Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
April 30, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1965 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Beckert 2b 5 2 2 0
Pena ss 3 1 1 1
Williams cf 4 0 1 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Altman lf 3 0 1 0
Banks 1b 3 0 2 1
Clemens rf 4 0 1 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Bertell c 3 0 0 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
Buhl p 3 0 0 0
  Gabrielson rf 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0
Spangler lf 3 0 0 1
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Bond 1b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 0
Staub rf 3 0 1 1
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Lillis ss 3 1 1 0
Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 1 1 2
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Chicago 102 000 000380
Houston 000 000 13x463
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L (2-1) 7.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Abernathy   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
1
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (3-1) 8.0 8 3 1 1 6
  Woodeshick  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
1
7

  E–Morgan (4), Bond (4), Aspromonte (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Beckert (2,off Farrell); Williams (3,off Farrell), Houston Staub (1,off Buhl).  3B–Chicago Beckert (1,off Farrell), Houston Morgan 2 (3,off Buhl 2).  HR–Houston Gaines (1,8th inning off Buhl 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Pena (1,off Farrell); Spangler (1,off Abernathy).  HBP–Banks (1,by Farrell).  IBB–Altman (1,by Farrell).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  CS–Banks (1,2nd base by Farrell/Bateman).  HBP–Farrell (1,Banks).  IBB–Farrell (1,Altman).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–1:51.  A–27,491.
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