Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1966 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 5 1 1 0
Wynn cf 4 3 4 3
Nicholson rf 4 1 2 0
Mantilla 1b 3 0 1 0
  Gentile ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 2
Staub lf 3 0 0 0
Lillis 3b 2 0 0 0
Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruce p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 2 2 2
Alley ss 5 1 1 0
Mota lf 5 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 5 3 5 4
Clemente rf 5 1 3 2
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 1 2 0
  Pagan 3b 0 0 0 0
Veale p 2 1 1 0
  Mikkelsen p 2 1 1 0
Totals 38 10 16 8
Houston 201 000 2005103
Pittsburgh 021 011 32x10160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell   5.0 5 4 4 0 3
  Bruce  L (1-2) 2.0 7 4 4 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 4 2 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
16
10
8
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale   6.0 8 4 4 4 11
  Mikkelsen  W (4-2) 3.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
12

  E–Morgan (8), Jackson (11), Nicholson (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Houston Mantilla (2,off Veale); Wynn (11,off Veale), Pittsburgh Stargell (10,off Bruce).  3B–Pittsburgh Veale (1,off Farrell); Bailey (1,off Farrell).  HR–Houston Wynn 2 (10,1st inning off Veale 1 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Veale 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (9,2nd inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Bruce 1 on, 2 out); Clemente (6,2nd inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lillis (2,off Veale).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Alou 2 (2,off Farrell 2).  IBB–Pagliaroni (1,by Bruce).  Team–7.  IBB–Bruce (1,Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:40.  A–27,370.
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