Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
July 2, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1966 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf 5 1 3 0
Rose 2b 5 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 3
Perez 1b 5 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 1 2 0
Helms 3b 4 1 3 1
  Ruiz pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Osteen p 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph 1 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 5 2 2 2
Jackson ss 5 0 1 1
Wynn cf 5 2 1 0
Staub rf 3 1 1 0
Harrison 1b 3 1 0 0
Brand c 4 1 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 1
  Mantilla 3b 0 0 0 0
Lillis 2b 4 1 3 2
Farrell p 4 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 7
Cincinnati 010 000 3105111
Houston 002 011 40x8111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   6.0 7 4 3 1 4
  Osteen  L (0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Nuxhall   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Davidson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (3-5) 7.1 11 5 5 1 6
  Raymond  SV (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
9

  E–Cardenas (7), Aspromonte (9).  2B–Houston Brand (1,off Pappas).  3B–Houston Maye (2,off Osteen).  HR–Cincinnati Helms (6,2nd inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out); Pinson (7,7th inning off Farrell 2 on, 2 out), Houston Maye (6,3rd inning off Pappas 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Pinson (5,off Farrell).  SF–Edwards (3,off Farrell).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Harrison (2,by Nuxhall).  IBB–Aspromonte (4,by Pappas).  Team–7.  SB–Wynn 2 (9,2nd base off Nuxhall/Edwards,3rd base off Nuxhall/Edwards); Staub (1,2nd base off Nuxhall/Edwards).  HBP–Nuxhall (1,Harrison).  IBB–Pappas (3,Aspromonte).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:25.  A–13,782.
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