Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
April 28, 1967 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1967 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 6 1 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 0 2 0
Santo 3b 5 0 2 2
Thomas rf 5 0 2 1
Jones 1b 4 0 0 0
  Banks ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 6 1 2 0
Phillips cf 4 0 1 0
Simmons p 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 1 1 1
  Radatz p 1 0 0 0
  Upham p 0 0 0 0
  Hands p 0 0 0 0
  Gigon ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Boccabella ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 4 11 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1
Jackson ss 3 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Zachary ph 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
Wynn cf 5 1 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 6 0 0 0
Landis rf 6 1 3 0
Bateman c 6 1 1 0
Harrison 1b 2 0 1 1
  Mathews ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Davis lf 3 0 1 0
  Heath ph 0 0 0 0
  Brand pr 0 1 0 0
  Pointer lf 0 0 0 1
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Sembera p 0 0 0 0
  Lillis ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 10 4
Chicago 000 000 030 100 04112
Houston 000 200 001 100 15100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   7.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Radatz   1.2 0 1 1 1 1
  Upham   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hands   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Koonce   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Niekro  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.1
10
5
5
6
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   7.0 3 3 3 2 7
  Sembera   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Raymond   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Latman  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 3 2
Totals
13.0
11
4
4
6
13

  E–Williams (1), Jones (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Houston 2.  2B–Chicago Williams (3,off Wilson), Houston Morgan (3,off Simmons); Wynn (2,off Koonce).  3B–Houston Mathews (2,off Niekro).  HR–Houston Wynn (3,10th inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Thomas (1,by Wilson); Wilson (1,by Simmons).  IBB–Williams (1,by Sembera); Phillips (2,by Latman); Mathews (1,by Hands).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Jackson (1,off Simmons); Lillis (1,off Radatz).  SF–Morgan (2,off Simmons); Pointer (2,off Niekro).  Team–11.  SB–Banks (1,2nd base off Latman/Bateman).  CS–Landis (1,Home by Hands/Hundley).  WP–Upham (1).  HBP–Simmons (1,Wilson); Wilson (1,Thomas).  IBB–Hands (2,Mathews); Sembera (2,Williams); Latman (1,Phillips).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:34.  A–11,729.
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