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Wakefield
The ball gets by Gonder for a passed ball. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Wakefield
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemens vs. Wakefield
Doug Clemens pinch hits for Phil Gagliano.
Clemens takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to third. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groat vs. Bauta
Julian Javier pinch runs for Doug Clemens. Ed Bauta now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. Gibson scores. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Bauta
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kanehl. White reaches second base with a double. Javier scores. There goes Groat trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Bauta
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Bauta
James hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Julian Javier now playing second base.
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Gibson
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harkness moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Altman vs. Gibson
Altman hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Bauta
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Bauta
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bauta fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Bauta
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Gibson
Gonder hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gibson
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Gibson
John Stephenson pinch hits for Al Moran.
Stephenson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliot vs. Gibson
Larry Elliot pinch hits for Ed Bauta.
Elliot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Locke
John Stephenson now playing third base. Ron Locke now pitching.
Gibson hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Locke
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Locke
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Gibson
Kanehl hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Gibson
Harkness hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gibson
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1964 -- St.Louis at New York (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Gagliano P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kanehl R, cf 5 0 1 0 Clemens D, ph 0 0 0 0 Hunt R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Javier J, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Harkness T, 1b 5 0 2 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 2 Thomas F, lf 5 0 2 0 White B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Altman G, rf 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 3 2 Gonder J, c 3 1 2 1 James C, lf 4 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 2 0 Samuel A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Lewis J, rf 3 1 0 0 Kranepool E, ph 1 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 0 0 Moran A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 3 1 1 0 Stephenson J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Cisco G, p 2 0 0 0 Christopher J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wakefield B, p 0 0 0 0 Bauta E, p 0 0 0 0 Elliot L, ph 1 0 0 0 Locke R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 12 5 36 1 8 1 St.Louis 000 100 400 -- 5 New York 000 000 010 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gibson B (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Cisco G (L) 6.0 9 1 1 1 2 Wakefield B 0.1 0 3 3 3 1 Bauta E 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 Locke R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Groat D, Gibson B DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 2 LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 12 2B -- White B 2 3B -- Boyer K HR -- Boyer K, Gonder J CS -- Flood C HBP -- by Gibson B (McMillan R), by Gibson B (Hunt R) PB -- Gonder J 2 T -- 2:57 A -- 16757
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