Milwaukee Braves vs Houston Astros
May 31, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1965 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 2, Houston Astros 7

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou 1b 3 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 0 0
Torre c 4 0 2 2
Jones cf 4 0 0 0
  Cline cf 0 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 0 0 0
Woodward ss 4 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 3 0 1 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
Cloninger p 3 1 2 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 2 1 1
Maye lf 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 1 0 0
  Spangler cf 0 0 0 0
Bond 1b 3 1 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 2 2
Staub rf 2 1 0 0
Brand c 3 1 2 2
Lillis ss 4 0 2 0
Bruce p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 7 8 5
Milwaukee 000 001 010261
Houston 100 000 06x783
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  L (6-4) 7.1 6 6 6 8 4
  Carroll   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
8
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (3-6) 9.0 6 2 1 0 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
0
8

  E–Torre (3), Maye 2 (4), Bond (7).  DP–Milwaukee 2, Houston 1.  2B–Milwaukee Cloninger (1,off Bruce), Houston Brand (2,off Carroll).  HR–Houston Morgan (3,1st inning off Cloninger 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Alou (2,off Bruce); Maye (1,off Cloninger); Bruce (1,off Carroll).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  CS–Lillis (1,2nd base by Cloninger/Torre).  WP–Carroll (1).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:31.  A–25,120.
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