Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 20, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1966 at Astrodome. 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 0 0 0
Parker 1b 5 0 3 1
Fairly cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Lefebvre 3b 3 0 0 0
  Kennedy pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 0
  Shirley pr 0 1 0 0
  Torborg c 1 0 0 0
Ferrara rf 4 1 2 2
  Davis cf 0 0 0 0
Oliver 2b 3 0 0 0
Osteen p 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1
Jackson ss 2 0 1 0
  Gentile ph 1 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Nicholson rf 4 1 1 0
Harrison 1b 2 0 0 0
Staub lf 3 0 0 1
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 2 0
Bateman c 3 1 1 0
Bruce p 2 0 0 0
  Carpin p 0 0 0 0
  Brand ph 1 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Lillis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Los Angeles 010 000 200381
Houston 000 001 001270
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (3-0) 9.0 7 2 2 5 7
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  L (1-1) 6.2 7 3 3 1 4
  Carpin   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Owens   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
6

  E–Osteen (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Torborg (1).  2B–Los Angeles Roseboro (1,off Bruce), Houston Bateman (3,off Osteen).  3B–Houston Nicholson (1,off Osteen).  HR–Los Angeles Ferrara (1,2nd inning off Bruce 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Johnson (2,off Owens); Jackson (3,off Osteen).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Staub (2,off Osteen).  Team–9.  CS–Jackson (1,2nd base by Osteen/Roseboro).  WP–Osteen (1).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:28.  A–16,222.
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