St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
August 22, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1966 at Astrodome. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 2 0
Javier 2b 4 1 1 1
McCarver c 5 1 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 2 0
Flood cf 4 0 3 2
Shannon rf 5 0 1 0
Smith 3b 5 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 5 1 1 0
Carlton p 3 0 1 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0
Nicholson lf 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 2 0
Brand c 4 0 0 0
Bruce p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 1 0
  Sembera p 0 0 0 0
  Carpin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
St. Louis 100 010 0103110
Houston 000 000 000072
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (2-1) 9.0 7 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  L (2-10) 6.1 9 2 1 0 2
  Taylor   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sembera   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Carpin   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
1
2

  E–Harrison (6), Brand (3).  2B–Houston Harrison (15,off Carlton).  SH–Carlton (2,off Sembera).  SF–Javier (4,off Sembera).  HBP–Cepeda 2 (12,by Bruce 2); Flood (3,by Bruce).  Team LOB–14.  Team–8.  SB–Brock (54,2nd base off Bruce/Brand); Shannon (6,2nd base off Bruce/Brand).  WP–Carlton (2).  HBP–Bruce 3 (8,Cepeda 2,Flood).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:22.  A–19,597.
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