New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 25, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 0 1 2
Luplow rf 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones cf 5 3 3 0
Lewis lf 4 1 1 1
  Murphy ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 2 1 3
Bressoud ss 4 2 2 3
Grote c 4 1 2 0
Shaw p 3 0 1 0
Totals 39 9 12 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 2 3 0
Beckert ss,2b 5 0 2 0
Williams rf 5 0 0 2
Santo 3b 3 0 1 0
Boccabella lf 4 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 1 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 2 1
Amalfitano 2b 2 0 1 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Kessinger ss 1 0 0 0
Hands p 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
New York 041 040 0009121
Chicago 101 100 0003111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  W (5-4) 9.0 11 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (5-6) 1.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Koonce   2.2 3 1 0 0 2
  Jenkins   2.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Hendley   3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
4
8

  E–Boyer (11), Santo (11).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Grote (4).  2B–New York Hunt (12,off Koonce); Jones (4,off Jenkins); Lewis (5,off Jenkins); Boyer (14,off Hendley), Chicago Phillips (13,off Shaw); Banks (7,off Shaw); Beckert (10,off Shaw); Hundley (10,off Shaw).  HR–New York Kranepool (7,2nd inning off Hands 1 on, 1 out); Bressoud (6,5th inning off Jenkins 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Kranepool (4,by Jenkins).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Santo (2,by Shaw).  Team–9.  SB–Grote (4,2nd base off Koonce/Hundley); Phillips (18,2nd base off Shaw/Grote).  CS–Santo (5,Home by Shaw/Grote).  WP–Shaw (6).  HBP–Shaw (2,Santo).  IBB–Jenkins (6,Kranepool).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–3:02.  A–7,708.
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