Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 29, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 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 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gotay 3b 2 0 0 0
  Mantilla pr,3b 3 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 1 3 0
Wynn cf 4 1 1 3
Staub lf 4 0 1 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 1 2 0
Harrison 1b 4 1 1 2
Lillis 2b 4 0 0 0
Dierker p 2 1 2 0
  Heath ph 1 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 2 2 0
Alley ss 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 5 0 1 1
Stargell lf 4 1 2 1
Pagan 3b 4 2 2 0
Clendenon 1b 4 1 2 1
Pagliaroni c 4 0 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 2 1
Cardwell p 1 0 0 0
  McBean p 3 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 5
Houston 021 000 0025112
Pittsburgh 020 110 0116122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   5.0 7 4 3 0 0
  Taylor   3.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Owens  L (4-4) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
12
6
5
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   2.0 3 3 2 0 2
  McBean   6.2 8 2 2 1 5
  O'Dell  W (3-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
1
7

  E–Staub (5), Lillis (5), Clemente (7), Cardwell (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Heath (1,off McBean); Bateman (16,off McBean), Pittsburgh Clendenon 2 (6,off Dierker,off Taylor); Pagan (4,off Taylor).  HR–Houston Harrison (2,2nd inning off Cardwell 1 on, 2 out); Wynn (13,9th inning off McBean 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Wynn (4,off McBean).  HBP–Jackson (2,by Cardwell).  IBB–Staub (6,by McBean); Mazeroski (4,by Taylor).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Alley (6,off Owens).  Team–8.  SB–Mazeroski (3,2nd base off Dierker/Bateman); Alou (10,2nd base off Dierker/Bateman).  HBP–Cardwell (5,Jackson).  IBB–Taylor (2,Mazeroski); McBean (5,Staub).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:31.  A–12,500.
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