Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 12, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1966 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 3 0 0 1
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 3 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 3 1 2 1
  Lillis pr 0 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Brand ph 1 0 0 0
  Carpin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 2 2 0
Parker 1b 2 1 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Fairly rf 3 0 2 3
Lefebvre 3b 4 0 2 0
  Kennedy 3b 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 0 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 0
Oliver 2b 3 0 1 0
Osteen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 10 3
Houston 001 000 001260
Los Angeles 100 001 01x3102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (0-1) 7.0 8 2 1 1 0
  Carpin   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
1
1
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (1-0) 9.0 6 2 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
5

  E–Lefebvre (1), Roseboro (1).  DP–Houston 1, Los Angeles 1.  PB–Bateman (1).  SH–Roberts (1,off Osteen); W Davis (1,off Roberts); Parker (1,off Carpin).  SF–Maye (1,off Osteen); Fairly (1,off Roberts).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  SB–Morgan (1,2nd base off Osteen/Roseboro).  CS–W Davis (1,2nd base by Roberts/Bateman).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:08.  A–34,520.
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