Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 14, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1966 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 6 1 3 4
Jackson ss 5 0 2 1
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Gentile 1b 2 0 0 0
Staub rf,lf 6 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 1 0
Maye lf 3 1 1 0
  Nicholson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 1 1 0
  Heath c 1 1 0 0
Dierker p 1 1 1 1
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Lillis ph 0 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Sims ph 1 1 1 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 5 0 2 0
Groat ss 6 0 1 0
White 1b 5 1 1 1
Callison rf 5 1 2 0
Clemens lf 5 0 0 0
  Culp p 0 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 5 1 1 0
Taylor 3b 5 1 4 2
Buhl p 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Briggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinsky p 1 0 0 0
  Kuenn ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Brandt lf 1 0 1 2
Totals 46 5 13 5
Houston 001 020 000 036122
Philadelphia 000 102 000 025130
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   5.1 7 3 3 0 3
  Owens   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Latman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lee  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Raymond  SV (4) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
11.0
13
5
5
0
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl   4.1 5 3 3 3 2
  Knowles   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Belinsky   4.0 4 0 0 2 1
  Fox  L (0-1) 1.2 3 3 3 2 3
  Culp   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
12
6
6
9
8

  E–Dierker (2), Lee (1).  DP–Houston 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Houston Morgan (2,off Buhl); Aspromonte (5,off Belinsky), Philadelphia Callison (5,off Dierker); Taylor (3,off Raymond).  3B–Houston Morgan (3,off Fox), Philadelphia Taylor (3,off Owens).  HR–Houston Dierker (1,3rd inning off Buhl 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia White (4,4th inning off Dierker 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dierker (1,off Buhl); Rojas (1,off Raymond).  HBP–Gentile (2,by Buhl).  IBB–Wynn (2,by Knowles); Bateman (4,by Belinsky).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  CS–Jackson (3,2nd base by Buhl/Dalrymple); Wynn (4,2nd base by Buhl/Dalrymple).  WP–Lee (1).  HBP–Buhl (1,Gentile).  IBB–Knowles (1,Wynn); Belinsky (1,Bateman).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:37.  A–3,957.
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