Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
June 12, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1966 at Astrodome. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 1 0 0 0
  Warwick cf 1 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 1
Williams rf 4 0 3 1
Santo 3b 4 1 1 2
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Browne lf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 1 0
  Connors p 0 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 1
Jackson ss 3 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 1 2 1
Nicholson rf 4 1 1 2
Mantilla 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gentile ph 1 0 0 0
  Lillis 3b 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b,1b 4 1 1 0
Bateman c 4 2 2 2
Staub lf 4 1 2 2
Giusti p 3 1 3 0
Totals 35 8 13 8
Chicago 000 010 030491
Houston 000 206 00x8130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (2-9) 5.1 10 5 5 2 6
  Connors   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Hoeft   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Jenkins   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
3
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  W (8-3) 9.0 9 4 4 3 8
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
8

  E–Ellsworth (3).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Hundley (7).  2B–Chicago Williams (7,off Giusti), Houston Bateman (9,off Ellsworth); Giusti (2,off Jenkins).  3B–Houston Morgan (5,off Connors).  HR–Chicago Santo (13,8th inning off Giusti 1 on, 2 out), Houston Bateman (9,4th inning off Ellsworth 1 on, 1 out); Staub (7,6th inning off Ellsworth 1 on, 1 out); Nicholson (5,6th inning off Connors 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Giusti (3,off Ellsworth).  Team–7.  SB–Phillips (17,2nd base off Giusti/Bateman); Jackson (19,2nd base off Ellsworth/Hundley).  CS–Williams (1,2nd base by Giusti/Bateman).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:42.  A–21,314.
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