Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
August 23, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1966 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf 4 0 1 0
Rose 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 2 3 1
Helms 3b 4 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 2
Coker c 4 0 2 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 1 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Fuentes ss 4 1 1 0
Gabrielson lf 4 0 1 0
Hart 3b 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 1 2 1 2
  Burda 1b 1 1 1 0
Haller c 3 1 0 0
Alou rf 4 1 3 2
Brown cf 3 1 1 3
Lanier 2b 4 0 0 0
Marichal p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 7
Cincinnati 010 200 000382
San Francisco 200 400 01x780
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (9-9) 4.1 6 6 6 2 3
  Davidson   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Baldschun   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
4
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (18-5) 9.0 8 3 3 0 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
6

  E–Rose (14), Cardenas (12).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Harper (17,off Marichal); Johnson (22,off Marichal), San Francisco Burda (2,off Baldschun); Alou (10,off Baldschun).  HR–Cincinnati Johnson (16,2nd inning off Marichal 0 on, 0 out); Cardenas (15,4th inning off Marichal 1 on, 2 out), San Francisco McCovey (26,1st inning off Pappas 1 on, 2 out); Brown (6,4th inning off Pappas 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Brown (5,by Baldschun).  Team–4.  SB–Fuentes (5,2nd base off Pappas/Coker).  CS–Brown (4,2nd base by Davidson/Coker); Alou (1,3rd base by Baldschun/Coker).  IBB–Baldschun (7,Brown).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:18.  A–18,020.
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