Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 6, 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:
August 5, 1966
Cardinals 7, Mets 1 1966 Regular Season Game 108
August 6, 1966
Cardinals 10, Mets 8 Next Game:
August 7, 1966
Cardinals 4, Mets 1

Click to view scorecard

National League Standings, August 6, 1966

Box Score Game Memories Scorecard Mets Stats
Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Al
Luplow 2b
Ron
Hunt 1b
Ed
Kranepool rf
Larry
Elliot 3b
Ken
Boyer lf
Ron
Swoboda ss
Eddie
Bressoud c
Jerry
Grote p
Bob
Friend

August 6, 1966, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Mets 8

Cardinals ab r h bi bb so

Lou Brock rf 4 1 2 1 1 2

Tim McCarver c 4 1 2 1 0 0

Tito Francona lf 3 1 2 1 0 0

- Curt Flood ph-cf 2 1 1 0 0 0

Orlando Cepeda 1b 4 2 1 0 0 1

Mike Shannon cf-lf 4 2 2 4 1 0

Charley Smith 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1

Julian Javier 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0

Dal Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0 2 0

Ray Washburn p 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Hal Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Ron Piche p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Phil Gagliano ph 1 0 1 0 0 0

- Joe Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Bob Skinner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Don Dennis p 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Nelson Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Al Luplow cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .247

Ron Hunt 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .286

Ed Kranepool 1b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .249

Larry Elliot rf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .299

Ken Boyer 3b 5 1 2 3 0 1 .267

Ron Swoboda lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .215

Eddie Bressoud ss 5 1 1 3 0 2 .224

Jerry Grote c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .234

- John Stephenson ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .202

Bob Friend p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Bill Hepler p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222

- Rob Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

- Jack Hamilton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118

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

St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 10 15 1

New York Mets 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 2

St. Louis Cardinals ip h r er bb so

Ray Washburn 3.1 11 7 7 1 2

Hal Woodeshick 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

Ron Piche 1.1 3 1 1 0 2

Joe Hoerner 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

Don Dennis (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0

Nelson Briles 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Bob Friend 3.1 8 5 5 0 1 3.39

Bill Hepler 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 3.71

Rob Gardner 0.2 0 2 2 1 0 4.55

Jack Hamilton (L,6-12) 3.0 5 2 2 1 3 3.69

Errors: Jerry Grote (5), Dal Maxvill.
WP: Jack Hamilton.
2B: Ed Kranepool (13).
3B: Tito Francona.
HR: Ken Boyer (12), Eddie Bressoud (9), Charley Smith, Mike Shannon.
HBP: Orlando Cepeda.
SF: Tim McCarver, Julian Javier.
SB: Orlando Cepeda, Lou Brock, Curt Flood.
CS: Al Luplow (6), Mike Shannon.

Born on the day the Mets played this game:

Stan Belinda

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