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Cubs 3 @ Astros 4
Astrodome
May 5, 1966

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 5, 1966 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1966 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherFrank Carpin  
Losing PitcherTed Abernathy  
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Game Winning RBIJim Wynn 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1966 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Faul  
Home Starting PitcherTurk Farrell  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance11,494 
Time of Game3 hours 29 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Chris Pelekoudas
1B: Bob Engel
2B: Frank Secory
3B: Ken Burkhart

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Adolfo Phillips  Center Fielder 
Glenn Beckert  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Byron Browne  Right Fielder 
John Boccabella  First Baseman 
Randy Hundley  Catcher 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Bill Faul  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Sonny Jackson  Shortstop 
Jim Wynn  Center Fielder 
Jim Gentile  First Baseman 
Rusty Staub  Right Fielder 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Lee Maye  Left Fielder 
John Bateman  Catcher 
Turk Farrell  Pitcher 
Grady Hatton  Manager 

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Cubs 3 @ Astros 4
Astrodome
May 5, 1966

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         Game of 5/5/1966 -- Chicago at Houston (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Phillips A, cf        6  0  2  0   Morgan J, 2b          5  1  1  0   
Beckert G, 2b         6  0  1  0   Jackson S, ss         6  0  1  0   
Williams B, lf        5  0  0  0   Wynn J, cf            6  0  1  1   
Santo R, 3b           4  1  1  0   Gentile J, 1b         5  1  1  1   
Browne B, rf          4  1  0  0   Staub R, rf           5  0  0  0   
Boccabella J, 1b      5  1  2  3   Aspromonte B, 3b      4  1  2  0   
Hundley R, c          5  0  0  0   Maye L, lf            4  1  1  1   
Kessinger D, ss       5  0  0  0   Bateman J, c          2  0  1  0   
Faul B, p             2  0  0  0   Brand R, c            2  0  0  0   
Jenkins F, p          1  0  0  0   Heath B, c            0  0  0  0   
Hoeft B, p            1  0  1  0   Farrell T, p          2  0  0  0   
Stewart J, pr         0  0  0  0   Harrison C, ph        1  0  0  0   
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   Raymond C, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Nicholson D, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Lee D, p              0  0  0  0   
                                   Carpin F, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Sims G, ph            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  3  7  3                        44  4  8  3

Chicago          000 020 100 000 0 --  3
Houston          000 120 000 000 1 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Faul B*               4.0  6  3  3  0  2
Jenkins F             5.1  0  0  0  2  7
Hoeft B               2.2  0  0  0  0  0
Abernathy T (L)       0.2  2  1  1  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Farrell T             8.0  4  3  3  1  6
Raymond C             2.0  0  0  0  2  1
Lee D                 2.2  3  0  0  0  2
Carpin F (W)          0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- Kessinger D, Jenkins F
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Houston 6
2B -- Aspromonte B, Bateman J, Santo R, Boccabella J
3B -- Maye L
HR -- Gentile J, Boccabella J
SB -- Beckert G, Phillips A
CS -- Jackson S, Morgan J, Phillips A
SH -- Maye L
HBP -- by Faul B (Morgan J)
WP -- Faul B, Raymond C
T -- 3:29
A -- 11494

    

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