Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
August 18, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1966 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Rose 2b 4 1 3 1
Pinson cf 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf,1b 4 0 1 1
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Simpson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Helms 3b 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0
Edwards c 3 1 1 2
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
Maloney p 3 1 1 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Jackson ss 4 2 1 1
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 1
Maye lf 3 0 2 1
Harrison 1b 3 1 0 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Bruce p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 0 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Sembera p 0 0 0 0
  Bateman ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4
Cincinnati 100 030 0004103
Houston 200 100 02x582
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney   6.2 7 3 2 8 5
  Nottebart  L (5-4) 1.1 1 2 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
2
10
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   4.2 5 4 2 0 2
  Taylor   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Latman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sembera   1.2 3 0 0 1 1
  Farrell  W (5-8) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
1
4

  E–Rose (13), Helms (11), Cardenas (11), Staub (10), Aspromonte (15).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (24,off Bruce); Maloney (2,off Bruce); Cardenas (21,off Farrell).  HR–Cincinnati Edwards (6,5th inning off Bruce 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Maye (2,off Maloney); Morgan (4,off Nottebart).  IBB–Staub (10,by Nottebart); Maye (5,by Nottebart).  Team–14.  SB–Rose (3,2nd base off Taylor/Heath); Jackson (39,2nd base off Maloney/Edwards).  CS–Harper (7,2nd base by Sembera/Heath); Rose (7,2nd base by Sembera/Heath).  WP–Farrell (1).  IBB–Nottebart 2 (4,Staub,Maye).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:38.  A–15,290.
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