Ultimate Mets Database: Game of April 17, 1966 - Box Score

THE ULTIMATE METS DATABASE IS NOT AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY WITH THE NEW YORK METS OR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

- All-Time Roster Every Met player... EVER!
- Mug Shots The pretty ones and the ugly ones -- we have them all!
- Player Awards Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Hall of Fame, and more.
- Transactions Over a thousand player transactions -- in chronological order!
- Managers & Coaches The men who have led the Mets, and the men who helped them.
- Mets Staff Executives, General Managers, Broadcasters, and more. (And Jane Jarvis too!)
- Birth Places Perfect for planning your Mets pilgrimages!
- Oldest Living Mets See which Mets players have spent the most time walking the Earth.
- Necrology Mets players and personnel who are no longer with us.

- Game Results
  All the wins, all the losses. Includes box scores and score cards!
- Opening Day
  The first day of each season! See the starting lineups, who started at each position year-by-year, and leaders by position.
- Walkoff Wins & Losses
  Interactively search for the happiest and saddest endings to Mets games.
- Postseason Games How the Mets have fared in the games that count the most!
- No-Hitters & One-Hitters See a list of every no-hitter and one-hitter pitched by the Mets, or against them. One of these categories was frustratingly empty for over fifty years, but not anymore!
- All-Star Games Mets who have appeared in baseball's Mid-Summer Classic
- Opponents & Ballparks See the Mets won-lost record against every team, and in every ballpark in which they've played!
- Daily Standings What was the Mets' pennant outlook on any given day in past seasons?
- Yearly Finishes The heights and the depths: the Mets won-lost record at the end of each season.
- Mayor's Trophy Games A look back at the long-ago annual series between the Mets and their Bronx rivals.

- Leaderboards Career, season, and individual game leaders at your fingertips!
- Team Leaders Players who led the Mets in various categories, from season to season.
- Decade Leaders Mets history broken down into ten-year chunks!
- Post-Season Leaders Mets leaders, by category, in post-season games

- Ultimate Mets Scrapbook The history of the Mets, as it was reported when it happened!
- Forum Visit the Crane Pool Forum to discuss the Mets and just about anything else!
- Fan Memories Insightful. Poignant. Thrilling. Somber. Nutty. Our visitors have submitted thousands of thoughts and memories of the Mets and the games they've played.
- Mets Uniforms It's more than just laundry! Trace the evolution of the Mets official uniform over the years.
- Uniform Numbers In association with Mets By the Numbers, we present a full history of who wore what number, and when!/li>
- Baseball Cards Our collection of home-made baseball cards, in the style of the classic Topps cards of the 1970's.
- This Date in Mets History Births, Deaths, Transactions, Newspaper Covers

- Contact Us
- FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

Previous Game:
April 16, 1966
Mets 3, Braves 1 1966 Regular Season Game 3
April 17, 1966
Mets 5, Braves 4 Next Game:
April 19, 1966
Cardinals 5, Mets 2

Click to view scorecard

National League Standings, April 17, 1966

Box Score Game Memories Scorecard Mets Stats
Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

2b
Ron
Hunt rf
Johnny
Lewis 3b
Ken
Boyer lf
Ed
Kranepool 1b
Dick
Stuart c
Choo Choo
Coleman cf
Jim
Hickman ss
Roy
McMillan p
Dick
Selma

April 17, 1966, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 4

Braves ab r h bi bb so

Felipe Alou cf 4 1 1 1 0 0

Eddie Mathews 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0

- Woody Woodward ss 0 0 0 0 1 0

Hank Aaron rf 3 1 1 0 1 0

Joe Torre c 4 0 1 0 0 0

Rico Carty lf 3 1 0 0 1 0

Lee Thomas 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0

Frank Bolling 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0

Denis Menke ss-3b 3 0 1 0 1 0

Tony Cloninger p 2 0 1 0 0 0

- Chi-Chi Olivo p 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Phil Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Billy O'Dell p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Ron Hunt 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273

Johnny Lewis rf 4 3 2 0 1 2 .286

Ken Boyer 3b 5 0 3 3 0 0 .500

Ed Kranepool lf 3 0 1 1 2 1 .571

- Cleon Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Dick Stuart 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .100

Choo Choo Coleman c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143

- Billy Murphy ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000

Jim Hickman cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200

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

- Lou Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Larry Bearnarth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Roy McMillan ss 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167

- Eddie Bressoud pr-ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Dick Selma p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Gordie Richardson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Darrell Sutherland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Al Luplow ph-cf-lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500

- Ron Swoboda ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250

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

Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 3

New York Mets 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 10 3

Atlanta Braves ip h r er bb so

Tony Cloninger 5.0 6 2 2 5 6

Chi-Chi Olivo 2.2 3 2 2 1 2

Phil Niekro 0.0 1 0 0 0 0

Billy O'Dell (L) 0.2 0 1 0 3 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Dick Selma 4.2 4 3 3 3 0 5.79

Gordie Richardson 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 27.00

Darrell Sutherland 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Tug McGraw 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00

Larry Bearnarth (W,1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Errors: Ed Kranepool (1), Woody Woodward.
WP: Gordie Richardson 2.
2B: Ken Boyer 3 (3), Hank Aaron, Tony Cloninger.
HR: Felipe Alou, Lee Thomas.
Intentional Walks: Eddie Bressoud.
SH: Ron Hunt, Dick Selma.
SB: Hank Aaron.
CS: Hank Aaron, Tony Cloninger.

Meet the Mets

All-Time Roster

Managers and Coaches

Oldest Living Mets

Games

Walkoff Wins and Losses

Post-Season Games

No-Hitters and One-Hitters

Opponents and Ballparks

Daily Standings

Yearly Finishes

Mayor's Trophy Games

Stats

Interactive Statistics

Metscellaneous

Uniform Numbers

About Us

Copyright 1999-2024, The Ultimate Mets Database