Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 28, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1966 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 3 0
Williams rf 4 1 1 1
Santo 3b 3 0 1 1
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Boccabella lf 4 0 1 0
  Amalfitano pr 0 0 0 0
  Keough lf 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Browne cf 4 1 3 1
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Hendley p 1 0 1 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1
Jackson ss 4 0 2 0
  Lillis ss 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 1 1
Maye lf 4 0 2 1
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 1 2 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Dierker p 0 1 0 0
  Freese ph 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 4 10 3
Chicago 101 001 0003110
Houston 002 200 00x4100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (8-13) 3.1 7 4 3 2 2
  Hendley   4.2 3 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (7-6) 6.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Farrell  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Hundley 2 (14).  HR–Chicago Williams (25,1st inning off Dierker 0 on, 2 out); Browne (16,6th inning off Dierker 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Dierker (2,off Hands).  Team–9.  CS–Beckert (1,2nd base by Farrell/Bateman).  SB–Jackson (44,2nd base off Hands/Hundley).  WP–Dierker (3).  U–Bill Williams, Tony Venzon, Lee Weyer.  T–2:18.  A–19,195.
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