Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 23, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1966 at Astrodome. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 2 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 1 1
  Michael pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Clemente rf 5 1 2 0
Stargell lf 4 1 0 1
Pagan ss,3b 4 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 1
Gonder c 2 0 1 0
  May ph,c 1 0 0 0
Law p 2 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 2 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn cf 4 1 3 2
Jackson ss 5 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 1 2 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 1
  Giusti pr 0 0 0 0
  Lillis 2b 0 0 0 0
Maye lf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 2 0 1 0
  Freese 3b 2 0 1 0
Brand 2b,c 4 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 1 1 0
Bruce p 3 0 1 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 0404101
Houston 011 010 0003121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law   4.0 9 3 3 0 0
  McBean  W (3-2) 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Mikkelsen  SV (6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   7.1 7 2 2 1 4
  Raymond  L (5-4) 0.1 3 2 0 0 0
  Latman   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
1
5

  E–Pagan (9), Jackson (27).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Lynch (1,off Bruce), Houston Staub (15,off Law).  3B–Houston Staub (3,off Law).  HR–Houston Wynn (17,5th inning off Law 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–May (1,by Latman).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Bateman (6,off Law).  Team–9.  SB–Alou (14,2nd base off Bruce/Bateman).  CS–Brand (2,2nd base by Law/Gonder); Jackson (8,2nd base by McBean/May).  HBP–Latman (6,May).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:30.  A–43,825.
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