St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
May 27, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1965 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Houston Astros 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 3 0 2 1
White 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Francona rf 3 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Javier 2b 4 0 1 0
Washburn p 2 1 1 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Maye lf 3 1 1 2
Bond 1b 3 0 0 1
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 2 1 1
Staub rf 4 1 1 0
Brand c 1 0 0 0
Farrell p 3 0 0 1
Totals 29 6 6 5
St. Louis 000 010 000172
Houston 120 000 03x660
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L (3-2) 6.0 3 3 2 3 3
  Purkey   2.0 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (4-1) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
5

  E–Groat (9), Boyer (6).  2B–Houston Kasko (3,off Washburn); Aspromonte (10,off Washburn); Maye (4,off Purkey).  HR–Houston Wynn (8,8th inning off Purkey 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Maye (1,off Washburn); Bond (2,off Purkey).  IBB–Brand (2,by Washburn).  Team–4.  IBB–Washburn (4,Brand).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:03.  A–22,430.
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