Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
August 6, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1966 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Davis W. cf 4 1 1 0
Wills ss 4 1 2 0
Johnson rf,lf 4 0 1 2
Stuart 1b 3 0 0 0
  Parker 1b 0 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 1 2 0
  Fairly rf 0 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 3 0 0 0
  Oliver 2b 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 1 1 0
Kennedy 3b 4 0 2 2
Drysdale p 3 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 5 0 3 0
Jackson ss 3 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 1 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 1 0 0
Maye lf 3 1 1 3
  Nicholson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Bateman c 0 0 0 0
  Heath c 3 0 1 0
Lillis 2b 4 0 0 0
Cuellar p 2 0 1 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Los Angeles 200 200 000492
Houston 300 000 000381
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (8-12) 6.1 7 3 0 2 5
  Perranoski   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Regan  SV (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
0
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (7-4) 7.0 9 4 3 2 10
  Raymond   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
2
11

  E–Stuart (7), Kennedy (4), Jackson (31).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Roseboro (18,off Cuellar), Houston Cuellar (1,off Drysdale); Heath (4,off Drysdale).  HR–Houston Maye (7,1st inning off Drysdale 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–W Davis (4,by Raymond); Bateman (4,by Drysdale).  IBB–Lefebvre (4,by Cuellar).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  CS–W Davis (5,2nd base by Raymond/Heath); Aspromonte (2,2nd base by Drysdale/Roseboro).  SB–R Davis (1,2nd base off Drysdale/Roseboro).  HBP–Drysdale (16,Bateman); Raymond (4,W Davis).  IBB–Cuellar (6,Lefebvre).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:24.  A–49,003.
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