Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1966 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf,3b,cf 5 1 1 0
Bolling 2b 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
Aaron rf,cf,rf 4 0 0 1
Torre c 3 1 2 1
  Alomar pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Carty lf,rf,lf 3 1 2 1
Menke 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 3 0 0 1
Woodward ss,2b 1 1 0 0
  Oliver ph,lf,c 2 0 0 0
Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Olivo p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph,3b,2b,3b 4 0 0 0
  Mathews 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 1 1 0
Groat ss 4 1 2 1
Allen 3b 4 0 1 1
White 1b 4 0 0 0
Rojas lf,2b 4 1 2 0
Brandt cf 4 1 1 0
Uecker c 1 0 0 1
  Briggs ph 1 0 0 0
Short p 3 0 1 1
  Clemens ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Atlanta 002 001 020551
Philadelphia 120 010 000480
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster   1.1 5 3 2 0 1
  Olivo   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Carroll   4.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Niekro  W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (1-1) 9.0 5 5 5 5 3
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
5
3

  E–Thomas (4).  2B–Philadelphia Callison (1,off Carroll); Rojas (2,off Carroll).  3B–Atlanta Carty (1,off Short), Philadelphia Groat (1,off Lemaster).  HBP–Bolling (1,by Short).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Uecker (1,off Lemaster).  IBB–Uecker (1,by Carroll).  Team–5.  WP–Lemaster (1), Short (1).  HBP–Short (1,Bolling).  IBB–Carroll (1,Uecker).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:52.  A–5,744.
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