Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 24, 1966 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
August 23, 1966
Mets 4, Cubs 1 1966 Regular Season Game 127
August 24, 1966
Cubs 6, Mets 5 Next Game:
August 25, 1966
Cubs 3, Mets 2

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National League Standings, August 24, 1966

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Mets Starting Lineup

ss
Bud
Harrelson cf
Cleon
Jones lf
Larry
Elliot 3b
Ken
Boyer 1b
Ed
Kranepool c
John
Stephenson rf
Al
Luplow 2b
Eddie
Bressoud p
Bob
Shaw

August 24, 1966, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 5

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Bud Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .056

Cleon Jones cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .286

Larry Elliot lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268

- Jim Hickman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Ken Boyer 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .270

Ed Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261

John Stephenson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .203

- Ron Hunt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291

- Jerry Grote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236

Al Luplow rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261

Eddie Bressoud 2b 3 0 0 1 1 2 .221

Bob Shaw p 2 0 1 2 0 1 .289

- Jack Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

- Bob Friend p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Cubs ab r h bi bb so

Don Kessinger ss 5 0 2 0 0 0

Glenn Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0

Billy Williams rf 5 2 2 0 0 1

Ron Santo 3b 5 2 2 1 0 1

Ernie Banks 1b 3 2 2 2 2 0

John Boccabella lf 3 0 0 0 0 2

- George Altman ph-lf 0 0 0 0 2 0

Randy Hundley c 5 0 2 2 0 1

Byron Browne cf 2 0 0 0 1 1

Bill Hands p 2 0 0 0 0 2

- Lee Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Bob Hendley p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Marty Keough ph 0 0 0 1 1 0

- Cal Koonce p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

New York Mets 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 8 0

Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 6 11 2

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Bob Shaw 7.1 8 4 4 1 8 4.12

Jack Hamilton 0.1 0 0 0 3 0 3.72

Bob Friend (L,4-5) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 4.10

Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so

Bill Hands 7.0 7 4 4 3 4

Bob Hendley 1.0 1 1 0 0 1

Cal Koonce (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

Errors: Ron Santo.
WP: Bob Shaw.
2B: Ken Boyer (21), Ron Santo 2, Randy Hundley, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks.
Intentional Walks: George Altman, Ernie Banks.
HBP: Byron Browne.
SH: Bud Harrelson.
SF: Bob Shaw.
SB: Cleon Jones (11), Al Luplow (1), Billy Williams.

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