San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
August 9, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1966 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Fuentes ss 4 1 3 0
Gabrielson lf 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 3 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 2 0 0 1
Hart 3b 4 1 1 0
Virgil c 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 2 0 0 1
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
Lanier 2b 3 0 1 0
  Burda ph 1 0 0 0
Bolin p 3 0 0 0
  Peterson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Rose 2b 4 0 1 1
Pinson cf 4 1 2 1
Johnson lf,1b 3 0 1 0
Coleman 1b 3 0 1 0
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Helms 3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Ellis p 1 1 1 0
Totals 30 3 7 2
San Francisco 000 011 000272
Cincinnati 100 010 10x370
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin  L (6-7) 8.0 7 3 2 4 3
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
4
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   5.1 5 2 2 0 2
  Ellis  W (9-14) 3.2 2 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
6

  E–Gabrielson (2), Mays (4).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Fuentes (15,off Pappas); Hart (15,off Pappas).  SF–Alou (2,off Pappas).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Pappas (1,by Bolin).  Team–8.  HBP–Bolin (7,Pappas).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:48.  A–16,631.
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