San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
June 23, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Virgil 1b,3b 5 2 3 2
Davenport ss 5 2 3 0
Mays cf 5 1 3 3
Hart 3b 3 0 0 0
  McCovey 1b 0 0 0 0
Peterson lf 3 0 1 1
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Haller c 4 1 2 0
Lanier 2b 4 0 0 0
Sadecki p 1 0 0 0
  Priddy p 1 0 0 0
  Dietz ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart cf 3 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams rf 4 2 2 1
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Boccabella lf 2 1 1 2
Hundley c 2 0 1 1
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
San Francisco 300 010 0116122
Chicago 010 201 000480
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki   3.0 5 3 3 1 0
  Priddy   3.0 1 1 0 1 1
  McDaniel  W (5-3) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (2-10) 8.2 12 6 6 1 3
  Lee   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
1
3

  E–Davenport (5), Haller (2).  DP–San Francisco 2, Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Haller (10,off Ellsworth), Chicago Hundley (9,off Sadecki).  HR–San Francisco Mays (16,1st inning off Ellsworth 2 on, 0 out); Virgil (1,5th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Boccabella (4,2nd inning off Sadecki 0 on, 2 out); Williams (11,4th inning off Sadecki 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Peterson (2,off Ellsworth); Hundley (2,off Priddy); Boccabella (1,off Priddy).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Boccabella (2,off Priddy).  HBP–Ellsworth (1,by Sadecki).  Team–6.  SB–Virgil (1,2nd base off Ellsworth/Hundley); Peterson (1,2nd base off Ellsworth/Hundley); Beckert (7,2nd base off McDaniel/Haller).  WP–Ellsworth (3).  HBP–Sadecki (2,Ellsworth).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:30.  A–9,623.
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