Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 3, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1965 at Busch Stadium I. 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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Houston Astros 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 6 2 2 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 2 1
Gentile 1b 3 0 2 0
  Gaines ph,rf 0 1 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 1
  Thomas 1b 0 0 0 0
Bond rf,1b,rf 2 1 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 3
Wynn cf 4 1 1 3
Kasko ss 5 0 1 0
Brand c 5 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 1 1 1
  Owens p 1 1 1 0
  Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 15 10
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 3 2
Groat ss 5 0 1 0
Flood cf 4 1 1 0
White 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 0
Francona rf 1 0 1 1
Gagliano 2b 3 2 0 0
McCarver c 4 2 3 3
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
Houston 110 010 52010150
St. Louis 001 020 2207100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (5-5) 6.1 5 5 5 4 5
  Owens   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Cuellar   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  SV (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
5
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (8-8) 6.1 8 5 5 4 0
  Sadecki   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Dennis   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Schultz   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Briles   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Woodeshick   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2, St. Louis 1.  PB–Brand (11).  2B–Houston Gentile (9,off Purkey); Staub (9,off Briles), St. Louis Brock 2 (23,off Dierker,off Owens).  3B–Houston Maye (5,off Purkey).  HR–Houston Dierker (1,2nd inning off Purkey 0 on, 2 out); Wynn (13,7th inning off Dennis 2 on, 1 out), St. Louis Brock (10,3rd inning off Dierker 0 on, 2 out); McCarver (10,5th inning off Dierker 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Morgan (1,off Purkey); Francona (1,off Owens).  HBP–Bond (5,by Briles).  IBB–Bond (7,by Purkey).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–McCarver (4,2nd base off Taylor/Brand).  CS–Boyer (3,2nd base by Dierker/Brand).  WP–Dierker (5).  HBP–Briles (4,Bond).  IBB–Purkey (4,Bond).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–3:07.
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