Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 28, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart cf 5 1 3 0
Raudman lf 5 0 2 0
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 2 2
Banks 1b 3 0 1 0
Boccabella c 4 1 3 0
Campbell ss 4 0 3 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 4 1 2 1
Totals 36 4 16 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Bressoud 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones rf 4 0 2 1
Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0
Goossen c 4 0 0 0
Napoleon lf 4 0 1 0
Fitzmaurice cf 4 0 1 0
Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0
Ribant p 1 0 1 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutherland p 0 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 1 0
  Rusteck p 0 0 0 0
  Grote ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Chicago 000 210 1004161
New York 000 001 000190
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (8-21) 9.0 9 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ribant  L (11-9) 5.0 10 3 3 0 0
  Sutherland   1.2 4 1 1 2 0
  Selma   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Rusteck   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
4
4
3
2

  E–Santo (26).  DP–Chicago 2, New York 2 TP 1.  2B–Chicago Raudman (2,off Ribant); Boccabella (9,off Ribant); Santo (19,off Ribant), New York Harrelson (2,off Ellsworth).  HR–Chicago Santo (30,4th inning off Ribant 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Williams (5,2nd base off Sutherland/Goossen).  CS–Campbell (1,2nd base by Rusteck/Goossen); Stewart (1,2nd base by Rusteck/Goossen).  U–Chris Pelekoudas, Ken Burkhart, Bob Engel.  T–2:17.
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