Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 25, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1965 at Busch Stadium I. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 5 1 2 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 2 2
Williams rf 5 0 2 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
Banks 1b 4 2 2 1
Bailey c 4 1 1 1
Stewart lf 4 0 1 1
Kessinger ss 4 0 2 1
Ellsworth p 4 1 1 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 4 1
Groat ss 4 0 1 2
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 0 0
White 1b 3 0 1 0
Shannon rf 3 0 0 0
Uecker c 4 0 0 0
Javier 2b 4 1 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 1 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Carlton p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Chicago 000 302 1006142
St. Louis 001 000 101382
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (13-11) 8.2 8 3 3 3 5
  Abernathy  SV (25) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (15-10) 7.0 12 6 6 2 7
  Carlton   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
2
7

  E–Santo (21), Ellsworth (2), Groat (21), Gibson (2).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 3.  2B–Chicago Bailey (5,off Gibson); Landrum (20,off Gibson), St. Louis Brock (31,off Ellsworth); White (20,off Ellsworth).  3B–Chicago Kessinger (2,off Gibson).  HR–Chicago Banks (20,7th inning off Gibson 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Brock (13,7th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Groat (6,off Ellsworth).  Team–10.  SB–Amalfitano (2,2nd base off Gibson/Uecker).  WP–Ellsworth (10).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:38.  A–11,879.
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