MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT NEW YORK METS
09/27/1966
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 8704 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1966 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (93-65) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 9 12 0
New York Mets (79-79) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 X 10 14 1
Mets Beat Chicago, 10-9
New York right fielder Alex Johnson had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Chicago Cubs, 10-9. The 6th-place Mets raised their record to 79-79.

Jim Koranda had a clutch at-bat with no one out in the bottom of the eighth for the Mets. Coming up with runners on 2nd and 3rd and New York trailing 6-5, he hit a 2-run single.

"It feels good to get this one," Johnson told the New York Herald.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Brock CF 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .325 16 68
P. Runnels 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .282 7 66
E. Banks SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .285 31 113
B. Williams LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .271 20 69
R. Santo 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .267 31 95
A. Pearson RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 4 33
E. Battey C 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 9 62
J. Foy 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .260 13 44
J. Sanford P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 0 5
   M. Lara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Leiby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Ovesen PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 2 8
Totals 37 9 12 8 3 3 14      
a - D. Ovesen pinch hit for C. Leiby in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Brock (13, 7th Inning off L. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Santo (31, 6th Inning off B. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Banks (31, 9th Inning off H. Hamamoto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Brock 5 , P. Runnels , E. Banks 5 , B. Williams 2 , R. Santo 5 , A. Pearson , D. Ovesen
2-out RBI: L. Brock , P. Runnels , B. Williams , R. Santo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Banks , R. Santo , E. Battey 2 , J. Foy
Sac Bunt: L. Brock , P. Runnels , J. Sanford
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Johnson RF 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .294 10 66
J. Wynn SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264 21 65
H. Aaron CF 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .339 42 111
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .261 19 83
M. Heath C 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .207 5 33
B. Aspromonte 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .214 11 56
D. Cater 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .229 11 51
   L. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   b-M. Hershberger PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 3 18
   H. Hamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Tartabull LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 9 49
   c-J. Koranda PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .237 3 18
   d-B. Sorrell PR, LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .166 3 6
B. Miller P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 9
   a-T. Frulio 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .198 3 7
Totals 37 10 14 10 2 5 12      
a - T. Frulio substituted for B. Miller in the 7th
b - M. Hershberger pinch hit for L. Jackson in the 8th
c - J. Koranda pinch hit for J. Tartabull in the 8th
d - B. Sorrell pinch ran for J. Koranda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hershberger (10, 8th Inning off M. Lara, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Aaron (29, 8th Inning off M. Lara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Aaron (12, 6th Inning off J. Sanford, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Heath (3, 8th Inning off M. Lara, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Johnson (10, 8th Inning off C. Leiby, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Johnson 5 , J. Wynn 2 , H. Aaron 5 , F. Thomas , M. Heath 3 , B. Aspromonte , D. Cater , M. Hershberger 2 , J. Koranda , T. Frulio 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Johnson , J. Wynn , D. Cater
Sac Bunt: B. Miller
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: F. Thomas (12)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sanford 6.1 6 2 2 2 4 0 99 2.85   
M. Lara L (6-4) 0.2 5 5 5 0 0 0 27 4.01   
C. Leiby BS (6) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 21 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sanford 55
Batters Faced: J. Sanford 27, M. Lara 7, C. Leiby 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sanford 9-6, M. Lara 2-0, C. Leiby 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sanford 99-61, M. Lara 27-17, C. Leiby 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lara 1-0 , C. Leiby 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Miller 6.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 96 3.43   
L. Jackson W (6-8) 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 35 3.65   
H. Hamamoto 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 39 2.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Miller 53
Batters Faced: B. Miller 24, L. Jackson 11, H. Hamamoto 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Miller 10-6, L. Jackson 3-2, H. Hamamoto 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Miller 96-63, L. Jackson 35-19, H. Hamamoto 39-23
WP: L. Jackson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Johnson
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 15673
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