Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 20, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1966 at Astrodome. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 5 1 2 0
Groat ss 4 1 0 0
White 1b 2 0 1 2
Callison rf 4 0 1 2
Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Wine lf 0 0 0 0
  Kuenn ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Dalrymple c 4 1 2 0
  Linz pr 0 0 0 0
  Uecker c 0 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 1
Brandt cf 4 0 1 1
Belinsky p 1 1 1 0
  Buhl p 1 0 0 0
  Clemens ph,lf 2 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 5 0 1 1
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Nicholson rf 3 0 0 0
Mantilla 1b 5 1 1 1
Staub lf 4 1 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 0
Bateman c 5 1 1 1
Dierker p 3 1 2 2
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Lillis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 10 5
Philadelphia 001 000 400 16100
Houston 020 102 000 05100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Belinsky   2.1 4 2 2 1 3
  Buhl   3.2 5 3 3 1 1
  Fox   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Knowles  W (4-0) 2.2 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   6.2 6 5 5 4 7
  Raymond   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Owens  L (3-2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
10.0
10
6
6
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Dalrymple (4).  2B–Philadelphia Taylor (5,off Dierker); Dalrymple (2,off Dierker); Kuenn (4,off Owens), Houston Aspromonte (6,off Fox).  HR–Houston Mantilla (1,2nd inning off Belinsky 0 on, 1 out); Bateman (4,4th inning off Buhl 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Uecker (2,off Owens).  SF–Brandt (2,off Dierker); Rojas (1,off Owens).  HBP–Taylor (1,by Dierker); Staub (1,by Belinsky).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Morgan (2,by Knowles).  Team–10.  WP–Dierker (1).  HBP–Belinsky (2,Staub); Dierker (1,Taylor).  IBB–Knowles (2,Morgan).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–3:24.  A–29,763.
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