Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 6, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1966 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 0
Woodward 2b 2 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Alomar 2b 0 0 0 0
  Bolling ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Aaron rf 2 1 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Torre c 2 1 1 1
Carty lf 4 1 1 1
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 2
Menke ss 3 1 1 1
Lemaster p 4 0 1 1
Totals 32 6 7 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 3 0 2 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Staub lf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Latman p 3 0 1 0
  Carpin p 0 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
Atlanta 000 000 006670
Houston 000 000 000071
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  W (2-1) 9.0 7 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  L (1-2) 8.2 4 4 4 4 8
  Carpin   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Raymond   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
4
9

  E–Staub (2).  2B–Atlanta Carty (3,off Latman), Houston Nicholson (2,off Lemaster).  3B–Atlanta Menke (1,off Carpin), Houston Bateman (2,off Lemaster).  HBP–Torre (1,by Latman).  IBB–Menke (3,by Latman).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  CS–Alou (2,2nd base by Latman/Bateman).  SB–Jackson (10,2nd base off Lemaster/Torre).  HBP–Latman (2,Torre).  IBB–Latman (2,Menke).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:41.  A–22,948.
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