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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 25, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 25, 1966 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,381 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| George Altman | First Baseman |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Byron Browne | Left Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Mike Shannon | Right Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Phil Gagliano | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Jerry Buchek | Shortstop |
| Bobby Tolan | Left Fielder |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 25, 1966
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Briles
Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Briles
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Briles
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Briles
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Altman vs. Briles
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hundley vs. Briles
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Shannon strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Shannon out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Holtzman
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Briles
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Briles
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Briles
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Holtzman
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Holtzman
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Holtzman
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Briles
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Briles
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Briles
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Briles
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Holtzman
Buchek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Holtzman
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Briles vs. Holtzman
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolan scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Holtzman has Javier trapped. He fires to second, with Kessinger covering, who tags Javier for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Briles
Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Briles
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Briles
Browne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Holtzman
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Holtzman
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Briles
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holtzman vs. Briles
There's a wild pitch. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holtzman vs. Briles
Holtzman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Briles
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Briles
Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Holtzman
Gagliano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Holtzman
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buchek vs. Holtzman
Buchek strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Holtzman
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Briles vs. Holtzman
Briles hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Briles
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Briles
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Briles
Altman takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Briles
Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Briles
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Browne for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Holtzman
There goes Javier. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Javier steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Holtzman
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Holtzman
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gagliano vs. Holtzman
There goes Javier. The slide. Hundley applies the tag. Javier is out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Briles
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Briles
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Briles
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Gagliano hits a line drive into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Abernathy
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buchek vs. Abernathy
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tolan vs. Abernathy
Tolan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skinner vs. Abernathy
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Abernathy
Javier takes first base on ball four. Tolan moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shannon vs. Abernathy
There's a wild pitch. Tolan scores. Skinner moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shannon vs. Abernathy
Shannon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flood vs. Faul
Bill Faul now pitching.
Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Faul
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Faul
Gagliano is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Faul
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faul fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Dennis
Don Dennis now pitching.
Beckert is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Dennis
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Dennis
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. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Faul
Buchek strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Faul
Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dennis vs. Faul
Dennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Dennis
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Dennis
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Dennis
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Dennis
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1966 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Phillips A, cf 4 1 1 1 Javier J, 2b 2 1 1 1
Beckert G, 2b 3 0 1 0 Shannon M, rf 3 1 0 0
Williams B, rf 3 0 1 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 1 4
Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 0 0
Altman G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gagliano P, 3b 2 1 0 0
Hundley R, c 4 0 1 0 McCarver T, c 4 1 1 0
Browne B, lf 4 0 0 0 Buchek J, ss 4 1 2 0
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0 Tolan B, lf 3 2 1 1
Holtzman K, p 2 0 0 0 Briles N, p 2 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph 1 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 1 1 2
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Dennis D, p 1 0 0 0
Faul B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 29 9 7 8
Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 001 010 70x -- 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L) 6.0 3 2 2 2 2
Abernathy T 0.1 3 6 6 3 0
Faul B 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (W) 7.0 5 1 1 2 9
Dennis D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Beckert G
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, St.Louis 3
2B -- Buchek J
3B -- Tolan B
HR -- Phillips A, Flood C
SB -- Javier J
CS -- Javier J 2
HBP -- by Holtzman K (Javier J), by Faul B (Gagliano P), by Dennis D (Beckert G)
WP -- Briles N, Abernathy T
T -- 2:49
A -- 15381
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