Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 31, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1966 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 1 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams rf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Browne lf 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 3 0 1 1
Luplow rf 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
Elliot lf 2 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 2 1 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Shaw p 4 0 1 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Chicago 000 000 010150
New York 000 011 00x252
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (7-9) 6.0 4 2 2 5 2
  Earley   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
7
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  W (9-9) 9.0 5 1 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
5

  E–Hiller (2), Boyer (13).  2B–New York Hiller (6,off Hands); Bressoud (7,off Earley).  3B–New York Kranepool (2,off Hands).  IBB–Grote (5,by Hands).  Team–10.  SB–Jones 2 (10,2nd base off Hands/Hundley,3rd base off Hands/Hundley); Bressoud (2,2nd base off Hands/Hundley).  IBB–Hands (5,Grote).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:35.  A–21,283.
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