New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 24, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 1 0 0
Elliot lf 3 0 0 0
  Hickman lf 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 2 3 1
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 0
Stephenson c 3 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
  Grote c 0 0 0 0
Luplow rf 4 1 2 0
Bressoud 2b 3 0 0 1
Shaw p 2 0 1 2
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Friend p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0
Williams rf 5 2 2 0
Santo 3b 5 2 2 1
Banks 1b 3 2 2 2
Boccabella lf 3 0 0 0
  Altman ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 0 2 2
Browne cf 2 0 0 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 0 0 0 1
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
New York 021 000 110580
Chicago 000 200 0226112
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw   7.1 8 4 4 1 8
  Hamilton   0.1 0 0 0 3 0
  Friend  L (4-5) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.1
11
6
6
6
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   7.0 7 4 4 3 4
  Hendley   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
  Koonce  W (4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
3
7

  E–Santo (18), Hundley (12).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–New York Boyer (21,off Hands), Chicago Williams (21,off Shaw); Banks (18,off Shaw); Hundley (20,off Shaw); Santo 2 (16,off Shaw,off Friend).  SH–Harrelson (1,off Hands).  SF–Shaw (1,off Hands).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Browne (5,by Shaw).  IBB–Banks (7,by Friend); Altman (2,by Friend).  Team–12.  SB–Jones (11,2nd base off Hands/Hundley); Luplow (1,2nd base off Hands/Hundley); Williams (3,2nd base off Shaw/Stephenson).  WP–Shaw (11).  HBP–Shaw (7,Browne).  IBB–Friend 2 (3,Banks,Altman).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:44.  A–7,160.
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