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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1966-05-06 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 27656 Β· 2:10

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Rob Gardner earned the win. Cleon Jones went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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W: Rob Gardner   L: Ken Holtzman   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Paul Pryor Β· 1B: John Kibler Β· 2B: Bill Jackowski Β· 3B: Ed Sudol Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Adolfo Phillips400000
Glenn Beckert300010
Billy Williams400000
Ron Santo211120
John Boccabella300002
Byron Browne301001
Randy Hundley301001
Don Kessinger301000
Ken Holtzman300003
Ernie Banks100001

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Eddie Bressoud301000
Roy McMillan400000
Ken Boyer300010
Ron Swoboda400002
Cleon Jones411100
Jim Hickman301001
Ed Kranepool300000
Jerry Grote311000
Rob Gardner302100

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ken Holtzman8.0613

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rob Gardner9.0438

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Adolfo Phillips: 53
  • Glenn Beckert: W
  • Billy Williams: 46(1)/FO
  • Ron Santo: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

  • Eddie Bressoud: S9
  • Roy McMillan: E6.1-2
  • Ken Boyer: 9/F.2-3
  • Ron Swoboda: K
  • Cleon Jones: 9/F

Top 2

  • John Boccabella: 63
  • Byron Browne: K
  • Randy Hundley: S7
  • Don Kessinger: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

  • Jim Hickman: S7
  • Ed Kranepool: 56(1)/FO
  • Jerry Grote: 7/F
  • Rob Gardner: 8/F

Top 3

  • Ken Holtzman: K
  • Adolfo Phillips: 7/F
  • Glenn Beckert: 7/F

Bot 3

  • Eddie Bressoud: 8/F
  • Roy McMillan: 43
  • Ken Boyer: W
  • Ron Swoboda: CS2(24)

Top 4

  • Billy Williams: 43
  • Ron Santo: W
  • John Boccabella: K
  • Byron Browne: S8/78.1-2
  • Randy Hundley: K

Bot 4

  • Ron Swoboda: K/C
  • Cleon Jones: 13
  • Jim Hickman: K

Top 5

  • Don Kessinger: S1/BG
  • Ken Holtzman: K+CS2(24)/DP#
  • Adolfo Phillips: 8/F

Bot 5

  • Ed Kranepool: 31
  • Jerry Grote: D7
  • Rob Gardner: D7.2-H
  • Eddie Bressoud: 5/P
  • Roy McMillan: 7/F

Top 6

  • Glenn Beckert: 8/F
  • Billy Williams: 31
  • Ron Santo: HR
  • John Boccabella: K

Bot 6

  • Ken Boyer: 63
  • Ron Swoboda: 43
  • Cleon Jones: 63

Top 7

  • Byron Browne: 53
  • Randy Hundley: 53
  • Don Kessinger: 6/P

Bot 7

  • Jim Hickman: 7/F
  • Ed Kranepool: 9/F
  • Jerry Grote: 53

Top 8

  • Ken Holtzman: K
  • Adolfo Phillips: 13
  • Glenn Beckert: 7/F

Bot 8

  • Rob Gardner: S7
  • Eddie Bressoud: FC1/SH.1-2;B-1
  • Roy McMillan: 25(2)/FO.1-2
  • Ken Boyer: 5(2)/FO.1-2
  • Ron Swoboda: 6/P

Top 9

  • Billy Williams: 43
  • Ron Santo: W
  • Ernie Banks: CS2(26)
  • Ernie Banks: K

Bot 9

  • Cleon Jones: HR