Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
July 6, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1966 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf,1b 5 1 1 0
Jones cf 5 2 3 2
Carty lf 5 1 2 1
Torre c 5 2 2 2
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0
Menke 1b 1 1 0 1
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 2 1
Woodward ss 3 0 1 1
Schwall p 3 0 0 0
  Geiger rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 4 0 2 0
Brand 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 5 0 1 1
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 0
Lillis ss 4 0 1 0
Farrell p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 0 1 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Atlanta 013 400 0008120
Houston 000 000 100180
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall  W (4-2) 6.1 5 1 1 4 4
  Carroll  SV (3) 2.2 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  L (3-6) 3.1 10 7 7 2 3
  Taylor   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Latman   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Owens   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Raymond   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Bateman (10).  2B–Atlanta Carty (12,off Farrell); Bolling (3,off Farrell); Jones (9,off Raymond), Houston Maye (4,off Schwall).  3B–Atlanta Jones (1,off Farrell); Mathews (2,off Taylor).  HR–Atlanta Jones (10,4th inning off Farrell 1 on, 0 out); Torre (21,4th inning off Farrell 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Menke (3,off Taylor).  HBP–Menke (4,by Latman).  IBB–Woodward (5,by Farrell).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Brand (1,off Schwall).  Team–11.  HBP–Latman (4,Menke).  IBB–Farrell (3,Woodward).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:24.  A–28,533.
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