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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 30, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 30, 1966 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 30, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 8,093 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Stan Landes |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Right Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
John Boccabella | Left Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Byron Browne | Center Fielder |
Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
Mike de la Hoz | Third Baseman |
Gene Oliver | Catcher |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Joey Jay | Pitcher |
Billy Hitchcock | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 30, 1966
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Jay
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Jay
There goes Kessinger. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Kessinger steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Jay
Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Jay
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Jay
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Beckert moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Jay
Banks is hit by the pitch. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Boccabella vs. Jay
Boccabella hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beckert tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Jay
Hundley hits a line drive into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Holtzman
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Boccabella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Holtzman
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Jay
Browne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Holtzman vs. Jay
Holtzman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Jay
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Browne trying to get to third. Alou throws the ball in to de la Hoz, who tags Browne for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Jay
Beckert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Boccabella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Holtzman
de la Hoz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Holtzman
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Holtzman
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jay
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Jay
Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Santo reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Jay
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Niekro
Phil Niekro now pitching.
Boccabella hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Niekro
Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Niekro
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Holtzman
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Holtzman
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Boccabella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Niekro
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Niekro
Santo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Holtzman
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
de la Hoz vs. Holtzman
de la Hoz strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Niekro
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boccabella vs. Niekro
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Niekro
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Holtzman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Holtzman
Bolling hits a line drive into left field. Boccabella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Holtzman
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Geiger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Woodward vs. Holtzman
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Ritchie
Jay Ritchie now pitching.
Browne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Ritchie
Holtzman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ritchie
Kessinger hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Holtzman
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
de la Hoz vs. Holtzman
de la Hoz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Holtzman
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Ritchie
Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ritchie
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Ritchie
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Holtzman
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Holtzman
Denis Menke pinch hits for Jay Ritchie.
Menke hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Woodward vs. Holtzman
Woodward hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Holtzman
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Abernathy
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Abernathy
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Holtzman
de la Hoz hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Holtzman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Boccabella. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Holtzman
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Abernathy
Browne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holtzman vs. Abernathy
Adolfo Phillips pinch runs for Byron Browne.
The ball gets by Oliver for a passed ball. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Holtzman vs. Abernathy
Holtzman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Abernathy
There goes Phillips. The throw from Oliver and he is out, de la Hoz applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Abernathy
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Holtzman
Adolfo Phillips now playing center field. Ty Cline pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Cline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Holtzman
Mack Jones pinch hits for Woody Woodward.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Boccabella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Holtzman
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/30/1966 -- Chicago at Atlanta (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Kessinger D, ss 5 1 1 0 Alou F, cf 4 1 2 0 Beckert G, 2b 3 1 1 0 Woodward W, ss 4 0 0 0 Williams B, rf 4 1 1 0 Jones M, ph 1 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Aaron H, rf 4 1 2 3 Banks E, 1b 3 1 2 3 Torre J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boccabella J, lf 3 0 0 1 Carty R, lf 4 0 1 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 0 0 de la Hoz M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Browne B, cf 2 0 0 0 Oliver G, c 4 0 2 0 Phillips A, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Holtzman K, p 4 0 1 0 Jay J, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 1 0 0 0 Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0 Ritchie J, p 0 0 0 0 Menke D, ph 1 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Cline T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 8 5 36 3 9 3 Chicago 203 000 000 -- 5 Atlanta 000 000 300 -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Holtzman K (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 6 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Jay J (L)* 2.0 5 5 3 2 2 Niekro P 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 Ritchie J 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Abernathy T 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd E -- Bolling F DP -- Atlanta 1 LOB -- Chicago 5, Atlanta 9 2B -- Santo R, Oliver G HR -- Banks E, Aaron H SB -- Kessinger D CS -- Phillips A SF -- Boccabella J HBP -- by Jay J (Banks E) PB -- Oliver G T -- 2:30 A -- 8093
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