Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 11, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 6 0 1 0
Jackson ss 5 1 0 0
Staub rf 5 1 1 1
  Nicholson ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 6 1 2 1
Morgan 2b 3 2 0 0
Maye lf 5 2 5 1
Bateman c 4 0 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 4
Bruce p 2 0 0 0
  Farrell p 2 0 1 0
  Heath ph 1 0 1 0
  Colbert pr 0 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 8 14 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 5 1 1 3
Beckert 2b 5 0 2 0
Williams rf 5 1 1 1
Santo 3b 5 1 1 0
Banks 1b 5 1 1 0
Browne lf 5 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 3 4 3
Kessinger ss 5 1 3 1
Roberts p 1 1 1 0
  Keough ph 0 0 0 0
  Simmons p 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 43 9 15 9
Houston 041 110 010 008140
Chicago 003 300 110 019151
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   3.1 7 6 6 0 5
  Farrell   6.2 5 2 2 2 1
  Owens  L (4-7) 0.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
15
9
9
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   4.0 5 6 6 1 4
  Simmons   3.2 6 2 2 1 2
  Koonce  W (2-4) 3.1 3 0 0 2 1
Totals
11.0
14
8
8
4
7

  E–Hundley (11).  DP–Houston 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Houston Harrison (9,off Roberts); Maye (9,off Koonce), Chicago Santo (10,off Bruce); Hundley (17,off Farrell).  3B–Houston Harrison (2,off Simmons), Chicago Hundley (3,off Bruce).  HR–Houston Aspromonte (5,2nd inning off Roberts 3 on, 1 out); Staub (13,3rd inning off Roberts 0 on, 1 out); Maye (8,4th inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Phillips (14,3rd inning off Bruce 2 on, 1 out); Williams (21,7th inning off Farrell 0 on, 1 out); Hundley (16,8th inning off Farrell 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Jackson (22,off Koonce).  IBB–Bateman (9,by Koonce).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Jackson (36,2nd base off Simmons/Hundley); Kessinger 2 (9,2nd base off Farrell/Bateman,3rd base off Farrell/Bateman); Keough (1,2nd base off Farrell/Bateman).  IBB–Koonce (7,Bateman).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:49.
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