Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
April 12, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1965 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 1 0
Parker 1b 3 1 1 0
Davis W. cf 3 2 3 2
  Ferrara lf 1 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 3 0 2 0
  Smith lf,cf 1 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 1
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 0 0
Fairly rf 3 1 0 0
Kennedy 3b 4 0 0 0
Drysdale p 4 1 1 2
Totals 34 6 8 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cowan cf 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Lewis rf 3 0 1 1
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0
Christopher lf 2 0 1 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
Klaus 2b 3 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 1 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0
  Parsons p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Bethke p 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Lary p 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Los Angeles 201 210 000680
New York 000 100 000140
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (0-1) 5.0 8 6 6 1 4
  Lary   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Parsons   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Bethke   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Cannizzaro (1).  2B–Los Angeles W Davis (1,off Jackson), New York Lewis (1,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles W Davis (1,3rd inning off Jackson 0 on, 2 out); Drysdale (1,4th inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Parker (1,off Parsons).  Team LOB–4.  Team–1.  SB–Wills 2 (2,2nd base off Jackson/Cannizzaro,3rd base off Parsons/Gonder).  CS–Christopher (1,2nd base by Drysdale/Roseboro).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Al Forman, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:23.  A–37,999.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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