Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 18, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1965 at Forbes Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 0 1 0
Spangler lf 4 0 2 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Bond 1b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 2 0
Bateman c 4 2 2 3
Lillis ss 4 0 3 0
Bruce p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Schofield ss 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 2 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 1
Lynch lf 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
  Rodgers pr 0 0 0 0
  Crandall c 0 0 0 0
Alley 2b 3 0 0 0
Law p 2 0 1 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Houston 020 000 0013100
Pittsburgh 100 000 000160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (1-1) 9.0 6 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L (0-1) 8.0 8 2 2 1 3
  Face   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Morgan (2,off Law); Lillis (1,off Law).  HR–Houston Bateman 2 (2,2nd inning off Law 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off Face 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:11.
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