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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1966-07-29 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 26507 Β· 2:40

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 7–4. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 8th. Ken Holtzman earned the win. Ron Swoboda went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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CHN101002030714
NYN30000100046

W: Ken Holtzman   L: Jack Hamilton   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Augie Donatelli Β· 1B: Stan Landes Β· 2B: Mel Steiner Β· 3B: Al Barlick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Adolfo Phillips410012
Glenn Beckert502200
Billy Williams500100
Ron Santo412110
George Altman500000
Ernie Banks413001
Randy Hundley412001
Don Kessinger513100
Ken Holtzman412100
Lee Thomas100000

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ron Hunt401000
Eddie Bressoud410000
Ken Boyer311010
Cleon Jones401000
Ron Swoboda411301
Larry Elliot411102
Jerry Grote400000
Ed Kranepool400002
Jack Fisher100011
Billy Murphy101000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ken Holtzman9.0626

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jack Fisher5.01112
Darrell Sutherland2.0101
Jack Hamilton1.0211
Dallas Green1.0000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Adolfo Phillips: W
  • Glenn Beckert: SB2
  • Glenn Beckert: 43.2-3
  • Billy Williams: 43.3-H
  • Ron Santo: S1/G
  • George Altman: 7/F

Bot 1

  • Ron Hunt: 8/F
  • Eddie Bressoud: E4/P.B-2
  • Ken Boyer: W
  • Cleon Jones: 8/F
  • Ron Swoboda: HR/8/L.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
  • Larry Elliot: K/C

Top 2

  • Ernie Banks: K
  • Randy Hundley: K
  • Don Kessinger: S5/BG
  • Ken Holtzman: S7/G.1-2
  • Adolfo Phillips: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

  • Jerry Grote: 53
  • Ed Kranepool: K
  • Jack Fisher: W
  • Ron Hunt: S6/G.1-2
  • Eddie Bressoud: 7/F

Top 3

  • Glenn Beckert: 63
  • Billy Williams: 13
  • Ron Santo: HR/7/F
  • George Altman: 13

Bot 3

  • Ken Boyer: D7/G
  • Cleon Jones: 63
  • Ron Swoboda: K/C
  • Larry Elliot: 9/F

Top 4

  • Ernie Banks: S8/G
  • Randy Hundley: S8/L.1-2
  • Don Kessinger: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
  • Ken Holtzman: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
  • Adolfo Phillips: 5(2)53/GDP

Bot 4

  • Jerry Grote: 53
  • Ed Kranepool: 9/F
  • Jack Fisher: K

Top 5

  • Glenn Beckert: S6/G
  • Billy Williams: 9/F
  • Ron Santo: 14(1)/FO
  • George Altman: 43

Bot 5

  • Ron Hunt: 3/L
  • Eddie Bressoud: 8/F
  • Ken Boyer: 6/P

Top 6

  • Ernie Banks: S7/G
  • Randy Hundley: S7/G.1-2
  • Don Kessinger: D9/89/L.2-H;1-3
  • Ken Holtzman: S8/G.3-H;2-3
  • Adolfo Phillips: K
  • Glenn Beckert: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

  • Cleon Jones: 53
  • Ron Swoboda: 7/F
  • Larry Elliot: HR/9/L
  • Jerry Grote: 43

Top 7

  • Billy Williams: 31
  • Ron Santo: 63
  • George Altman: 13

Bot 7

  • Ed Kranepool: K/C
  • Billy Murphy: S8/G
  • Ron Hunt: 43.1-2
  • Eddie Bressoud: 13

Top 8

  • Ernie Banks: S6/G
  • Randy Hundley: C/E2.1-2
  • Don Kessinger: 54(1)/FO.2-3
  • Ken Holtzman: WP.1-2
  • Ken Holtzman: E9/F.B-1
  • Adolfo Phillips: K
  • Glenn Beckert: S7/G.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
  • Billy Williams: E3/G.2-3;1-2
  • Ron Santo: WP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
  • Ron Santo: W
  • George Altman: 8/F

Bot 8

  • Ken Boyer: 8/F
  • Cleon Jones: S3/G
  • Ron Swoboda: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

  • Lee Thomas: 5/P
  • Randy Hundley: 7/F
  • Don Kessinger: 7/F

Bot 9

  • Larry Elliot: K
  • Jerry Grote: 3/P
  • Ed Kranepool: 9/L