Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 27, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1965 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 6 2 3 0
Wynn cf 5 1 3 1
Aspromonte 3b 6 1 1 1
Staub rf 5 2 3 2
Bond lf,1b 5 0 2 1
Gentile 1b 3 1 1 0
  Lillis ph 1 1 1 1
  Maye lf 1 0 0 0
Kasko ss 5 0 1 1
Brand c 5 1 2 1
Farrell p 4 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Bruce p 0 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 0 0 0
  Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 9 18 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b,lf 6 1 3 1
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
  Carpin p 0 0 0 0
  Schwall p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 1 1
  Pagan pr 0 1 0 0
  McBean p 1 1 0 0
Clemente rf 4 2 1 0
Stargell lf 4 1 1 0
  Rodgers ph,3b 2 0 2 3
Clendenon 1b 4 1 2 3
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 1
Pagliaroni c 5 0 0 0
Alley ss 5 1 2 0
Law p 2 0 1 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph,cf 3 1 2 1
Totals 45 10 17 10
Houston 111 010 032 009180
Pittsburgh 000 300 006 0110170
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell   8.1 12 6 6 0 6
  Taylor   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Bruce   0.0 0 1 1 0 0
  Coombs   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Owens   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Cuellar  L (1-4) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
10.1
17
10
10
1
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law   4.0 9 4 4 0 2
  Gibbon   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Carpin   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Schwall   1.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Face   1.0 3 2 2 0 3
  McBean  W (5-5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
18
9
8
0
10

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Pagliaroni 2 (5).  2B–Houston Kasko (5,off Law), Pittsburgh Stargell (21,off Farrell).  3B–Houston Morgan (9,off Law); Wynn (7,off Face); Bond (2,off Face), Pittsburgh Clendenon (11,off Farrell).  HR–Houston Staub (8,3rd inning off Law 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Wynn (3,off Law); Staub (4,off Gibbon); Mazeroski (8,off Farrell); Clendenon (9,off Owens).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Clemente (4,by Bruce).  IBB–Clemente (13,by Cuellar).  Team–8.  SB–Clendenon (5,2nd base off Farrell/Brand).  WP–Cuellar (2), Face (2).  HBP–Bruce (6,Clemente).  IBB–Cuellar (3,Clemente).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:13.  A–12,917.
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