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 3, Houston Astros 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf 2 1 1 0
Rose 2b 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 2 1 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
Johnson lf 2 1 1 2
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
  Pavletich c 2 0 1 0
Ruiz 3b 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Ellis p 3 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 2 1 0
Mantilla 3b 4 1 1 3
Heath c 3 2 2 0
Harrison 1b 3 0 1 1
Lillis 2b 2 0 0 1
Bruce p 2 0 1 1
  Taylor p 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Cincinnati 000 102 000350
Houston 020 000 13x691
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (5-12) 7.0 8 5 5 1 2
  Davidson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Nottebart   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
1
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   5.2 4 3 2 4 3
  Taylor  W (2-1) 3.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
4
4

  E–Harrison (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Staub (12,off Ellis); Heath (2,off Ellis); Taylor (1,off Ellis).  HR–Cincinnati Johnson (10,4th inning off Bruce 0 on, 2 out), Houston Mantilla (3,8th inning off Nottebart 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Pinson (6,off Taylor); Harrison (1,off Ellis).  SF–Johnson (6,off Bruce); Lillis (1,off Ellis).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Harper (8,2nd base off Bruce/Heath).  CS–Rose (4,2nd base by Bruce/Heath).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:23.  A–30,930.
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