Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1966 at Astrodome. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 6 0 2 1
Rojas 2b 5 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Buhl p 0 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 5 0 1 0
Kuenn lf 4 1 1 0
  Linz 2b 1 0 1 0
White 1b 5 1 2 1
Brandt cf 2 0 0 0
  Allen ph,lf 1 0 1 0
  Wine lf 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,lf,cf 1 0 0 0
Uecker c 3 0 1 0
  Culp p 0 0 0 0
  Clemens ph,cf,lf 2 1 1 1
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Dalrymple c 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Jackson ss 5 0 1 0
Wynn cf 5 1 3 3
Nicholson rf 5 1 2 1
Mantilla 1b 3 0 1 0
  Gentile 1b 2 0 1 0
Staub lf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 1 0
  Brand pr,c 0 1 0 0
Cuellar p 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Lillis ph 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 1 0 1 0
  Giusti pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 4
Philadelphia 000 000 003 003102
Houston 100 200 000 014112
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   6.0 5 3 2 1 6
  Culp   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Fox   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Knowles   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Buhl  L (0-1) 0.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.1
11
4
3
4
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar   4.2 2 0 0 2 4
  Farrell   3.2 4 3 3 1 2
  Owens   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Lee  W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
10
3
3
3
7

  E–Groat (4), Culp (1), Morgan (5), Jackson (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Houston 2.  2B–Philadelphia Kuenn (5,off Farrell); Allen (4,off Farrell), Houston Bateman (7,off Short).  HR–Houston Wynn (8,4th inning off Short 0 on, 0 out); Nicholson (2,4th inning off Short 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Jackson (7,off Short); Lillis (1,off Fox).  HBP–Morgan (3,by Culp); Bateman (1,by Fox).  Team–13.  WP–Culp (2), Knowles (3).  HBP–Culp (2,Morgan); Fox (1,Bateman).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:21.  A–30,229.
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