Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 28, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1966 at Crosley Field. 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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Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 5 0 1 1
Jackson ss 5 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 3 1 2 0
Maye lf 4 0 2 1
  Pointer lf 0 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 1 0
  Gaines pr 0 1 0 0
  Heath c 1 1 1 0
Mantilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Cuellar p 2 1 1 1
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf 4 2 2 0
Helms 3b 3 1 2 1
Rose 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 1 1
Simpson cf 3 0 0 0
  Pinson ph 1 0 1 0
Coker c 3 0 1 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 0 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Ellis p 3 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 2
Houston 000 110 1014101
Cincinnati 200 010 000372
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (12-10) 8.0 6 3 3 1 6
  Raymond  SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   7.1 8 3 2 1 5
  Davidson  L (5-4) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
1
5

  E–Mantilla (4), May (4), Cardenas (15).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  PB–Bateman (20).  2B–Houston R Davis (9,off Davidson), Cincinnati Harper (22,off Cuellar).  3B–Houston Maye (4,off Ellis), Cincinnati Harper (5,off Cuellar).  HR–Houston Cuellar (1,5th inning off Ellis 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cuellar (4,off Ellis); Mantilla (1,off Davidson).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  WP–Cuellar (9), Ellis (7).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Frank Dezelan.  T–2:23.  A–2,945.
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