Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 8, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
Altman rf 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Browne cf 4 0 1 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Krug c 3 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0
Hands p 1 0 0 0
  Connors p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 1 0
  Amalfitano 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 4 1 2 1
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 1
Jones cf 3 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Lewis rf 4 0 1 2
Hickman lf 3 1 1 1
Stephenson c 3 1 1 0
Ribant p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Chicago 100 000 000150
New York 005 000 00x570
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (1-3) 2.2 4 4 4 0 2
  Connors   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Abernathy   4.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Hoeft   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ribant  W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4

  E–None.  3B–Chicago Beckert (1,off Ribant), New York Bressoud (1,off Hands).  HR–Chicago Williams (1,1st inning off Ribant 0 on, 2 out), New York Hickman (1,3rd inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Ribant (1,off Hands).  Team–4.  SB–Jones (2,2nd base off Connors/Krug).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:18.  A–23,575.
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