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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 5, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 5, 1966 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Fisher |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Stan Landes |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Pete Rose | Second Baseman |
Tommy Helms | Third Baseman |
Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
Art Shamsky | Right Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Hiller | Left Fielder |
Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Al Luplow | Center Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Larry Elliot | Right Fielder |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
John Stephenson | Catcher |
Jack Fisher | Pitcher |
Wes Westrum | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 5, 1966
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fisher
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Fisher
There goes Harper. The throw from Stephenson and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Fisher
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Fisher
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to third for the out. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Fisher
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shamsky vs. Fisher
Shamsky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Fisher
Pinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Pappas
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Helms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Pappas
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Pappas
Luplow hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Fisher
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Fisher
Cardenas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Fisher
Pappas hits a fly ball into center field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fisher
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Fisher
There goes Harper. The throw from Stephenson and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Fisher
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Hiller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Pappas
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliot vs. Pappas
Elliot hits a popup towards third. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Fisher
Helms hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fisher
Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hiller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Fisher
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Fisher
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Fisher
There goes Pinson. The throw from Stephenson and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Fisher
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliot throws the ball in to Kranepool who tags Edwards trying to return to first, for the out. Pinson scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Pappas
Bressoud hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Pappas
Stephenson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Pappas
Fisher hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Fisher
Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Fisher
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fisher
Harper strikes out. Stephenson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Harper out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Pappas
Hiller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Pappas
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luplow vs. Pappas
Luplow is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Pappas
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Fisher
Rose hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Luplow. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Fisher
Helms hits a line drive into right field. Elliot picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Elliot. Rose scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Fisher
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Fisher
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliot vs. Pappas
Elliot hits a fly ball towards center. Pinson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pinson. Elliot moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliot moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bressoud vs. Pappas
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliot tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Pappas
Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Fisher
Pinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stephenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Fisher
Edwards 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 -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Fisher
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Elliot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Pappas
Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Jack Fisher.
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Pappas
Hiller takes first base on ball four. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Pappas
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luplow vs. Pappas
Luplow is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Pappas
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Gardner
Rob Gardner now pitching.
Pappas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Gardner
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Gardner
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hiller. Rose reaches second base with a double. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Helms vs. Sutherland
Darrell Sutherland now pitching.
Helms is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Sutherland
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harper scores. Rose scores. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shamsky vs. Sutherland
Shamsky takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pinson vs. Sutherland
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Hiller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Helms tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Sutherland
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliot vs. Pappas
Dick Simpson now playing right field.
Elliot is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Pappas
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Sutherland
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Sutherland
Pappas hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Sutherland
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Sutherland
Rose 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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Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Pappas
Stephenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Pappas
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Darrell Sutherland.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rose scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Pappas
Hiller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephenson scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Pappas
Hunt hits a line drive into right field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Hiller moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. McCool
Billy McCool now pitching. Cleon Jones pinch hits for Al Luplow.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCool has Hiller trapped. He runs over and tags Hiller for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. McCool
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Terry
Cleon Jones now playing center field. Jim Hickman now playing left field. Ralph Terry now pitching.
Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Terry
Johnson strikes out. Stephenson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Terry
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Terry
Pinson hits a line drive towards first. Kranepool reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. McCool
Billy Murphy pinch hits for Larry Elliot.
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. McCool
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. McCool
Bressoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. McCool
Jerry Grote pinch hits for John Stephenson.
Grote strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1966, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 3 1 1 0 Hiller C, lf 3 0 2 1 Rose P, 2b 5 3 3 0 Terry R, p 0 0 0 0 Helms T, 3b 4 2 2 1 Hunt R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson D, 1b 5 0 1 2 Luplow A, cf 3 0 0 0 Shamsky A, rf 3 0 1 1 Jones C, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Simpson D, rf 0 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 1 1 1 Elliot L, rf 3 1 0 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 1 Murphy B, ph 1 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 1 1 1 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Pappas M, p 4 0 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 3 0 1 1 McCool B, p 0 0 0 0 Stephenson J, c 3 1 1 0 Grote J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fisher J, p 1 0 0 0 Swoboda R, ph 1 0 1 0 Gardner R, p 0 0 0 0 Sutherland D, p 0 0 0 0 Hickman J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 12 7 33 2 6 2 Cincinnati 112 010 300 -- 8 New York 000 010 010 -- 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Pappas M (W) 7.1 5 2 1 1 4 McCool B (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Fisher J (L) 6.0 9 5 5 1 3 Gardner R 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 Sutherland D 1.2 1 1 1 3 0 Terry R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Elliot L, Pinson V, Simpson D DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 6 2B -- Rose P 2 HR -- Cardenas L, Helms T SB -- Harper T 2, Pinson V SF -- Bressoud E, Pinson V T -- 2:46 A -- 0
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