San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
May 23, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1965 at Astrodome. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport ss 3 1 2 2
  Schofield ss 2 0 2 0
Alou M. lf 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 0
  Henderson cf 1 0 0 0
Hart 3b 4 1 2 3
Alou J. rf 3 0 0 0
Haller c 4 0 1 0
Lanier 2b 4 1 2 0
Perry p 4 1 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Bond 1b 4 0 1 2
Aspromonte 3b 1 0 1 0
  Fox 3b 3 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Lillis ss 3 0 2 0
Johnson p 1 0 1 0
  Raymond p 1 0 0 0
  Brand ph 1 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
San Francisco 300 200 0005120
Houston 000 000 020280
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (3-3) 7.1 7 2 2 2 4
  Henry  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (3-2) 3.1 8 5 5 1 2
  Raymond   3.2 2 0 0 0 3
  Owens   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
6

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, Houston 1.  2B–San Francisco M Alou (6,off Johnson); Lanier (5,off Johnson); Schofield (6,off Owens), Houston Aspromonte (8,off Perry); Morgan (10,off Perry).  HR–San Francisco Hart (6,1st inning off Johnson 2 on, 2 out).  SH–J Alou (3,off Raymond); M Alou (3,off Owens).  HBP–McCovey (5,by Raymond).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  HBP–Raymond (1,McCovey).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:33.  A–31,493.
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