Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 8, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn cf 4 1 1 0
Jackson ss 5 2 2 0
Staub rf,lf 2 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 1 3 3
Maye lf 3 1 2 0
  Nicholson ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 1 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 3 0
Lillis 2b 3 0 1 2
Bruce p 4 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 13 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 1 0
Gagliano 3b 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 1 0
Shannon rf 3 0 0 0
Buchek 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 1 1 1
  Javier 2b 0 0 0 0
Gibson p 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Jaster p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Houston 200 111 1006131
St. Louis 000 000 010130
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (2-6) 8.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Raymond  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (11-9) 4.1 8 4 4 2 1
  Woodeshick   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Briles   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Jaster   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Dennis   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
5
3

  E–Jackson (22).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Houston Wynn (17,off Gibson).  HR–Houston Bateman (11,1st inning off Gibson 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Francona (3,8th inning off Bruce 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Staub (5,off Jaster).  SF–Lillis (2,off Gibson).  IBB–Staub (7,by Gibson); Bateman (8,by Jaster).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  CS–Lillis (1,2nd base by Briles/McCarver).  SB–Brock (30,2nd base off Bruce/Bateman).  WP–Gibson (7).  IBB–Gibson (3,Staub); Jaster (3,Bateman).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:26.  A–30,044.
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