Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Braves
April 17, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1965 at County Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Milwaukee Braves 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Beckert 2b 4 2 3 0
Pena ss 5 1 1 1
Williams cf 4 1 2 1
Santo 3b 4 1 1 1
Altman lf 5 2 3 2
Banks 1b 4 1 2 1
Clemens rf 5 1 3 1
Bertell c 4 0 1 1
Koonce p 3 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 16 8
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 1 1 1
Cline rf 3 1 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 1
Torre c 3 0 0 0
Maye cf 4 0 1 2
Alou 1b 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 2 0
Alomar 2b 1 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Olivo p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron ph 1 0 0 0
  Osinski p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
Cloninger p 1 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  Bolling pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 4
Chicago 101 021 3109163
Milwaukee 100 000 030454
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Koonce  W (1-0) 7.2 4 4 4 2 2
  Abernathy  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
2
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  L (1-1) 4.2 6 4 4 4 1
  O'Dell   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Carroll   1.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Olivo   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Osinski   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
5
2

  E–Beckert (2), Pena (5), Bertell (2), Cline (2), Torre (1), Alomar (1), Cloninger (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Milwaukee 1.  PB–Torre (1).  2B–Chicago Clemens (3,off Cloninger); Altman 2 (3,off Cloninger,off Carroll), Milwaukee Menke 2 (2,off Koonce,off Abernathy); Mathews (3,off Koonce).  HR–Chicago Santo (3,8th inning off Olivo 0 on, 2 out), Milwaukee Jones (1,1st inning off Koonce 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bertell (1,off Olivo).  IBB–Banks (1,by Cloninger).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–de la Hoz (1,by Koonce); Jones (1,by Koonce).  Team–6.  SB–Williams (1,2nd base off Cloninger/Torre); Beckert (1,2nd base off Carroll/Torre).  WP–Cloninger (1).  BK–Koonce (1).  HBP–Koonce 2 (2,de la Hoz,Jones).  IBB–Cloninger (1,Banks).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:03.  A–3,362.
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