On July 31, 1965 Bob Shaw fires a 5 hit game vs the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium.

Game Played on Sunday, July 31, 1966 (D) at Shea Stadium

Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 21283

New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1

CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 5 0

NY N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 x – 2 5 2

WP: Shaw (9-9) LP: Hands (7-9)

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Play by Play

CUBS 1ST: Phillips grounded out (left to second to first);
Adolfo Phillips out on appeal for missing 1B; Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hiller walked; Luplow flied to left; Kranepool was
called out on strikes; Elliot walked [Hiller to second]; Jones
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo flied to right; Banks flied to right; Browne
singled to center; Hundley lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Boyer flied to right; Bressoud grounded out (third to
first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger struck out; Hands grounded out (third to
first); Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Shaw singled to right; Hiller forced Shaw (second to
shortstop); Luplow popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert lined to center; Williams grounded out (first
to pitcher); Santo walked; Banks grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Elliot flied to left; Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); Boyer flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: Browne was called out on strikes; Hundley grounded out
(second to first); Kessinger reached on an error by Hiller;
Hands was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Bressoud walked; Grote struck out; On a bunt Shaw made
an out to pitcher; Hiller doubled to center [Bressoud scored];
Luplow grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 6TH: Phillips popped to shortstop; Beckert flied to right;
Williams walked; Santo singled to center [Williams to third];
Banks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Kranepool tripled to center; Elliot grounded out
(first unassisted); Jones singled to center [Kranepool scored];
Boyer flied to right; Jones stole second; Bressoud walked; Jones
stole third and Bressoud stole second; Grote was walked
intentionally; Shaw forced Grote (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Browne grounded out (third to first); Hundley popped
to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger singled to center;
ALTMAN BATTED FOR HANDS; Altman forced Kessinger (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: EARLEY REPLACED ALTMAN (PITCHING); Hiller struck out;
Luplow walked; Kranepool lined to center; Elliot walked [Luplow
to second]; Jones flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: Phillips reached on an error by Boyer; Beckert singled
to right [Phillips scored (on throw to home) (unearned) (no
RBI), Beckert out at second (right to shortstop)]; Williams
struck out; Santo flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Boyer grounded out (third to first); Bressoud doubled
to center; Grote struck out; Shaw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: Banks grounded out (shortstop to first); Browne
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hundley singled to center;
Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 1, Mets 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             1   5   0    7
 Mets             2   5   2   10