Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
August 16, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1966 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou 1b 4 1 2 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 1
Torre c 4 1 2 0
Carty lf 4 2 2 0
Jones cf 4 0 1 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Woodward 2b 4 0 1 1
Kelley p 3 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0
Jackson ss 2 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0
Nicholson lf 3 0 0 0
  Maye ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
Cuellar p 1 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Dierker p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Atlanta 021 001 0004102
Houston 000 000 110262
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  W (3-2) 7.0 5 2 1 3 6
  Abernathy  SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (7-6) 5.0 7 3 2 0 2
  Dierker   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Taylor   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
0
4

  E–Menke (12), Woodward (20), Aspromonte (14), Staub (8).  DP–Atlanta 3, Houston 1.  PB–Bateman (13).  2B–Atlanta Alou (24,off Cuellar); Woodward (18,off Dierker), Houston Harrison (12,off Kelley).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Aspromonte (1,by Kelley).  Team–6.  WP–Kelley (4).  HBP–Kelley (1,Aspromonte).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:40.  A–18,520.
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