Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
September 13, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1966 at Astrodome. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 3 3 0
Alley ss 5 2 4 1
Clemente rf 5 1 2 2
Stargell lf 4 1 2 4
Clendenon 1b 5 2 2 1
Mazeroski 2b 5 0 1 1
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0
Gonder c 5 0 1 0
Sisk p 4 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 16 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis R. cf 5 0 1 0
Jackson ss 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 2 1 1 1
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Maye lf 4 0 0 1
Bateman c 3 0 1 1
  Heath c 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0
Giusti p 1 0 1 0
  Davis B. ph 1 1 1 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Sembera p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 012 000 5109162
Houston 000 110 010381
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk  W (10-3) 7.1 7 3 3 2 4
  Face  SV (18) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  L (13-13) 5.0 5 3 2 0 5
  Farrell   1.1 7 5 5 0 1
  Sembera   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Coombs   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
9
8
1
7

  E–Alley 2 (12), Morgan (19).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1.  PB–Bateman (17).  2B–Pittsburgh Alley (26,off Giusti); Clemente (27,off Farrell); Clendenon (20,off Farrell), Houston Staub (26,off Sisk); B Davis (1,off Sisk); Morgan (13,off Sisk); Harrison (20,off Face).  HR–Pittsburgh Clendenon (22,2nd inning off Giusti 0 on, 0 out); Stargell (30,7th inning off Farrell 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Stargell (5,off Giusti).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Heath (1,by Sisk).  Team–8.  SB–Alou (20,2nd base off Farrell/Bateman).  HBP–Sisk (3,Heath).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:42.  A–17,872.
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