Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
August 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 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 0, Houston Astros 11

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 0 2 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
  Harper cf 0 0 0 0
Helms 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
Coleman 1b 4 0 1 0
Shamsky rf 3 0 1 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Coker ph 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
  Ruiz ss 0 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 1 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
  Osteen p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Jackson ss 2 0 1 0
  Lillis ss 2 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 1
Harrison 1b 3 2 1 0
Nicholson lf 4 1 2 2
Staub rf 4 2 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 2 2 1
Brand c 3 2 0 1
Giusti p 4 0 2 6
Totals 33 11 11 11
Cincinnati 000 000 000062
Houston 000 443 00x11110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  L (4-4) 3.2 5 4 4 3 2
  Davidson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Osteen   1.0 4 7 6 3 1
  Baldschun   3.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
11
11
10
7
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  W (13-10) 9.0 6 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
2

  E–Johnson (3), Coleman (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (26,off Giusti); Johnson (21,off Giusti), Houston Nicholson (8,off Nuxhall); Giusti 2 (6,off Nuxhall,off Osteen); Harrison (14,off Osteen); Morgan (9,off Osteen).  3B–Houston Aspromonte (3,off Baldschun).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–R Davis (2,by Nuxhall); Jackson (3,by Nuxhall).  IBB–Staub (11,by Osteen).  Team–7.  CS–Jackson (11,2nd base by Nuxhall/Edwards).  WP–Osteen (1), Baldschun (6), Giusti (11).  HBP–Nuxhall 2 (7,R Davis,Jackson).  IBB–Osteen (1,Staub).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:31.  A–21,589.
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