Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 9, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1965 at Wrigley Field. 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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Houston Astros 11, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0
Spangler lf 5 1 1 0
Wynn cf 5 1 2 1
Bond 1b 5 2 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 5 2 3 0
Staub rf 5 2 3 5
Kasko ss 5 2 3 0
Bateman c 3 1 1 2
Johnson p 3 0 1 0
  Woodeshick p 2 0 1 2
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 18 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 4 2 2 1
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 2
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 1
Altman rf 1 0 0 0
  Clemens rf 2 0 0 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
  Gabrielson rf 0 0 0 0
Roznovsky c 3 1 1 1
Pena ss 3 1 1 0
Buhl p 2 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Amalfitano ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Broglio p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Houston 000 024 02311181
Chicago 200 021 000570
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (2-0) 6.0 7 5 5 0 3
  Woodeshick   2.2 0 0 0 3 0
  Owens  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L (3-2) 5.0 8 5 5 0 4
  McDaniel   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Abernathy   1.1 6 4 4 1 0
  Broglio   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
11
11
2
5

  E–Bond (5).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Johnson (1,off Buhl); Aspromonte 2 (6,off Buhl,off Broglio); Spangler (1,off Abernathy); Bond (3,off Abernathy); Staub (3,off Broglio), Chicago Landrum (1,off Johnson); Williams (6,off Johnson); Pena (4,off Johnson).  3B–Chicago Landrum (1,off Johnson).  HR–Houston Bateman (5,5th inning off Buhl 1 on, 1 out); Wynn (4,6th inning off Buhl 0 on, 0 out); Staub (4,6th inning off McDaniel 2 on, 0 out), Chicago Roznovsky (1,6th inning off Johnson 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Bateman 2 (2,by Abernathy,by Broglio).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Banks (3,off Johnson); Williams (1,off Johnson).  HBP–Beckert (1,by Johnson).  Team–6.  WP–Johnson (2).  HBP–Johnson (3,Beckert).  IBB–Abernathy (2,Bateman); Broglio (4,Bateman).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:37.
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