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July 17, 1966

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Cubs 7 14 1
Cardinals 2 6 0
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Cubs 7 14 1
Cardinals 2 6 0

John Boccabella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .232
OBP .500 .278
At Bats 4 99
Hits 2 23
• Singles 2 14
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 2 16

Joe Hoerner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 8
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Busch Stadium - July 17, 1966
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Fielder's Choice
Joe Hoerner
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Jimy Williams
Charley Smith
Dal Maxvill
Bobby Tolan
Curt Flood
Mike Shannon
John Boccabella
Byron Browne
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jimy Williams now playing second base. Browne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Shannon. Browne reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Flood strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tito Francona pinch hits for Julian Javier. Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fergie Jenkins now pitching. Tolan strikes out.
Top 8 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tolan. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Ernie Banks pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jerry Buchek pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick. Buchek strikes out.
Bottom 7 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Shannon scores.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boccabella fields the ball and throws to Holtzman covering. Safe. Shannon moves to third.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Browne. Shannon reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Bryant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boccabella moves to third.
Top 7 Boccabella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Browne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Santo hits a line drive into left field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bobby Tolan now playing left field. Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bobby Tolan pinch runs for Lou Brock. Javier bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Tolan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Holtzman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Don Dennis. Gagliano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boccabella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxvill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bryant settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Santo. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 5 McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bryant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Browne moves to second.
Top 5 Boccabella hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Browne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Shannon who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Thomas goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Javier strikes out.
Top 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bryant moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Bryant. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Bryant steals second.
Top 4 Bryant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boccabella scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Dennis strikes out.
Bottom 3 Maxvill hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dennis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Browne hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Top 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third.
Top 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Top 2 Beckert strikes out.
Top 2 Holtzman hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Don Dennis now pitching. Bryant hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boccabella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Santo scores. Browne moves to second.
Top 1 Browne takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Top 1 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Thomas scores. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.