Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
September 16, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1966 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Brandt cf 5 1 2 0
Rojas lf 3 0 1 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Briggs ph 1 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 1 0 0
Allen 3b 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 3 1 1 1
White 1b 4 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 1 1 0
Uecker c 4 0 0 1
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Kuenn ph,lf 2 0 2 0
Totals 35 4 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0
Jackson ss 5 1 5 0
Harrison 1b 5 2 2 4
Bateman c 5 0 2 1
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 2 0
Pointer lf 3 1 2 0
Davis cf 4 1 4 1
Cuellar p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 18 6
Philadelphia 300 000 001480
Houston 000 411 00x6182
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (18-9) 3.2 10 4 4 2 2
  Fox   2.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Morris   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Knowles   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
6
6
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (11-9) 9.0 8 4 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
3
6

  E–Jackson (35), Staub (12).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  PB–Bateman (18).  2B–Philadelphia Brandt (6,off Cuellar), Houston R Davis (5,off Fox); Harrison (21,off Fox).  3B–Philadelphia Taylor (8,off Cuellar).  HR–Houston Harrison (8,4th inning off Short 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Rojas (9,off Cuellar).  IBB–Groat (5,by Cuellar).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Pointer (1,by Short).  Team–10.  HBP–Short (8,Pointer).  IBB–Cuellar (8,Groat).  U–Augie Donatelli, Stan Landes, Mel Steiner.  T–2:29.  A–10,920.
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