Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 5 0 1 1
Mota cf 5 2 4 0
Clemente rf 5 1 2 2
Stargell lf 5 0 4 1
Clendenon 1b 5 1 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 1 1 0
Bailey 3b 4 1 1 1
Gonder c 5 2 4 3
Veale p 5 0 0 0
Totals 44 8 18 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 3 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams rf 4 1 1 1
Santo 3b 2 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Boccabella lf 3 0 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 0 0
  Amalfitano ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
Pittsburgh 120 210 0028180
Chicago 100 000 000122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (13-7) 9.0 2 1 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (4-8) 1.2 5 3 3 0 0
  Koonce   4.1 8 3 3 0 6
  Lee   3.0 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
8
8
0
6

  E–Santo (17), Banks (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Mota (16,off Roberts); Stargell 2 (25,off Roberts,off Koonce); Bailey (14,off Roberts); Gonder 2 (2,off Roberts,off Lee).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (21,4th inning off Koonce 1 on, 2 out); Gonder (6,5th inning off Koonce 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Williams (23,1st inning off Veale 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Bailey (2,off Lee).  Team LOB–10.  Team–2.  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:27.  A–15,944.
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