Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 3, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1966 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Boccabella 1b,c 4 1 1 1
Browne rf 4 0 2 1
Hundley c 1 0 0 0
  Herrnstein ph,1b 3 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Hands p 1 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 1 0
  Connors p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Banks ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 2 2 3
Jackson ss 5 2 3 0
Wynn cf 3 1 1 2
  Nicholson cf 1 0 1 0
Gentile 1b 5 0 1 1
Staub rf 3 1 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 0 0
Maye lf 4 1 1 1
Bateman c 3 2 2 0
Giusti p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 11 7
Chicago 000 002 0002114
Houston 200 404 00x10111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (1-2) 4.0 4 6 1 3 1
  Connors   2.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Hoeft   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
10
5
5
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  W (3-1) 9.0 11 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
6

  E–Santo (3), Hundley (4), Kessinger (4), Hands (2), Giusti (1).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Wynn (4,off Connors); Nicholson (1,off Hoeft).  3B–Chicago Browne (1,off Giusti).  HR–Houston Morgan (3,1st inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out); Maye (3,6th inning off Connors 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Bateman (2,by Hands).  Team–8.  SB–Jackson (8,2nd base off Hands/Hundley).  WP–Connors (1), Hoeft (1), Giusti (4).  BK–Hands (1).  IBB–Hands (2,Bateman).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:31.  A–14,460.
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