Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
May 24, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1965 at Astrodome. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 5 0 1 0
Harper lf 3 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 3 1 1 0
  Perez ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
Edwards c 4 2 2 1
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 2
Maloney p 3 0 2 1
  Jay p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Fox 3b 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 1 0
Maye lf 3 0 0 0
Bond 1b 4 0 2 1
Staub rf 4 0 1 1
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Kasko ss 4 0 2 0
Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Dierker p 1 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Cincinnati 030 200 0005111
Houston 100 001 000261
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (5-0) 7.0 4 2 1 1 4
  Jay  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  L (6-2) 1.1 5 3 3 0 2
  Dierker   5.2 6 2 2 1 2
  Woodeshick   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Owens   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
4

  E–Cardenas (1), Maye (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Edwards 2 (6,off Giusti,off Dierker); Maloney (1,off Dierker); Rose (8,off Dierker), Houston Bond (7,off Jay); Kasko (2,off Jay).  3B–Cincinnati Johnson (4,off Giusti).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Dierker (2,off Maloney).  Team–7.  WP–Jay (1), Dierker (2).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:12.  A–15,496.
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