May 7, 1966
In honor of Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, who passed away yesterday, I decided to 'play two' and manage the Chicago Cubs. Well, the 1st game turned out to be the longest one played this season lasting 17 innings. The Cubs won the game 8-6 on a 2 run double from Ron Santo and Ernie did play a key role in the game. He's gotten off to a slow start in '66 but did hit a HR in the game and threw out a runner at the plate in the 7th inning.
BOXSCORE: 1966 Chicago Cubs At 1966 New York Mets 5/7/1966
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Mets AB R H RBI AVG
A.Phillips CF 6 0 1 0 .236 R.Hunt 2B 8 0 2 2 .262
G.Beckert 2B 8 2 1 0 .302 R.Swoboda LF 8 1 2 0 .256
B.Williams LF,RF 7 2 4 1 .344 K.Boyer 3B 8 1 2 1 .277
R.Santo 3B 7 0 2 2 .402 E.Kranepool 1B 7 1 4 1 .351
B.Browne RF 4 1 1 1 .217 C.Jones CF 7 0 2 1 .262
F-J.Herrnstein PH,LF 3 0 0 0 .182 J.Lewis RF 8 1 1 1 .139
E.Banks 1B 7 1 1 1 .127 E.Bressoud SS 7 1 1 0 .238
C.Krug C 5 1 2 0 .400 J.Grote C 4 0 2 0 .179
G-R.Hundley PH,C 2 0 0 0 .205 C-B.Murphy PR 0 0 0 0 .200
D.Kessinger SS 7 1 1 3 .174 D-J.Stephenson C 2 0 0 0 .000
E.Broglio P 3 0 2 0 .333 K-R.McMillan PH 1 0 0 0 .235
T.Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.McGraw P 1 0 0 0 .143
B-J.Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 .167 A-C.Hiller PH 1 1 0 0 .182
F.Jenkins P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Hepler P 1 0 0 0 .500
E-G.Altman PH 1 0 0 0 .219 L.Bearnarth P 2 0 0 0 .000
B.Hendley P 0 0 0 0 .000 I-J.Hickman PH 1 0 0 0 .270
H-W.Covington PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Eilers P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 ---- L-A.Luplow PH 1 0 0 0 .200
J-J.Amalfitano PH 1 0 0 0 .000
K.Holtzman P 0 0 0 0 .250
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Totals 63 8 15 8 Totals 67 6 16 6
A-Pinch Hit For McGraw In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Abernathy In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Grote In 10th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Murphy In 11th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 12th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Browne In 13th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Krug In 13th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Hendley In 14th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Bearnarth In 15th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Hoeft In 17th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Stephenson In 17th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Eilers In 17th Inning
Cubs............ 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 15 2
Mets............ 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 16 1
Cubs (11-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Broglio 5 8 5 5 3 2 2 7.77
T.Abernathy BS(3rd) 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 4.50
F.Jenkins 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
B.Hendley 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.41
B.Hoeft WIN(2-0) 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 3.86
K.Holtzman SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.72
Totals 17 16 6 6 4 11 3
Mets (4-12) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.McGraw 6 10 6 6 1 6 2 4.50
B.Hepler 3 1/3 0 0 0 3 0 0 12.66
L.Bearnarth 5 2/3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.77
D.Eilers LOSS(0-2) 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 9.45
Totals 17 15 8 8 4 11 2
ATTENDANCE- 21,134 DATE- Saturday, May 7th 1966 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Lee Weyer, Bill Williams, Al Forman, Tony Venzon
T- 5:08
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 9 Mets:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Mets: 3
ERRORS- R.Santo, K.Holtzman, E.Bressoud
DOUBLES- B.Williams(5th), R.Santo(7th), B.Browne(4th), E.Broglio,
R.Swoboda(1st), E.Bressoud(3rd)
TRIPLES- R.Hunt(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Banks(2nd), D.Kessinger(1st), K.Boyer(3rd), E.Kranepool(5th),
J.Lewis(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Swoboda(1st), E.Kranepool(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.McGraw
WALKS- A.Phillips, B.Williams, R.Santo, B.Browne, E.Kranepool, C.Jones,
E.Bressoud, J.Grote
HIT BY PITCH- A.Phillips
STRIKE OUTS- A.Phillips-4, J.Herrnstein-2, E.Banks, C.Krug, D.Kessinger,
E.Broglio, J.Amalfitano, R.Hunt, R.Swoboda-3, C.Jones-2, J.Lewis,
E.Bressoud-2, J.Stephenson, J.Hickman
GIDP- B.Williams, R.Santo, B.Browne, E.Bressoud
WILD PITCHES- T.McGraw-2
2-out RBI- K.Boyer, D.Kessinger-3, C.Jones, R.Santo-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Hunt-2, C.Krug, J.Lewis, G.Beckert, K.Boyer, R.Hundley,
J.Stephenson, J.Hickman-2, C.Jones, J.Herrnstein, A.Luplow
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Jerry Grote blocked the plate, saving a run!
Left fielder Billy Williams had 4 hits as the Chicago Cubs defeated the New
York Mets in 17 innings by a score of 8 to 6 at Shea Stadium.
The game was deadlocked at 6 after nine full innings. Chicago was victorious
in the 17th inning. After an out was recorded, Adolfo Phillips started the
attack as he lined a base-hit. One out later, Williams stepped in and he
ripped a single. Ron Santo then doubled scoring Phillips and Williams. The
next batter struck out. Chicago had 15 hits for the afternoon.
Billy Hoeft(2-0) got the win allowing no runs in 3 innings. Ken Holtzman
recorded his 1st save. Dave Eilers(0-2) was the losing pitcher in relief.
He gave up 3 hits and no walks in 2 innings.
The Houston Astros prevailed in a slugfest at The Astrodome tonight, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 12-11. Astro cf Jimmy Wynn had a big day at the plate stroking 6 hits and getting 5 RBI. He was only lacking a triple to complete the cycle. The lead changed hands 7 times before Houston pulled out the game with a 9th inning rally. The Astros had 22 hits in the game and the Phillies added 15.
