Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 28, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 5 0 3 1
Jones cf 4 0 0 1
  Geiger cf 2 0 0 0
Aaron rf 5 0 2 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0
  Bolling ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Torre 1b 5 1 3 0
Oliver c 5 0 0 0
Menke ss 5 2 4 2
Woodward 2b 2 0 0 0
  Carty ph 0 0 0 1
  Alomar 2b 1 1 1 0
  de la Hoz ph,2b,3b 2 0 0 0
Lemaster p 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 1 0
Totals 44 5 15 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 5 1 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 3 2 0
Williams rf 5 2 3 4
Santo 3b 5 2 1 3
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Browne lf 5 0 1 0
Hundley c 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 1 1
  Krug c 1 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Connors p 0 0 0 0
  Amalfitano ph 1 0 0 0
  Hendley p 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 41 8 10 8
Atlanta 010 002 020 0005150
Chicago 200 000 030 0038103
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster   7.0 7 4 4 3 8
  Abernathy  L (1-4) 4.2 3 4 4 3 5
Totals
11.2
10
8
8
6
13
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   5.2 8 3 3 4 4
  Hoeft   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Connors   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hendley  W (1-1) 5.0 6 2 1 4 3
Totals
12.0
15
5
4
9
8

  E–Hundley 2 (6), Kessinger (9).  DP–Atlanta 1, Chicago 3.  2B–Atlanta Menke (6,off Hands); Aaron (9,off Hoeft); Alomar (1,off Hendley), Chicago Williams (3,off Lemaster); Browne (4,off Lemaster); Banks (4,off Lemaster).  HR–Atlanta Menke (5,8th inning off Hendley 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Williams (4,8th inning off Lemaster 1 on, 0 out); Santo (8,12th inning off Abernathy 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Lemaster (2,off Hendley); Alou (1,off Hendley); Kessinger (5,off Lemaster); Banks (2,off Abernathy).  SF–Menke (2,off Hands); Carty (2,off Hands); Jones (1,off Hendley).  IBB–Alou (2,by Hendley); Aaron 2 (4,by Hendley 2); Kessinger (1,by Lemaster); Williams (3,by Abernathy).  Team LOB–17.  Team–6.  SB–Alou (2,2nd base off Hendley/Krug); Beckert (4,2nd base off Abernathy/Oliver).  CS–Browne (1,3rd base by Lemaster/Oliver).  WP–Lemaster (3).  IBB–Lemaster (1,Kessinger); Abernathy (2,Williams); Hendley 3 (3,Alou,Aaron 2).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–4:25.  A–8,882.
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