Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 7, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 1 2 1
Staub rf 3 1 2 1
Pointer lf 3 1 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 2 2
Lillis ss 4 0 1 0
Giusti p 2 0 0 0
  Sembera p 0 0 0 0
  Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Brand ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Buchek 2b 4 0 1 1
  Smith 3b 0 0 0 0
Francona lf 3 0 0 0
  Flood cf 1 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 2 2 2
Shannon cf,rf 3 1 1 2
Spiezio 3b 4 1 1 0
  Javier 2b 0 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 4 1 2 0
Jaster p 1 0 0 0
  Piche p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 5
Houston 000 203 000590
St. Louis 000 001 32x680
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti   6.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Sembera   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Cuellar  L (10-8) 2.0 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jaster   5.2 6 5 4 4 5
  Piche   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Woodeshick  W (2-1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 1.  PB–McCarver (9).  2B–Houston Staub (25,off Jaster); Aspromonte (15,off Jaster), St. Louis McCarver (16,off Giusti).  HR–Houston Bateman (17,6th inning off Jaster 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Shannon (14,7th inning off Giusti 1 on, 0 out); McCarver (10,8th inning off Cuellar 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Brand (3,off Woodeshick).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Skinner (1,by Giusti).  Team–5.  SB–Morgan (10,3rd base off Jaster/McCarver).  CS–Pointer (1,2nd base by Jaster/McCarver).  HBP–Giusti (4,Skinner).  U–Shag Crawford, Ed Vargo, Doug Harvey.  T–2:24.  A–9,982.
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