Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 16, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1966 at Dodger Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Beckert 2b 5 0 2 1
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Williams rf 5 0 3 0
Santo 3b 2 1 1 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Browne cf 3 1 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 1 0
Kessinger ss 3 1 1 1
Hendley p 1 1 1 2
  Koonce p 2 0 0 1
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 1 1
Parker 1b 3 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 4 1 1 0
Davis T. lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson rf 3 0 1 1
Oliver 2b 2 1 0 0
  Gilliam ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy 3b 3 0 1 1
  Roseboro ph 1 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 0 1 0
  Lefebvre ph 1 1 1 0
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Covington ph 0 0 0 0
  Griffith pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Chicago 040 100 000590
Los Angeles 011 000 001371
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hendley   2.1 3 2 2 6 1
  Koonce  W (1-1) 6.1 4 1 1 2 3
  Hoeft  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
8
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (4-8) 9.0 9 5 5 3 7
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
7

  E–Torborg (3).  DP–Chicago 2, Los Angeles 2.  2B–Chicago Hendley (1,off Drysdale); Williams (8,off Drysdale); Hundley (8,off Drysdale), Los Angeles Kennedy (6,off Hendley).  SH–Kessinger (7,off Drysdale); Koonce (1,off Drysdale); Santo (1,off Drysdale).  HBP–L Thomas (2,by Drysdale).  IBB–Banks (1,by Drysdale).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Beckert (6,2nd base off Drysdale/Torborg).  CS–Wills (13,2nd base by Hendley/Hundley); Kennedy (1,3rd base by Hendley/Hundley).  HBP–Drysdale (8,L Thomas).  IBB–Drysdale (1,Banks).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:00.  A–21,545.
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