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1965 Regular Season Game 138 September 3, 1965 Mets 6, Cardinals 3

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National League Standings, September 3, 1965

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Game Memories

Mets Stats Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

2b Ron Hunt ss Roy McMillan rf Joe Christopher 3b Charley Smith lf Ron Swoboda 1b Jim Hickman cf Cleon Jones c Greg Goossen p Dick Selma

September 3, 1965, Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, MO New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg. Ron Hunt 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Roy McMillan ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 .253 Joe Christopher rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .262 - Johnny Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Charley Smith 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Ron Swoboda lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .230 - Ed Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Jim Hickman 1b-lf 4 3 4 4 0 0 .223 Cleon Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .139 Greg Goossen c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Dick Selma p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 - Gordie Richardson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Cardinals ab r h bi bb so Bobby Tolan rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Curt Flood cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 Lou Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Ken Boyer 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 Bill White 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 Dick Groat ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 Tim McCarver c 4 0 1 0 0 1 Julian Javier 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 Ray Sadecki p 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Don Dennis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Mike Shannon ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 - Nelson Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Mets 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 13 0 St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 New York Mets ip h r er bb so Dick Selma (W,1-0) 5.0 6 3 3 2 0 5.40 Gordie Richardson 4.0 0 0 0 1 5 3.98 St. Louis Cardinals ip h r er bb so Ray Sadecki (L) 6.2 10 6 6 2 6 Don Dennis 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Nelson Briles 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 HR: Jim Hickman 3 (12), Bill White. SH: Bill White. SB: Cleon Jones (1). CS: Ron Hunt (3), Bobby Tolan.