Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
April 23, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Chicago Cubs 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 5 0 1 0
Lefebvre 3b 4 0 0 0
  Griffith pr 0 0 0 0
Ferrara rf 4 0 1 0
Fairly cf 5 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 0 3 0
Oliver 2b 3 0 1 0
Kennedy ss 3 0 1 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
  Shirley pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Sutton p 3 0 1 0
  Roseboro ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 0 10 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 2 0 0 0
Browne lf 4 0 2 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 1 1 0
Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0
Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 3 1 2 2
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Los Angeles 000 000 0000100
Chicago 000 010 10x271
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (1-2) 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Perranoski   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hendley   2.2 5 0 0 4 2
  Jenkins  W (1-0) 5.1 4 0 0 0 3
  Abernathy  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
4
6

  E–Hendley (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Los Angeles Parker (3,off Abernathy), Chicago Beckert (3,off Sutton).  HR–Chicago Jenkins (1,5th inning off Sutton 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Lefebvre (1,by Abernathy).  Team LOB–14.  SH–Kessinger (1,off Sutton).  Team–6.  CS–Phillips (1,2nd base by Sutton/Torborg).  WP–Hendley (2).  HBP–Abernathy (1,Lefebvre).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:41.  A–6,974.
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