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Cubs 4 @ Mets 5
Shea Stadium
August 23, 1964

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 23, 1964 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 23, 1964 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 5 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherWillard Hunter  
Losing PitcherDon Elston  
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Game Winning RBICharley Smith 

Game Info

DateAugust 23, 1964 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherDick Ellsworth  
Home Starting PitcherDennis Ribant  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance27,008 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Ed Vargo
2B: Al Forman
3B: Bill Jackowski

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jimmy Stewart  Second Baseman 
Doug Clemens  Right Fielder 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Len Gabrielson  First Baseman 
Billy Cowan  Center Fielder 
Jimmie Schaffer  Catcher 
Andre Rodgers  Shortstop 
Dick Ellsworth  Pitcher 
Bob Kennedy  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Klaus  Third Baseman 
Ron Hunt  Second Baseman 
Joe Christopher  Right Fielder 
George Altman  Left Fielder 
Jim Hickman  Center Fielder 
Charley Smith  Shortstop 
Ed Kranepool  First Baseman 
Chris Cannizzaro  Catcher 
Dennis Ribant  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Mets 5
Shea Stadium
August 23, 1964

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/23/1964, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Stewart J, 2b-ss      4  1  1  0   Klaus B, 3b           5  2  3  1   
Clemens D, rf         4  0  2  0   Hunt R, 2b            4  0  0  0   
Williams B, lf        4  1  1  2   Christopher J, rf     3  0  0  0   
Santo R, 3b           4  1  2  0   Altman G, lf          4  2  2  1   
Gabrielson L, 1b      3  1  1  2   Hickman J, cf         4  1  2  0   
Banks E, ph-1b        0  0  0  0   Smith C, ss           3  0  2  2   
Cowan B, cf           4  0  1  0   Kranepool E, 1b       4  0  0  0   
Schaffer J, c         3  0  0  0   Cannizzaro C, c       2  0  2  1   
Rodgers A, ss         4  0  0  0   Hunter W, p           0  0  0  0   
Amalfitano J, 2b      0  0  0  0   Ribant D, p           3  0  1  0   
Ellsworth D, p        3  0  0  0   Bearnarth L, p        0  0  0  0   
Elston D, p           1  0  0  0   Jackson A, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Gonder J, ph-c        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  8  4                        33  5 12  5

Chicago          000 000 310 --  4
New York         000 102 101 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ellsworth D*          6.0 10  4  4  2  2
Elston D (L)          2.2  2  1  1  4  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ribant D+             6.0  5  3  3  0  3
Bearnarth L#          1.0  3  1  1  1  1
Jackson A             1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Hunter W (W)          1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, New York 11
2B -- Clemens D, Cannizzaro C
HR -- Altman G, Williams B, Gabrielson L, Klaus B
SH -- Smith C, Hunt R
SF -- Cannizzaro C
WP -- Elston D
T -- 2:50
A -- 27008

    

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