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Braves 5 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
August 2, 1966

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 2, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Braves with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 2, 1966 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 5 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 15 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 15
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherFergie Jenkins  
Losing PitcherTed Abernathy  
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Game Winning RBIByron Browne 

Game Info

DateAugust 2, 1966 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherTony Cloninger  
Home Starting PitcherRobin Roberts  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance7,266 
Time of Game3 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Kibler
1B: Bill Jackowski
2B: Ed Sudol
3B: Paul Pryor

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ty Cline  First Baseman 
Mack Jones  Center Fielder 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Joe Torre  Catcher 
Rico Carty  Left Fielder 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Denis Menke  Shortstop 
Tony Cloninger  Pitcher 
Bobby Bragan  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Adolfo Phillips  Center Fielder 
Glenn Beckert  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Right Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
Byron Browne  Left Fielder 
Randy Hundley  Catcher 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Robin Roberts  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Braves 5 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
August 2, 1966

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         Game of 8/2/1966 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Cline T, 1b           3  1  1  0   Phillips A, cf        6  1  2  0   
Oliver G, ph          1  0  0  0   Beckert G, 2b         5  0  2  0   
Alou F, 1b            2  0  0  0   Williams B, rf        5  0  1  0   
Jones M, cf           5  0  0  0   Santo R, 3b           6  1  2  0   
Aaron H, rf           5  1  3  4   Banks E, 1b           5  1  2  1   
Torre J, c            6  0  2  0   Browne B, lf          6  3  3  2   
Carty R, lf           6  0  0  0   Hundley R, c          4  0  2  1   
Mathews E, 3b         5  1  3  0   Kessinger D, ss       4  0  1  2   
Bolling F, 2b         6  1  1  0   Roberts R, p          1  0  0  0   
Menke D, ss           6  0  2  1   Hendley B, p          2  0  0  0   
Cloninger T, p        4  1  2  0   Jenkins F, p          1  0  0  0   
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     49  5 14  5                        45  6 15  6

Atlanta          002 012 000 000 --  5
Chicago          010 301 000 001 --  6
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cloninger T           9.0 12  5  5  1  7
Abernathy T (L)       2.2  3  1  1  2  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roberts R*            5.0  9  5  4  3  4
Hendley B             4.2  3  0  0  1  4
Jenkins F (W)         2.1  2  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

E -- Cline T, Roberts R, Aaron H, Beckert G, Banks E
DP -- Atlanta 3, Chicago 2
LOB -- Atlanta 12, Chicago 10
2B -- Menke D
3B -- Banks E 2, Menke D, Browne B
HR -- Aaron H
SB -- Cloninger T
CS -- Torre J
SH -- Kessinger D, Roberts R, Beckert G
WP -- Cloninger T 3, Abernathy T
T -- 3:45
A -- 7266

    

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