Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 2, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Rose 2b 5 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 2 2
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Simpson rf 1 1 0 0
Helms 3b 3 2 2 0
Johnson lf,1b 4 1 2 3
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 1
Nuxhall p 2 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
  Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 2 1
Javier 2b 5 1 3 0
Flood cf 5 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 5 0 0 0
Shannon rf 5 1 2 0
Smith 3b 3 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0
  Francona ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Piche p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
Corrales c 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph,c 2 0 1 1
Gibson p 2 1 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Buchek ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Cincinnati 002 100 030691
St. Louis 000 011 1003111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall   5.1 8 2 2 3 5
  Davidson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Ellis   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Nottebart  W (4-2) 2.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
5
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson   7.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Piche  L (0-1) 2.0 2 3 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
2
5

  E–Pinson (6), Buchek (16).  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (23,off Gibson); Rose (16,off Gibson), St. Louis Maxvill (9,off Nuxhall); Javier (6,off Nuxhall).  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (10,3rd inning off Gibson 1 on, 2 out); Johnson (14,8th inning off Piche 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Smith (5,off Ellis).  HBP–McCarver (2,by Nuxhall).  IBB–Brock (3,by Nottebart).  Team–14.  SB–Helms (2,2nd base off Gibson/Corrales); Gibson (2,2nd base off Nuxhall/Edwards).  CS–Harper (6,2nd base by Gibson/Corrales).  HBP–Nuxhall (3,McCarver).  IBB–Nottebart (2,Brock).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:40.  A–23,157.
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