San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
April 24, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 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."

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San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lanier 2b 3 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Linzy p 1 0 1 1
Alou lf 5 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 1
McCovey 1b 4 0 2 0
Hart 3b 3 1 1 1
Haller c 3 1 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Davenport ss,2b 4 0 2 1
Herbel p 2 0 0 0
  Cepeda ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0
Jackson ss 2 0 1 0
  Lillis ss 2 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 3 1
Gentile 1b 4 0 0 0
Staub lf 3 1 2 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 2 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 2 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 1
San Francisco 000 000 121490
Houston 001 100 0002112
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Herbel   6.0 9 2 2 3 4
  Gibbon  W (1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Linzy  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   6.1 4 1 1 3 3
  Owens  L (1-1) 2.2 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
3

  E–Jackson (4), Dierker (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Staub 2 (3,off Herbel 2); Wynn (2,off Gibbon).  3B–San Francisco Linzy (1,off Owens).  HR–San Francisco Mays (6,8th inning off Owens 0 on, 1 out); Hart (3,8th inning off Owens 0 on, 2 out), Houston Wynn (3,3rd inning off Herbel 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Bateman (1,by Herbel).  Team–9.  SB–Jackson (5,2nd base off Herbel/Haller); Lillis (1,2nd base off Herbel/Haller).  CS–Morgan (2,2nd base by Herbel/Haller).  IBB–Herbel (1,Bateman).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:14.  A–20,197.
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