Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
September 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 3 0 0 0
Helms 3b 4 1 1 0
Rose 2b 4 2 3 2
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Pavletich c 4 0 1 1
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 2 4 2
Beckert 2b 5 0 0 0
Williams rf 4 1 2 2
Santo 3b 4 1 2 1
Banks 1b 3 1 0 1
Altman lf 3 2 2 0
Hundley c 3 1 1 0
Phillips cf 3 1 1 3
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 9 13 9
Cincinnati 000 102 000370
Chicago 103 002 03x9131
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (12-18) 5.2 8 6 6 3 2
  Baldschun   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Nottebart   1.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Queen   1.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (10-15) 6.0 6 3 3 0 8
  Koonce  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
12

  E–Banks (13).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (36,off Holtzman).  3B–Chicago Santo (7,off Ellis).  HR–Cincinnati Rose (16,6th inning off Holtzman 1 on, 0 out), Chicago Williams (29,3rd inning off Ellis 1 on, 1 out); Phillips (16,8th inning off Nottebart 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Ellis (9,off Holtzman); Hundley (9,off Ellis).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Banks (5,off Ellis).  IBB–Phillips (3,by Ellis).  Team–8.  SB–Kessinger (12,2nd base off Ellis/Pavletich).  IBB–Ellis (8,Phillips).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:24.  A–530.
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