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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 24, 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 June 24, 1966 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,778 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Bob Engel |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Right Fielder |
| Hawk Taylor | First Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Left Fielder |
| Billy Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Wes Westrum | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Lee Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Billy Williams | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| John Boccabella | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 24, 1966
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Holtzman
Bressoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Holtzman
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Holtzman
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Friend
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Friend
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Friend
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Friend
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Holtzman
Swoboda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Holtzman
Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boccabella. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Holtzman
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Holtzman
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Friend
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor juggles the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Boccabella moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hundley vs. Friend
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Friend
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy throws the ball in to Hunt who tags Kessinger trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Boccabella scores. Banks scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Friend
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boccabella. Hunt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Holtzman
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Holtzman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Holtzman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Friend
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Friend
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Friend
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Thomas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Friend
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boccabella vs. Friend
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Holtzman
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Holtzman
Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Murphy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Holtzman
Grote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Holtzman
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a line drive into center field. Murphy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murphy. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Friend
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Friend
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holtzman vs. Friend
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beckert vs. Friend
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Holtzman
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Holtzman
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boccabella. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Hunt scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Holtzman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Holtzman
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Friend
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Friend
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor juggles the ball. That's an error on Taylor. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Friend
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Holtzman
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Holtzman
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Holtzman
Friend is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Holtzman
There goes Grote. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Grote steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Friend
Boccabella hits a fly ball into left field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Friend
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Friend
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Holtzman
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Holtzman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Holtzman
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Friend
Ed Kranepool now playing first base.
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Friend
George Altman pinch hits for Ken Holtzman.
Altman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Hamilton
Jack Hamilton now pitching.
Beckert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Hamilton
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Jenkins
Fergie Jenkins now pitching.
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jenkins
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Jenkins
There goes Murphy. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Jenkins
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Jenkins
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hamilton
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Hamilton
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boccabella vs. Hamilton
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Jenkins
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Jenkins
There goes Hunt. The throw from Hundley, and Kessinger drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bressoud vs. Jenkins
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Jenkins
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Jenkins
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Hendley
Bob Hendley now pitching.
There goes Jones. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Hamilton
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Hamilton
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Hamilton
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Hamilton
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Bob Hendley.
Stewart takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckert vs. Hamilton
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1966 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hunt R, 2b 5 2 3 0 Beckert G, 2b 5 0 1 0
Bressoud E, ss 5 0 0 0 Thomas L, cf 4 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 5 0 2 1 Williams B, rf 4 0 0 0
Jones C, rf 5 1 3 2 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Taylor H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Boccabella J, lf 4 1 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Banks E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Swoboda R, lf 4 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 1 0
Murphy B, cf 3 1 2 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 2 2
Grote J, c 3 0 1 1 Holtzman K, p 2 0 0 0
Friend B, p 3 0 0 0 Altman G, ph 0 0 0 0
Hamilton J, p 1 0 0 0 Jenkins F, p 0 0 0 0
Hendley B, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 11 4 35 2 7 2
New York 000 110 101 -- 4
Chicago 020 000 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 6.1 5 2 0 1 1
Hamilton J (S) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L) 7.0 9 3 3 2 8
Jenkins F 1.2 2 1 0 1 3
Hendley B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Boyer K, Taylor H 2, Murphy B, Kessinger D
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 8
2B -- Murphy B, Hunt R, Boyer K
3B -- Murphy B
HR -- Jones C
SB -- Grote J, Murphy B, Hunt R
CS -- Jones C
T -- 2:47
A -- 3778
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