Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
September 12, 1967 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 6 1 2 0
Williams lf 3 1 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 1
Banks 1b 5 0 1 2
Raudman rf 4 0 0 0
  Boccabella ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 0 1 0
Phillips cf 4 1 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 2 1
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Stoneman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 7 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 5 2 1 0
Morgan 2b 6 1 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 6 2 2 2
Rader 1b 5 0 3 0
King c 4 0 1 0
  Brand pr,c 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 1
Murrell lf 5 0 1 0
Von Hoff p 2 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Coombs p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 10 3
Chicago 003 001 000 000472
Houston 300 000 010 0015103
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   8.0 8 4 3 3 6
  Stoneman  L (1-4) 3.1 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
11.1
10
5
4
5
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Von Hoff   9.0 6 4 4 3 4
  Coombs  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
12.0
7
4
4
5
5

  E–Kessinger (19), Santo (24), Jackson (32), Morgan (12), Murrell (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Houston 1.  PB–Hundley 2 (4).  3B–Houston Staub (1,off Niekro).  SH–Williams (2,off Coombs).  IBB–Santo (8,by Coombs); Aspromonte (11,by Niekro).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  SB–Phillips (21,2nd base off Von Hoff/King).  WP–Von Hoff (1).  IBB–Niekro (7,Aspromonte); Coombs (1,Santo).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–3:22.  A–7,985.
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