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Miley BB CD 1964 Cubs-Mets 8/23 (G2)
 Called by Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson

Bobby Klaus, Chris Cannizzaro, and George Altman have big days at the plate for the Mets, but Charlie Smith’s hit in the last of the 9th gives Mets a sweep of the doubleheader, and makes him the game's hero.

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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 4 (2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1964 (D) at Shea Stadium

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  0  -   4  8  0
NY N 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 - 5 12 0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stewart 2b,ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 3
Clemens rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
Santo 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 4
Gabrielson 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 7 0
Banks ph,1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Cowan cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0
Schaffer c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Amalfitano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ellsworth p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Elston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 4 26 13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Santo-Gabrielson.
BATTING - 
2B: Clemens (13,off Ribant).
HR: Williams (27,7th inning off Ribant 0 on 0 out); Gabrielson (3,7th inning
off Ribant 1 on 0 out).
GDP: Rodgers (6,off Bearnarth).
IBB: Banks (9,by Jackson).
Team LOB: 5.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Klaus 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 3
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Christopher rf 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Altman lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 0
Hickman cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 0
C. Smith ss 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 2
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 2
Cannizzaro c 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ribant p 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gonder ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 5 6 3 27 11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. C. Smith-Hunt-Kranepool.
BATTING - 
2B: Cannizzaro (7,off Ellsworth).
HR: Altman (6,6th inning off Ellsworth 0 on 0 out); Klaus (3,7th inning off
Ellsworth 0 on 0 out).
SH: C. Smith (4,off Elston); Hunt (4,off Elston).
SF: Cannizzaro (1,off Ellsworth).
IBB: Christopher (5,by Elston); Altman (2,by Elston).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ellsworth 6 10 4 4 2 2 2 28
Elston L(2-2) 2.2 2 1 1 4 1 0 14
Totals 8.2 12 5 5 6 3 2 42
Ellsworth faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
WP: Elston (3).
IBB: Elston 2 (12,Christopher,Altman).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ribant 6 5 3 3 0 3 2 23
Bearnarth 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 6
Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Hunter W(3-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 8 4 4 2 4 2 36
Ribant faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
Bearnarth faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
IBB: Jackson (1,Banks).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Jackson 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Bill Jackowski