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 Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 9, Chicago Cubs 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 1
Morgan 2b 4 0 3 0
  Taylor p 1 0 1 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 5 0 0 0
Maye lf 4 2 1 0
Nicholson rf 5 3 2 0
Bateman c 4 2 2 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 2 2 4
Zachary p 1 0 1 3
  Staub ph 1 0 1 1
  Giusti pr 0 0 0 0
  Lillis 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 1 1 0
  Keough cf 1 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 3 2 0
Williams rf 5 2 3 2
Santo 3b 2 1 2 4
Banks 1b 4 0 1 2
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
  Boccabella ph 1 0 0 0
Browne lf 5 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Houston 020 102 3019130
Chicago 200 020 1038111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary  W (1-0) 5.0 5 4 4 4 2
  Taylor   3.1 5 4 4 0 2
  Raymond  SV (11) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (8-10) 5.1 9 5 3 2 3
  Hendley   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Jenkins   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lee   1.0 2 3 3 1 1
  Earley   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
7
5
5

  E–Hands (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Zachary (1,off Hands); Morgan (7,off Hands), Chicago Banks (17,off Zachary); Williams (17,off Taylor); Santo (11,off Raymond).  3B–Houston Aspromonte (2,off Earley), Chicago Williams (3,off Taylor).  HR–Houston Aspromonte (6,7th inning off Lee 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Zachary (1,off Hands); Santo (5,off Taylor).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Kessinger (12,off Taylor).  Team–7.  SB–Phillips (30,2nd base off Zachary/Bateman).  WP–Zachary (2), Lee (3).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:59.  A–11,860.
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