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August 29, 1966

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Cubs 2 8 0
Braves 2 5 1
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Cubs 2 8 0
Braves 2 5 1

John Boccabella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .238
OBP .500 .269
At Bats 3 172
Hits 1 41
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 1 22

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 29, 1966
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Walk
Phil Niekro
Joe Torre
Felipe Alou
Lee Bales
Denis Menke
Woody Woodward
Rico Carty
Gary Geiger
Hank Aaron
John Boccabella
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Boccabella takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Lee Bales now playing second base. Woody Woodward now playing shortstop. Denis Menke now playing third base. Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 9 Geiger is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Len Church now pitching. Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bales tags and scores. Torre tags and moves to second.
Bottom 9 Torre hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bales moves to third.
Bottom 9 Lee Bales pinch runs for Eddie Mathews. Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Boccabella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Browne. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Woody Woodward now playing second base. Phil Niekro now pitching. Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mack Jones pinch hits for Tony Cloninger. Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ty Cline pinch hits for Frank Bolling. Cline hits a fly ball into left field. Boccabella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Browne takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to third. Hundley moves to second.
Top 8 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Boccabella hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks bunts in front of the plate. Torre scoops up the ball and tags Banks for the out. Santo moves to second.
Top 8 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Geiger is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Carty strikes out.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Browne tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields it and throws to second for the out. Browne moves to third.
Top 7 Jenkins bunts in front of the plate. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. Browne moves to second.
Top 7 Browne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cloninger strikes out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Santo scores. Banks moves to second.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo moves to third.
Top 6 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Aaron. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Browne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 4 Hundley takes first base on ball four. Boccabella moves to second.
Top 4 Boccabella takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger who is chasing the ball. Beckert reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 3 Jenkins strikes out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Boccabella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Geiger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out.
Top 2 Browne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boccabella hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.