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May 25, 1966

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 6 1
Cardinals 9 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 6 1
Cardinals 9 7 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .237
OBP .333 .272
At Bats 3 97
Hits 1 23
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 7

Don Dennis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Busch Stadium - May 25, 1966
Don Dennis
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Phil Gagliano
Jerry Buchek
Bobby Tolan
Curt Flood
Mike Shannon
Don Kessinger
Randy Hundley

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 6 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals 9 7 0 3
Winning Pitcher Nelson Briles
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save Don Dennis
Game Winning RBI Bobby Tolan
Attendance 15,381
Time of Game 2 hours 49 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Browne strikes out.
Top 9 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buchek strikes out.
Top 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Dennis now pitching. Beckert is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faul fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gagliano is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Faul now pitching. Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 7 Shannon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Tolan scores. Skinner moves to third. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 7 Javier takes first base on ball four. Tolan moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Nelson Briles. Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver scores. Buchek scores. Tolan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tolan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Buchek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Buchek reaches second base with a double. McCarver moves to third.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Gagliano hits a line drive into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Phillips strikes out.
Top 7 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Javier. The slide. Hundley applies the tag. Javier is out.
Bottom 6 Cepeda is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to third.
Bottom 6 Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Javier. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Javier steals second.
Bottom 6 Javier is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Browne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Browne for the out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Altman takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second.
Top 6 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Briles hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Tolan reaches third base with a triple. Gagliano goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Buchek strikes out.
Bottom 5 McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gagliano takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Holtzman strikes out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Browne strikes out.
Top 4 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Holtzman has Javier trapped. He fires to second, with Kessinger covering, who tags Javier for the out.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolan scores.
Bottom 3 Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first - double play. Tolan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Beckert. Buchek moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Buchek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 2 Browne strikes out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Shannon strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Shannon out.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hundley strikes out.
Top 1 Altman strikes out.
Top 1 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Top 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.