Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 30, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1966 at Atlanta Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 3 1 1 0
Williams rf 4 1 1 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 1
Banks 1b 3 1 2 3
Boccabella lf 3 0 0 1
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Browne cf 2 0 0 0
  Phillips pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Holtzman p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 2 0
Woodward ss 4 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 2 3
Torre 1b 4 0 1 0
Carty lf 4 0 1 0
de la Hoz 3b 3 0 0 0
Oliver c 4 0 2 0
Bolling 2b 4 1 1 0
Jay p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Menke ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Cline ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Chicago 203 000 000580
Atlanta 000 000 300391
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (8-12) 9.0 9 3 3 3 6
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  L (6-6) 2.0 5 5 3 2 2
  Niekro   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Ritchie   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Abernathy   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
3
7

  E–Bolling (5).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Oliver (12).  2B–Chicago Santo (17,off Jay), Atlanta Oliver (7,off Holtzman).  HR–Chicago Banks (12,3rd inning off Jay 2 on, 0 out), Atlanta Aaron (36,7th inning off Holtzman 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Boccabella (3,off Jay).  HBP–Banks (5,by Jay).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  SB–Kessinger (10,2nd base off Jay/Oliver).  CS–Phillips (14,3rd base by Abernathy/Oliver).  HBP–Jay (4,Banks).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:30.  A–8,093.
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