St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
July 22, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 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 2, Houston Astros 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
Francona 1b 4 0 1 0
  Warwick pr 0 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Gagliano 2b 3 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Skinner rf 3 0 0 1
McCarver c 2 0 0 0
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Maye lf 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 2 1 0
Staub rf 3 1 1 0
  Bond rf 1 0 0 0
Gentile 1b 2 0 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 2
Brand c 3 0 1 0
Lillis ss 3 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 9 3
St. Louis 100 000 100250
Houston 000 102 00x392
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (7-7) 7.0 9 3 3 1 1
  Woodeshick   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
1
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (4-4) 9.0 5 2 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
2
6

  E–Morgan (16), Brand (4).  DP–St. Louis 1, Houston 2.  PB–McCarver (12); Brand (10).  2B–St. Louis Gagliano (11,off Dierker), Houston Morgan (16,off Purkey); Gentile (5,off Purkey).  3B–St. Louis Groat (4,off Dierker).  IBB–McCarver (6,by Dierker); Gentile (2,by Purkey).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  SB–Brock (40,2nd base off Dierker/Brand); Wynn (23,2nd base off Purkey/McCarver).  CS–Brand (2,2nd base by Purkey/McCarver).  IBB–Purkey (3,Gentile); Dierker (1,McCarver).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:24.  A–30,668.
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