Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
May 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1966 at Atlanta 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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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Briggs cf 3 1 2 0
Groat ss 2 0 2 0
White 1b 5 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 1 3 1
Gonzalez lf 3 0 1 1
  Brandt ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 0 0
Taylor 3b 4 1 2 1
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Belinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Uecker ph 1 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 2 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Linz 3b 0 0 0 0
  Kuenn ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 12 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 1
Woodward 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 1
Thomas 1b 4 1 2 1
Torre c 4 1 1 1
Carty lf 4 0 1 0
  Keough lf 0 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bolling 2b 1 0 0 0
Menke ss,3b 3 1 2 0
Cloninger p 2 0 0 0
  Olivo p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Philadelphia 000 021 0003121
Atlanta 000 101 20x4100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   6.0 8 3 3 1 2
  Knowles   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner  L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Belinsky   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Craig   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
1
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger   5.1 11 3 3 4 2
  Olivo  W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Niekro   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  O'Dell  SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
6
5

  E–Taylor (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Menke (4,off L Jackson); Aaron (6,off Wagner).  HR–Philadelphia Taylor (2,6th inning off Cloninger 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Thomas (6,4th inning off L Jackson 0 on, 0 out); Torre (7,6th inning off L Jackson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Groat (1,off Cloninger); L Jackson (1,off Cloninger).  Team LOB–13.  Team–6.  SB–Callison (1,2nd base off Cloninger/Torre); Briggs (2,2nd base off Niekro/Torre).  BK–Wagner (1).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:54.  A–11,236.
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