Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 24, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 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 11, Houston Astros 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mota cf 4 1 1 0
  Michael ss 1 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
  Stargell ph,lf 2 1 1 3
Clemente rf 5 2 2 1
Clendenon 1b 5 3 3 0
Pagan 3b 5 1 3 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 2
Bailey lf 4 1 1 2
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 1 2 1
Sisk p 2 0 1 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph,cf 2 1 2 0
Totals 41 11 16 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn cf 4 1 2 0
Jackson ss 4 2 4 1
Staub rf 4 1 1 2
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Maye lf 5 0 2 2
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 1 1
Brand 2b 5 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 1 2 0
Cuellar p 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 1 1 1 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 6
Pittsburgh 001 310 40211161
Houston 202 100 0106142
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk   3.1 7 5 5 2 2
  Cardwell  W (5-6) 2.2 3 0 0 1 2
  Mikkelsen   1.1 4 1 1 0 0
  O'Dell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Face  SV (14) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar   3.2 6 4 4 1 2
  Raymond   2.1 1 1 1 0 2
  Taylor  L (2-2) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Owens   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Latman   1.0 2 2 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
11
9
1
8

  E–Alley (6), Aspromonte (13), Brand (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (12,off Taylor); Clendenon (10,off Taylor), Houston Staub (16,off Sisk).  3B–Pittsburgh Pagan (6,off Cuellar).  HR–Pittsburgh Pagliaroni (8,3rd inning off Cuellar 0 on, 0 out); Bailey (7,4th inning off Cuellar 1 on, 2 out); Clemente (15,5th inning off Raymond 0 on, 1 out); Stargell (24,7th inning off Taylor 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Mazeroski (1,off Latman).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Bateman (3,by Sisk).  IBB–Staub (8,by Cardwell).  Team–10.  SB–Harrison (1,2nd base off Sisk/Pagliaroni); Jackson 2 (30,2nd base off Cardwell/Pagliaroni 2).  HBP–Sisk (2,Bateman).  IBB–Cardwell (6,Staub).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:00.  A–34,556.
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