Ultimate Mets Database: Game of May 15, 1965 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
May 14, 1965
Mets 5, Reds 3 1965 Regular Season Game 28
May 15, 1965
Reds 12, Mets 7 Next Game:
May 16, 1965
Mets 6, Reds 2

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National League Standings, May 15, 1965

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Mets Starting Lineup

2b
Bobby
Klaus ss
Roy
McMillan lf
Joe
Christopher 3b
Charley
Smith cf
Ron
Swoboda 1b
Ed
Kranepool c
Hawk
Taylor rf
Jim
Hickman p
Galen
Cisco

May 15, 1965, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Cincinnati Reds 12, New York Mets 7

Reds ab r h bi bb so

Pete Rose 2b 6 4 4 1 0 0

Tommy Harper lf 4 2 1 1 2 0

Vada Pinson cf 6 3 4 2 0 0

Frank Robinson rf 6 0 1 1 0 1

Gordy Coleman 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0

Deron Johnson 3b 5 1 3 5 0 1

Johnny Edwards c 4 0 1 1 1 0

Leo Cardenas ss 3 1 1 0 2 0

Jim O'Toole p 3 0 0 0 0 2

- Jim Duffalo p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Billy McCool p 2 0 0 0 0 2

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Bobby Klaus 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .209

Roy McMillan ss 5 1 3 2 0 1 .242

Joe Christopher lf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .243

Charley Smith 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .206

Ron Swoboda cf 4 0 3 1 1 0 .290

Ed Kranepool 1b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .356

Hawk Taylor c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .308

Jim Hickman rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .091

Galen Cisco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

- Danny Napoleon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333

- Tug McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Billy Cowan ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .263

- Tom Parsons p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Chris Cannizzaro ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .130

- Jim Bethke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Cincinnati Reds 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 12 17 0

New York Mets 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 7 15 1

Cincinnati Reds ip h r er bb so

Jim O'Toole 4.1 9 6 6 2 3

Jim Duffalo 0.1 2 0 0 0 0

Billy McCool (W) 4.1 4 1 1 1 7

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Galen Cisco (L,0-1) 3.0 6 4 4 4 1 9.22

Tug McGraw 2.0 3 3 0 2 2 4.05

Tom Parsons 3.0 6 3 3 0 3 6.75

Jim Bethke 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 2.70

Errors: Bobby Klaus (5).
PB: Hawk Taylor, Johnny Edwards.
WP: Jim Bethke.
2B: Joe Christopher (4), Deron Johnson 2, Johnny Edwards.
3B: Deron Johnson, Vada Pinson, Tommy Harper.
HR: Hawk Taylor (2).
Intentional Walks: Leo Cardenas.
HBP: Joe Christopher.
SF: Gordy Coleman.
SB: Vada Pinson.
CS: Bobby Klaus (2).

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