Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
June 19, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1966 at Wrigley Field. 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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Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 2 2 1
Jackson ss 5 1 1 0
Wynn cf 5 0 1 2
Nicholson rf 5 1 2 1
Harrison 1b 4 2 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 3 0
Bateman c 5 1 3 1
  Giusti pr 0 0 0 0
Staub lf 4 0 2 1
Cuellar p 1 0 0 0
  Kroll p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 0 0 0 0
  Brand ph 0 0 0 1
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 1 1 0
  Thomas ph 0 0 0 0
  Amalfitano ss 0 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 2 2 1
Williams rf 5 2 3 4
Santo 3b 3 0 1 2
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Boccabella lf 4 1 1 1
Browne cf 3 2 1 0
Hundley c 3 1 1 0
Ellsworth p 0 0 0 1
  Hoeft p 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 0 0 0 0
  Broglio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 11 9
Houston 002 040 1108154
Chicago 211 300 11x9112
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar   3.2 7 7 5 1 2
  Kroll   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Taylor   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Raymond  L (3-2) 2.0 2 2 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
5
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   4.2 12 6 5 0 4
  Hoeft   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Koonce   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Hendley  W (3-2) 1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Broglio  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
2
6

  E–Morgan (11), Jackson (16), Harrison (1), Bateman (8), Boccabella (1), Ellsworth (4).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Wynn (13,off Ellsworth); Aspromonte (10,off Hoeft), Chicago Williams (9,off Cuellar).  3B–Chicago Browne (3,off Cuellar); Santo (3,off Raymond).  HR–Houston Nicholson (6,5th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 2 out); Morgan (4,8th inning off Hendley 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Boccabella (2,3rd inning off Cuellar 0 on, 2 out); Williams (7,4th inning off Cuellar 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Cuellar (1,off Ellsworth); Ellsworth 2 (3,off Cuellar 2); Stewart (1,off Raymond).  SF–Brand (1,off Hendley); Santo (2,off Cuellar); Beckert (1,off Raymond).  IBB–Staub (2,by Koonce); L Thomas (2,by Raymond).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  CS–Kessinger (4,2nd base by Taylor/Bateman).  IBB–Raymond (3,L Thomas); Koonce (1,Staub).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:40.
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