San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
April 23, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1966 at Astrodome. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lanier 2b 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 1
McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0
Hart 3b 3 1 0 0
Haller c 4 0 2 1
Brown rf 4 0 1 0
Davenport ss 4 0 1 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Gentile 1b 3 0 0 0
Staub lf 3 0 1 1
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
San Francisco 010 001 000260
Houston 100 000 000141
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (2-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (0-3) 8.0 6 2 1 1 2
  Owens   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
3

  E–Jackson (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–San Francisco Haller (3,off Roberts), Houston Jackson (1,off Perry).  HR–San Francisco Mays (5,6th inning off Roberts 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Roberts (2,off Perry).  SF–Staub (4,off Perry).  IBB–Gentile (3,by Perry).  Team–5.  IBB–Perry (1,Gentile).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–1:57.  A–28,041.
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