New York Mets 6 – 3 St. Louis Cardinals
3 September 1965 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Jim Hickman | 1 in 321 games |
| 19 | final score 6–3 | 1 in 41 games | |
| 9 | 10 hits allowed | Ray Sadecki | 1 in 23 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 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 |
Box score
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roy McMillan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Christopher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charley Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Swoboda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jim Hickman | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Cleon Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greg Goossen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Selma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordie Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Selma | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Gordie Richardson | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Tolan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curt Flood | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Brock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Boyer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Dick Groat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ray Sadecki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Sadecki | 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 |