St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 17, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 6, Chicago Cubs 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 5 0 1 1
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 3 1 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 2 2 2
Shannon rf 4 1 2 3
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 1 0 0
Hughes p 1 0 1 0
  Savage ph 0 0 0 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson pr 0 1 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart cf 4 0 0 0
  Browne ph 0 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 1
Williams rf 5 1 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 1 3 1
  Amalfitano pr 0 0 0 0
  Thomas lf 0 0 0 0
Raudman lf 3 1 1 1
  Boccabella ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Campbell ss 4 1 1 0
Holtzman p 2 0 1 1
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 36 5 10 5
St. Louis 000 001 230661
Chicago 001 200 0115101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hughes   5.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Dennis  W (4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Woodeshick   0.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Hoerner  SV (13) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (9-15) 7.2 4 5 5 4 5
  Koonce   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hendley   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
4
6

  E–Maxvill (22), Beckert (22).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Cepeda 2 (25,off Holtzman,off Koonce); Shannon (18,off Koonce), Chicago Banks (22,off Hughes); Raudman (1,off Hughes); Holtzman (1,off Hughes).  HR–St. Louis Shannon (16,7th inning off Holtzman 1 on, 0 out), Chicago Phillips (15,9th inning off Hoerner 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Holtzman (5,off Hughes).  Team–7.  WP–Holtzman (8).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:32.  A–5,391.
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