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 2, Chicago Cubs 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Mantilla lf 4 0 1 1
Nicholson rf 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 2 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0
Brand c 3 0 0 0
Lillis 2b 4 0 2 1
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Kroll p 0 0 0 0
  Bateman ph 1 0 0 0
  Monteagudo p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 2 0
Williams rf 4 2 1 1
Santo 3b 2 2 1 0
Thomas lf 3 1 2 2
Boccabella 1b 3 0 0 0
Browne cf 3 1 3 3
Hundley c 4 1 1 2
Holtzman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Houston 010 010 000271
Chicago 100 060 10x8100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (3-2) 4.1 6 5 5 4 1
  Kroll   1.2 2 2 2 0 2
  Monteagudo   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (3-6) 9.0 7 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
3

  E–Lillis (3).  2B–Houston Lillis (1,off Holtzman); Jackson (4,off Holtzman), Chicago Beckert (8,off Dierker); L Thomas (2,off Dierker); Browne (8,off Kroll); Santo (7,off Monteagudo).  HR–Chicago Williams (8,1st inning off Dierker 0 on, 2 out); Hundley (7,5th inning off Kroll 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Boccabella (1,off Monteagudo).  Team–7.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:20.  A–21,292.
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