Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
July 20, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 5 0 2 2
Rose 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 1 0
  Pavletich ph,c 1 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 4 0 1 0
  Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 4 1 0 0
Helms 3b 4 1 2 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 1
  Ruiz pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 2 1
  Simpson pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Ellis p 2 0 0 0
  Queen ph,p 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 5 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0
Williams rf 1 1 0 1
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 1 1 1
Browne lf 4 0 1 2
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
Koonce p 3 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Cincinnati 000 000 104591
Chicago 100 000 030462
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (6-14) 8.0 5 4 4 5 9
  Queen  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Koonce   8.1 8 4 3 2 4
  Lee  L (4-1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Hoeft   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
5

  E–Coleman (5), Banks (10), Browne (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Beckert (15,off Ellis); Banks (12,off Ellis).  3B–Cincinnati Harper (3,off Lee).  SH–Rose (4,off Koonce); Edwards (2,off Koonce).  IBB–Cardenas (10,by Koonce); Williams (10,by Ellis).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Williams (4,off Ellis).  Team–6.  SB–Cardenas (6,2nd base off Koonce/Hundley); Phillips (23,2nd base off Ellis/Edwards).  IBB–Ellis (5,Williams); Koonce (4,Cardenas).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–3:00.
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