Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
April 25, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1965 at Astrodome. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 0 0 0
Virdon cf 3 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 5 1 2 0
Clendenon 1b 5 3 3 0
Pagliaroni c 5 0 1 2
Alley 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Schwall p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 1 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Virgil ph,2b 3 0 2 2
Totals 41 4 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 1
Spangler lf 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 5 2 2 0
Bond 1b 5 0 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 0
Staub rf 2 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 1 2 1
  Brand c 1 0 0 0
Lillis ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Owens p 1 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Kasko ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 201 004103
Houston 100 110 010 015112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   6.0 5 3 2 5 4
  Schwall   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  McBean   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Face  L (1-1) 0.2 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
10.2
11
5
4
7
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   6.2 7 3 3 1 6
  Owens   2.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Woodeshick   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Raymond  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
10
4
4
3
8

  E–Schofield (2), Virdon 2 (3), Aspromonte (1), Staub (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Clendenon 2 (2,off Johnson 2); Virgil (1,off Johnson), Houston Bond (2,off Schwall).  HR–Houston Bateman (4,5th inning off Cardwell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Clemente (1,off Raymond); Lillis (2,off McBean).  IBB–Stargell (1,by Raymond); Staub (1,by Face); Lillis (1,by Face).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Virdon (2,2nd base off Johnson/Bateman); Wynn (2,2nd base off Cardwell/Pagliaroni); Morgan (2,2nd base off Cardwell/Pagliaroni).  WP–Face (1).  IBB–Face 2 (2,Staub,Lillis); Raymond (2,Stargell).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:58.  A–19,116.
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