Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 24, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 3 1 2 1
Williams rf 2 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 1
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Browne lf 3 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 3 1 0 0
Hands p 4 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Tolan lf 4 0 0 0
Shannon rf 4 0 1 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 2 0 0 0
Buchek ss 3 0 1 0
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 0 1 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Chicago 000 001 100240
St. Louis 000 000 000052
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (4-3) 8.0 5 0 0 1 4
  Abernathy  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-2) 8.0 4 2 2 3 1
  Dennis   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
4

  E–Tolan (1), McCarver (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Beckert (5,off Jackson); Browne (3,off Jackson), St. Louis Jackson (2,off Hands); Shannon (2,off Hands).  SH–Kessinger (4,off Jackson).  SF–Banks (2,off Jackson).  HBP–Williams (1,by Jackson).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Phillips (7,2nd base off Jackson/McCarver).  HBP–Jackson (1,Williams).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:30.  A–15,790.
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