Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 31, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 6, Cincinnati Reds 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn cf 5 1 2 0
Jackson ss 5 1 3 0
Staub rf 4 2 1 2
Harrison 1b 4 2 2 3
Maye lf 3 0 0 0
  Nicholson lf 2 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 1 0
Heath c 2 0 2 0
  Brand ph,c 1 0 0 0
Mantilla 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lillis 2b 1 0 0 0
Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert ph 1 0 0 0
  Sembera p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 1 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf 4 2 3 0
Rose 2b 5 2 4 2
Pinson cf 4 2 2 0
Coleman 1b 5 1 1 0
  Simpson lf 0 0 0 0
Helms 3b 5 1 2 4
Johnson lf,1b 3 1 2 1
Cardenas ss 5 1 2 1
Coker c 4 0 0 0
Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 1 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Davidson p 2 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 16 8
Houston 300 300 0006121
Cincinnati 300 040 03x10162
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell   4.1 10 6 5 1 6
  Owens  L (4-5) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Sembera   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Raymond   1.0 2 3 3 3 1
Totals
8.0
16
10
8
4
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer   1.0 5 3 2 2 0
  Baldschun   3.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Davidson  W (1-1) 4.1 4 0 0 0 2
  Nottebart  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
3
4

  E–Jackson (29), Helms (8), Coker (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Houston Wynn (20,off Baldschun); Harrison (6,off Davidson), Cincinnati Coleman (7,off Farrell); Pinson (22,off Farrell); Helms 2 (14,off Farrell,off Raymond); Rose (15,off Raymond).  HR–Houston Staub (11,1st inning off Fischer 1 on, 1 out); Harrison (5,4th inning off Baldschun 2 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Rose (10,1st inning off Farrell 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Staub (9,by Baldschun); Pinson (4,by Raymond).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  SB–Jackson (34,2nd base off Fischer/Coker); Cardenas (7,Home off Owens/Heath); Pinson (12,2nd base off Sembera/Heath).  CS–Cardenas (2,2nd base by Sembera/Heath).  IBB–Raymond (5,Pinson); Baldschun (5,Staub).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:51.  A–16,559.
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