Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 17, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 2 2 0
Williams rf 5 4 4 2
Santo 3b 3 1 0 1
Browne cf 3 0 2 1
Boccabella 1b 5 0 2 2
Bryant c 5 0 3 0
Kessinger ss 5 0 1 0
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Banks ph 1 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 15 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 1 0
  Tolan pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams 2b 0 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 1
Shannon rf 4 1 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 3 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
Mahaffey p 0 0 0 0
  Dennis p 1 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Buchek ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Chicago 301 020 1007151
St. Louis 000 100 100260
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (4-9) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Jenkins  SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  L (1-4) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Dennis   4.2 6 3 3 0 1
  Woodeshick   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Hoerner   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
3
2

  E–Santo (13).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (13,off Dennis); Beckert (14,off Hoerner); Browne (11,off Hoerner), St. Louis Shannon (8,off Holtzman).  3B–Chicago Williams (2,off Dennis).  HR–Chicago Williams (17,7th inning off Woodeshick 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Cepeda (14,4th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Browne (1,off Dennis); Santo (4,off Dennis).  HBP–L Thomas (4,by Hoerner).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Javier (4,off Holtzman).  Team–4.  SB–Bryant (1,2nd base off Dennis/McCarver).  WP–Mahaffey 2 (5).  HBP–Hoerner (2,L Thomas).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:31.  A–32,590.
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