Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 15, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1966 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 2 2
Gentile 1b 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Maye lf 3 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Cuellar p 2 1 1 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 5 1 2 0
Rojas 2b 5 1 1 2
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
  Wine pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 0 0 0
Kuenn lf 4 1 2 1
  Gonzalez pr,lf 1 0 0 0
White 1b 3 0 1 0
Brandt cf 4 0 1 1
Uecker c 3 1 1 0
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Bunning p 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4
Houston 000 101 000263
Philadelphia 001 001 12x580
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar   5.2 5 2 1 4 5
  Latman  L (2-3) 1.1 1 1 0 1 1
  Owens   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
3
6
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (1-4) 7.0 5 2 2 0 3
  Bunning  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
4

  E–Wynn (2), Gentile (2), Cuellar (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Uecker (2,off Cuellar); Rojas (5,off Owens).  HR–Houston Wynn (7,4th inning off L Jackson 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Gentile (3,by Bunning); Groat (2,by Owens).  Team LOB–3.  SH–L Jackson (2,off Cuellar); Groat (2,off Latman).  Team–12.  SB–Jackson (12,2nd base off L Jackson/Uecker).  HBP–Owens (1,Groat); Bunning (4,Gentile).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:37.  A–9,208.
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