Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 5, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1965 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 6 0 1 0
Gaines rf 4 1 2 1
  Wynn cf 2 0 0 0
Bond lf 5 1 1 0
Gentile 1b 5 0 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 1
Maye cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Brand c 5 0 1 0
Lillis ss 5 0 1 0
Dierker p 2 0 1 0
  Woodeshick p 1 0 0 0
  Owens p 1 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 3 11 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 0 1 0
Brock lf 5 0 0 0
White 1b 5 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 6 1 2 1
McCarver c 6 0 2 1
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
Gagliano 2b 5 1 2 2
Francona rf 2 0 1 0
  Warwick ph,rf 3 0 1 0
Simmons p 1 0 0 0
  Shannon ph 1 0 0 0
  Stallard p 1 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Washburn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 12 4
Houston 001 001 001 0003113
St. Louis 001 000 020 0014123
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   5.2 7 1 1 0 3
  Woodeshick   2.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Owens   3.1 1 0 0 1 1
  MacKenzie  L (0-3) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.1
12
4
4
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   7.0 8 2 2 0 4
  Stallard   4.0 1 1 1 0 3
  Washburn  W (4-3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
11
3
3
0
7

  E–Bond (8), Aspromonte (8), Lillis (4), Boyer (7), Gagliano 2 (5).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Bond (9,off Simmons), St. Louis Warwick (1,off Woodeshick).  3B–St. Louis Boyer (1,off MacKenzie).  HR–Houston Gaines (4,3rd inning off Simmons 0 on, 2 out); Aspromonte (4,9th inning off Stallard 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Gagliano (3,8th inning off Woodeshick 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Simmons (2,off Dierker); Flood (1,off Woodeshick); Brock (6,off Owens).  IBB–White (2,by Owens).  Team–12.  IBB–Owens (4,White).  U–Bill Jackowski, Chris Pelekoudas, Paul Pryor.  T–3:04.  A–8,862.
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