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Braves
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 9, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, played on September 9, 1966 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Kelley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,307 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Shag Crawford |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Mack Jones | Center Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Woody Woodward | Second Baseman |
| Dick Kelley | Pitcher |
| Billy Hitchcock | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shaun Fitzmaurice | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Danny Napoleon | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
| Wes Westrum | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 9, 1966
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Shaw
Alou hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Shaw
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Shaw
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzmaurice vs. Kelley
Fitzmaurice strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Kelley
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kelley
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Shaw
Torre hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Shaw
Carty is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shaw
Jones hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Grote. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Shaw
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodward vs. Shaw
Woodward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelley vs. Shaw
Kelley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kelley
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Kelley
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bressoud vs. Kelley
Bressoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Napoleon vs. Kelley
Napoleon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Shaw
Alou hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Shaw
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Shaw
Aaron takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Shaw
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Shaw
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Shaw
Jones 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 3
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Kelley
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Kelley
Shaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzmaurice vs. Kelley
Fitzmaurice strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Kelley
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Shaw
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Shaw
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Napoleon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Shaw
Kelley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kelley
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Kelley
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Kelley
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Shaw
Alou hits a line drive towards short. Bressoud reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Shaw
Mathews 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 -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Shaw
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Fitzmaurice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Kelley
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Napoleon vs. Kelley
Napoleon hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Kelley
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. Kelley
Shaw hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Shaw
Torre hits a line drive into center field. Fitzmaurice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Shaw
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Shaw
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzmaurice vs. Kelley
Fitzmaurice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Kelley
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Kelley
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mathews. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Kelley
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hunt scores. Jones moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Kelley
Hickman is hit by the pitch. Jones moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bressoud vs. Kelley
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. Jones scores. Boyer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Napoleon vs. Kelley
Napoleon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Shaw
Menke hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Shaw
Woodward hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hunt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Shaw
Kelley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Kelley
Grote hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Kelley
Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzmaurice vs. Kelley
Bud Harrelson pinch runs for Ron Swoboda.
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Torre and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fitzmaurice vs. Kelley
Fitzmaurice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunt vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Hunt hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrelson scores. Fitzmaurice moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Carroll
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Carroll
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Terry
Ralph Terry now pitching. Al Luplow now playing left field.
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fitzmaurice. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Terry
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Terry
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Terry
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Terry
Carty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luplow. Carty reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. Torre goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Hepler
Bill Hepler now pitching.
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Hepler
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carty moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woodward vs. Hepler
Woodward hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carty tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carroll vs. Hepler
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carroll vs. Hepler
Carroll hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Carroll
Chuck Hiller pinch hits for Jim Hickman.
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Carroll
Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Carroll
Luplow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hepler
Greg Goossen now catching. Ed Kranepool now playing first base.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Hepler
Mathews hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. Hepler
Ty Cline pinch hits for Hank Aaron.
Cline 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 -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Hepler
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Hepler
Torre is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Hepler
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cline scores. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Hepler
Jones 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 9
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Braves, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Carroll
Ty Cline now playing right field.
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliot vs. Carroll
Larry Elliot pinch hits for Bill Hepler.
Elliot hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty who is chasing the ball. Elliot reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lewis vs. Carroll
Johnny Lewis pinch hits for Shaun Fitzmaurice.
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunt vs. Carroll
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1966 -- Atlanta at New York (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Alou F, 1b 5 2 3 1 Fitzmaurice S, cf 3 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 2 1 0 Lewis J, ph 1 0 0 0
Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0 Hunt R, 2b 4 1 0 1
Cline T, ph-rf 1 1 0 0 Jones C, rf 3 1 2 0
Torre J, c 4 2 2 2 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 1
Carty R, lf 5 1 4 4 Hickman J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Jones M, cf 4 0 1 0 Hiller C, ph 1 0 0 0
Menke D, ss 4 0 1 0 Goossen G, c 0 0 0 0
Woodward W, 2b 2 0 0 1 Bressoud E, ss 4 0 0 1
Kelley D, p 3 0 0 0 Napoleon D, lf 3 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 1 0 0 0 Luplow A, lf 1 0 0 0
Grote J, c 2 0 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 1 0 0 0
Shaw B, p 2 0 1 0
Swoboda R, ph 1 0 1 0
Harrelson B, pr 0 1 0 0
Terry R, p 0 0 0 0
Hepler B, p 0 0 0 0
Elliot L, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 12 8 33 3 6 3
Atlanta 012 000 041 -- 8
New York 000 002 100 -- 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley D 6.1 5 3 2 3 5
Carroll C (W) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw B 7.0 6 3 3 2 7
Terry R (L) 0.1 3 4 4 1 1
Hepler B 1.2 3 1 1 2 0
E -- Grote J, Mathews E, Torre J
DP -- Atlanta 1, New York 2
LOB -- Atlanta 7, New York 8
2B -- Boyer K, Alou F, Carty R
3B -- Elliot L
HR -- Torre J, Alou F
SB -- Harrelson B
SF -- Woodward W
HBP -- by Kelley D (Hickman J)
WP -- Hepler B
T -- 2:57
A -- 22307
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