Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 18, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1966 at Wrigley Field. 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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Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 1 0 0
Jackson ss 3 1 1 0
Wynn cf 2 0 1 2
Gentile 1b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 1 2 2
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Maye lf 3 1 2 1
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Giusti p 4 1 1 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 0 1 1
Beckert 2b 3 0 1 0
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0
Broglio p 1 0 1 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Herrnstein ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Houston 000 002 120570
Chicago 000 010 000171
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  W (4-2) 9.0 7 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  L (1-3) 7.0 5 3 2 2 4
  Abernathy   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
3
6

  E–Beckert (3).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Houston Wynn (8,off Broglio), Chicago Phillips (6,off Giusti).  HR–Houston Maye (4,7th inning off Broglio 0 on, 0 out); Staub (3,8th inning off Abernathy 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Wynn (2,off Abernathy).  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  WP–Giusti 2 (6).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:16.
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