Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
June 11, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1966 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 2 1
Williams rf 5 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 3 2 0
Banks 1b 5 1 3 3
Browne lf 5 1 2 2
Hundley c 3 1 1 0
Kessinger ss 3 1 1 0
Hands p 2 0 0 1
  Hoeft p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Gentile 1b 2 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Maye lf 4 0 1 0
Bateman c 3 1 1 1
  Brand c 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 2 0
Bruce p 0 0 0 0
  Kroll p 1 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 1 1
  Monteagudo p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago 002 320 0018112
Houston 000 000 200272
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (5-4) 6.1 7 2 2 3 2
  Hoeft  SV (2) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  L (1-3) 3.0 6 5 5 0 4
  Kroll   4.0 2 2 2 2 3
  Monteagudo   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
2
7

  E–Beckert (6), Kessinger (16), Jackson (13), Bateman (6).  DP–Chicago 2.  PB–Hundley (6); Bateman (7).  2B–Houston Aspromonte (9,off Hands).  3B–Chicago Beckert (3,off Bruce); Banks 3 (4,off Bruce,off Kroll,off Monteagudo).  HR–Chicago Browne (9,4th inning off Bruce 1 on, 0 out), Houston Bateman (8,7th inning off Hands 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Kessinger (6,off Monteagudo); Bruce (2,off Hands).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Kessinger (4,2nd base off Kroll/Bateman); Beckert (5,3rd base off Kroll/Bateman); Santo (3,2nd base off Kroll/Bateman).  WP–Hands (1), Kroll (2).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:42.  A–29,877.
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