Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
June 20, 1966 Box Score

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

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 4 0 1 0
Davis T. lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson rf 4 2 2 0
Lefebvre 3b,2b 3 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 0
Oliver 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gilliam ph,3b 0 0 0 1
Drysdale p 3 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 1 0 0 1
Jackson ss 4 1 0 0
Wynn cf 3 1 1 0
Staub rf,lf 4 1 2 2
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Maye lf 3 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 2 1
Bateman c 3 1 1 0
Roberts p 1 0 1 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
  Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Los Angeles 010 000 100243
Houston 100 010 02x483
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (4-9) 7.0 7 4 3 4 1
  Perranoski   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Regan   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
4
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   7.0 4 2 1 1 1
  Cuellar  W (5-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Owens  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
1
2

  E–W Davis (7), Roseboro (2), Drysdale (3), Aspromonte (6), Maye (3), Roberts (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Houston Bateman (11,off Drysdale); Staub (9,off Drysdale).  SF–Gilliam (1,off Roberts); Morgan (2,off Drysdale).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Bateman (3,off Drysdale).  IBB–Morgan (3,by Drysdale).  Team–7.  CS–W Davis (3,2nd base by Roberts/Bateman).  SB–Jackson (20,2nd base off Drysdale/Roseboro).  IBB–Drysdale (2,Morgan).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–1:57.  A–33,437.
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