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Braves 17 @ Giants 3
Candlestick Park
July 3, 1966

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, played on July 3, 1966 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 17 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJuly 3, 1966 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 17 H: 20 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 17
Hits: 20
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 3 H: 7 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherTony Cloninger  
Losing PitcherJoe Gibbon  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Torre 

Game Info

DateJuly 3, 1966 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherTony Cloninger  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Gibbon  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance27,002 
Time of Game2 hours 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Doug Harvey
1B: Harry Wendelstedt
2B: Shag Crawford
3B: Ed Vargo

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Felipe Alou  First Baseman 
Mack Jones  Center Fielder 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Rico Carty  Left Fielder 
Joe Torre  Catcher 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Woody Woodward  Shortstop 
Denis Menke  Third Baseman 
Tony Cloninger  Pitcher 
Bobby Bragan  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jesus Alou  Right Fielder 
Tom Haller  Catcher 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Jim Ray Hart  Third Baseman 
Len Gabrielson  Left Fielder 
Jim Davenport  Shortstop 
Hal Lanier  Second Baseman 
Joe Gibbon  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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2 Re: SFN196607030: Rosters and Lineups - San Francisco Giants versus Atlanta Braves - July 3, 1966
Posted by Dave Klement – 02/24/2018 at 10:01 PM
Tony Cloninger, a pitcher, becomes the only National League player to ever hit two grand slam home runs in a game. (His record stands until 1999, when Fernando Tatis hits two grand slams in one inning!)
1 Re: San Francisco Giants versus Atlanta Braves - July 3, 1966 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Malthaussen – 04/15/2013 at 1:04 PM
This is why I don't like the DH rule.

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Braves 17 @ Giants 3
Candlestick Park
July 3, 1966

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/3/1966 -- Atlanta at San Francisco (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Alou F, 1b            3  0  0  0   Alou J, rf            4  0  1  0   
de la Hoz M, 3b       2  0  0  0   Haller T, c-1b        3  1  1  1   
Jones M, cf           6  1  3  0   Mays W, cf            1  1  0  0   
Aaron H, rf           4  2  1  1   Landrum D, cf         2  0  0  0   
Geiger G, rf          2  1  1  1   McCovey W, 1b         1  0  0  0   
Carty R, lf           4  3  3  1   Dietz D, c            3  0  0  0   
Herrnstein J, lf      1  0  0  0   Hart J, 3b            3  0  1  0   
Torre J, c            6  2  3  3   Virgil O, 3b          1  0  0  0   
Bolling F, 2b         5  2  2  2   Gabrielson L, lf      4  0  1  1   
Woodward W, ss        6  2  4  0   Davenport J, ss       1  0  0  0   
Menke D, 3b-1b        3  2  0  0   Mason D, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Cloninger T, p        5  2  3  9   Lanier H, 2b-ss       4  0  2  0   
                                   Gibbon J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Priddy B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Sadecki R, p          3  1  1  1   
                                   Peterson C, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 17 20 17                        34  3  7  3

Atlanta          710 510 012 -- 17
San Francisco    000 110 010 --  3

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cloninger T (W)       9.0  7  3  3  2  5

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibbon J (L)          0.2  5  5  5  0  0
Priddy B              2.0  4  3  3  2  0
Sadecki R             6.1 11  9  5  2  4

E -- Cloninger T, Hart J, Lanier H, Gabrielson L
DP -- Atlanta 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Atlanta 8, San Francisco 6
2B -- Woodward W 2, Jones M, Geiger G
HR -- Torre J, Cloninger T 2, Carty R, Aaron H, Sadecki R, Haller T
SF -- Bolling F
WP -- Cloninger T, Sadecki R
T -- 2:42
A -- 27002

    

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