St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 16, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 5 0 2 0
Brock lf 5 0 1 0
Flood cf 4 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 0
Shannon rf 4 1 2 3
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 1 3 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0
Jackson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 2 0 1 0
Banks 1b 2 0 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Phillips cf 3 0 0 0
Browne lf 3 0 0 0
Nye p 2 0 1 0
  Beckert ph 1 0 0 0
  Hands p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
St. Louis 000 000 0314120
Chicago 000 000 000041
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (13-13) 9.0 4 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Nye  L (0-1) 8.0 10 3 3 1 2
  Hands   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
3

  E–Phillips (6).  DP–St. Louis 3.  PB–Hundley (15).  2B–St. Louis Smith (13,off Hands), Chicago Santo (18,off Jackson).  HR–St. Louis Shannon (15,8th inning off Nye 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Maxvill (6,off Hands).  IBB–Maxvill (9,by Nye); Banks (9,by Jackson).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  CS–Brock (17,2nd base by Nye/Hundley).  IBB–Jackson (8,Banks); Nye (1,Maxvill).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:11.  A–2,297.
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