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Mets 2 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1966

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on August 25, 1966 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Mets with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 25, 1966 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 3
Winning PitcherCurt Simmons  
Losing PitcherBill Hepler  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 25, 1966 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Fisher  
Home Starting PitcherFergie Jenkins  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance9,765 
Time of Game2 hours 31 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Ed Vargo
2B: Doug Harvey
3B: Harry Wendelstedt

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chuck Hiller  Second Baseman 
Al Luplow  Right Fielder 
Larry Elliot  Left Fielder 
Cleon Jones  Center Fielder 
Ed Kranepool  First Baseman 
Jerry Grote  Catcher 
Eddie Bressoud  Third Baseman 
Bud Harrelson  Shortstop 
Jack Fisher  Pitcher 
Wes Westrum  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
Fergie Jenkins  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Mets 2 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1966

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/25/1966 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Hiller C, 2b          3  0  1  0   Kessinger D, ss       4  1  2  0   
Swoboda R, ph         1  0  0  0   Beckert G, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Hepler B, p           0  0  0  0   Williams B, rf        4  0  0  0   
Luplow A, rf          4  0  0  0   Santo R, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Elliot L, lf          4  1  2  1   Banks E, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Hickman J, lf         0  0  0  0   Boccabella J, lf      3  1  1  1   
Jones C, cf           4  1  1  0   Hundley R, c          3  0  1  0   
Kranepool E, 1b       3  0  0  1   Browne B, cf          3  1  1  1   
Grote J, c            4  0  0  0   Jenkins F, p          3  0  0  0   
Bressoud E, 3b-ss     4  0  1  0   Simmons C, p          0  0  0  0   
Harrelson B, ss       3  0  1  0                                      
Boyer K, ph-3b        1  0  1  0                                      
Fisher J, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Hunt R, ph-2b         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        30  3  6  2

New York         000 100 010 --  2
Chicago          000 010 011 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fisher J              8.0  4  2  2  0  8
Hepler B (L)          0.1  2  1  1  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jenkins F             8.1  7  2  1  4  6
Simmons C (W)         0.2  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Williams B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 3
2B -- Elliot L
HR -- Boccabella J, Elliot L, Browne B
SB -- Jones C
SH -- Fisher J
WP -- Hepler B
T -- 2:31
A -- 9765

    

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