Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b,3b 5 0 1 0
Rojas lf,2b 5 1 1 0
Groat ss 5 1 4 0
Allen 3b 5 2 3 3
  Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0
Kuenn 1b 4 0 1 0
  White 1b 1 1 0 0
Brandt cf 3 1 0 0
Callison rf 5 1 1 1
Uecker c 4 0 2 2
Culp p 4 0 1 1
Totals 41 7 14 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 1
Williams rf 3 0 1 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 1
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Altman lf 4 0 0 0
Bryant c 1 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Hundley c 0 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Philadelphia 100 020 0047140
Chicago 200 000 000254
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Culp  W (6-4) 9.0 5 2 2 7 8
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
7
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (5-20) 9.0 14 7 3 4 7
Totals
9.0
14
7
3
4
7

  E–Phillips (5), Santo (19), Kessinger 2 (32).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Uecker (8).  2B–Philadelphia Allen (25,off Ellsworth), Chicago Beckert (21,off Culp).  HR–Philadelphia Allen (37,5th inning off Ellsworth 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Culp (5,off Ellsworth).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  WP–Culp (9), Ellsworth (5).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:48.  A–20,669.
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