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August 9, 1966

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Astros 3 6 1
Cubs 2 7 1

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .297
OBP .500 .360
At Bats 2 401
Hits 1 119
• Singles 0 85
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 12
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 1 61

Dick Ellsworth Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 16 0
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1966
Dick Ellsworth
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Byron Browne
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams
Rusty Staub
Dave Nicholson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Staub takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harrison scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Browne. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Harrison moves to third.
Top 6 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Phillips trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Morgan is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Giusti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Giusti reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 4 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Beckert. The throw from Bateman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a line drive into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Lillis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Hundley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Browne strikes out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Phillips. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Phillips steals second.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second.
Top 1 Morgan hits a line drive into left field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.