Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
July 20, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1966 at Astrodome. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 13, Houston Astros 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Clemens lf 6 0 2 0
Callison rf 5 3 2 2
Allen 3b 5 3 2 0
White 1b 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 2 1 2 3
  Rojas ph,cf 4 0 3 4
Dalrymple c 5 1 2 1
Taylor 2b 6 2 2 0
Groat ss 4 2 3 1
Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Verbanic p 0 0 0 0
  Briggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbert p 1 0 0 0
  Linz ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 0 1 1
Totals 46 13 20 12
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn cf 5 2 2 3
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Staub rf,lf 5 1 2 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 1
Maye lf 3 3 2 1
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Monteagudo p 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 2 1
Brand 2b 4 1 1 2
Harrison 1b 3 1 2 1
Latman p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 1 0 0 0
  Arlich p 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
Philadelphia 102 401 22113203
Houston 014 003 1009122
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl   2.1 7 5 4 1 0
  Verbanic   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Herbert  W (2-4) 3.0 2 3 2 0 2
  Knowles  SV (10) 3.0 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
4
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Latman   2.2 8 3 3 0 1
  Taylor   1.0 2 4 1 1 0
  Arlich  L (0-1) 2.2 7 3 3 0 1
  Raymond   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Owens   1.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Monteagudo   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
20
13
10
5
6

  E–Allen (7), Groat 2 (8), Jackson (26), Maye (6).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Callison (23,off Latman); Groat (15,off Taylor); Allen (13,off Arlich); Taylor (12,off Arlich); Rojas (14,off Monteagudo), Houston Aspromonte (13,off Buhl).  HR–Philadelphia Gonzalez (4,3rd inning off Latman 1 on, 2 out), Houston Wynn (16,6th inning off Herbert 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Buhl (3,off Latman).  IBB–Groat (4,by Owens); Harrison (2,by Verbanic).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Bateman (5,off Buhl); Brand (2,off Verbanic).  Team–8.  WP–Owens (2).  IBB–Verbanic (1,Harrison); Owens (6,Groat).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:14.  A–27,266.
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