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 New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, New York Mets 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart cf 3 0 0 0
Raudman lf 4 0 0 0
Williams rf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 2 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 3 0
Boccabella c 2 0 0 0
Campbell ss 4 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 3 0 1 0
Nye p 2 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hands p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 6 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0
Bressoud 2b,3b 3 0 0 0
Jones cf 3 0 1 1
Hickman 1b,lf 4 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
Napoleon lf 4 0 1 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Taylor c 4 0 1 0
Grote 3b 2 1 1 0
  Hiller 2b 0 0 0 0
Shaw p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 5 1
Chicago 000 000 000060
New York 000 000 10x150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Nye  L (0-2) 7.0 5 1 1 6 4
  Hands   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
1
1
6
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  W (12-13) 9.0 6 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 2.  PB–Boccabella (2).  2B–Chicago Santo (20,off Shaw); Amalfitano (2,off Shaw); L Thomas (5,off Shaw).  SH–Boccabella (6,off Shaw); Shaw (7,off Nye).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Grote (8,by Nye).  Team–9.  SB–Williams (6,2nd base off Shaw/Taylor); Hickman (2,2nd base off Nye/Boccabella).  CS–Harrelson (3,2nd base by Nye/Boccabella).  IBB–Nye (2,Grote).  U–Ken Burkhart, Bob Engel, Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:15.  A–2,431.
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