Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 30, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1966 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn cf 3 1 0 0
Jackson ss 4 0 2 1
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 3 0 1 0
Maye lf 4 0 1 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 2 0
Lillis 2b 3 0 0 0
Cuellar p 3 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf,lf 3 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 2
Rose 2b 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Helms 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf,1b 4 1 1 3
Coker c 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 3 0
Ellis p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Houston 000 010 000161
Cincinnati 000 200 03x5101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (7-3) 7.1 8 4 4 1 3
  Raymond   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
1
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (7-14) 9.0 6 1 1 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
5

  E–Lillis (8), Pinson (5).  3B–Cincinnati Perez (4,off Cuellar).  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (9,4th inning off Cuellar 1 on, 0 out); Johnson (13,8th inning off Raymond 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Ellis (5,off Cuellar).  IBB–Harper (3,by Cuellar).  Team–7.  SB–Jackson (32,2nd base off Ellis/Coker).  CS–Aspromonte (1,3rd base by Ellis/Coker).  WP–Ellis 2 (4).  IBB–Cuellar (5,Harper).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:19.  A–4,824.
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