Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 27, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 5 0 1 0
Jones cf 4 1 1 1
Aaron rf 5 1 1 1
Mathews 3b 4 1 2 0
Torre 1b 4 1 1 2
Oliver c 3 1 0 0
Menke ss 2 0 0 0
Woodward 2b 3 0 2 1
Blasingame p 3 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 5 0 1 1
Williams rf 5 1 1 1
Santo 3b 4 1 2 1
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Browne lf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 1 1 0
Broglio p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Connors p 0 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Amalfitano ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Atlanta 011 030 000581
Chicago 000 100 110380
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame  W (3-3) 6.0 5 1 1 2 3
  O'Dell  SV (6) 3.0 3 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  L (1-4) 5.0 7 5 5 3 2
  Connors   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Abernathy   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
5
5

  E–Mathews (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Woodward (6,off Broglio), Chicago Phillips (7,off Blasingame).  HR–Atlanta Jones (3,3rd inning off Broglio 0 on, 1 out); Aaron (16,5th inning off Broglio 0 on, 2 out); Torre (12,5th inning off Broglio 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Woodward (4,off Abernathy).  HBP–Jones (3,by Abernathy).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  CS–Phillips (3,2nd base by Blasingame/Oliver).  HBP–Abernathy (2,Jones).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:44.  A–3,242.
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