Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 81
Played on Tuesday, July 5, 1966 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 9 10 1 HOU N 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 2
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 0 Jones cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 Aaron rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 Geiger rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Carty lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Torre c 5 3 2 2 0 0 6 0 Menke 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 Bolling 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Woodward ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 4 Lemaster p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 9 10 8 3 6 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Bolling-Woodward-Alou. E: Woodward (17). BATTING - 2B: Alou (16,off Cuellar); Jones (8,off Taylor). 3B: Menke 2 (3,off Cuellar,off Taylor). HR: Torre (20,5th inning off Cuellar 1 on 1 out). SH: Lemaster (3,off Taylor). SF: Woodward (1,off Cuellar); Bolling (2,off Taylor). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Aaron (10,2nd base off Latman/Bateman).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wynn cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 Staub lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Mantilla 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 Nicholson rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Bateman c 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Aspromonte ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 Lillis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Cuellar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Brand ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Latman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Colbert ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 4 1 6 27 12 FIELDING - E: Mantilla (3), Aspromonte (10). BATTING - 2B: Lillis (3,off Lemaster). HR: Nicholson 2 (8,2nd inning off Lemaster 0 on 0 out,4th inning off Lemaster 0 on 1 out); Wynn (14,5th inning off Lemaster 1 on 2 out). GDP: Lillis (4,off Lemaster). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster W(6-5) 9 8 4 4 1 6 3 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar L(6-1) 5 5 6 3 3 4 1 25 Latman 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Taylor 2 4 3 3 0 1 0 10 Totals 9 10 9 6 3 6 1 42 Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 20004 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Alou 1b Wynn cf 2. Jones cf Staub lf 3. Aaron rf Mantilla 3b 4. Carty lf Nicholson rf 5. Torre c Bateman c 6. Menke 3b Aspromonte ss 7. Bolling 2b Harrison 1b 8. Woodward ss Lillis 2b 9. Lemaster p Cuellar p BRAVES 1ST: Alou made an out to third; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Wynn flied out to right; Staub flied out to left; Mantilla made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (first unassisted); Torre singled; Menke walked [Torre to second]; Bolling reached on an error by Aspromonte [Torre to third, Menke to second]; Woodward hit a sacrifice fly to left [Torre scored (unearned)]; Lemaster made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Nicholson homered; Bateman singled; Aspromonte singled [Bateman to second]; Harrison forced Bateman (shortstop to third) [Aspromonte to second]; Lillis grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrison out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Alou walked; Jones singled [Alou to third]; Aaron forced Jones (shortstop to second) [Alou scored]; Carty flied out to center; Torre reached on an error by Mantilla [Aaron scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Menke tripled [Torre scored (unearned)]; Bolling grounded out (third to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cuellar struck out; Wynn lined to left; Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. BRAVES 4TH: Woodward flied out to left; Lemaster struck out; Alou doubled; Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Mantilla struck out; Nicholson homered; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Aaron struck out; Carty walked; Torre homered [Carty scored]; Menke was called out on strikes; Bolling grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Harrison popped to third in foul territory; Lillis doubled; BRAND BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Brand made an out to third; Wynn homered [Lillis scored]; Staub walked; Mantilla popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 6TH: LATMAN REPLACED BRAND (PITCHING); Woodward struck out; Lemaster grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Nicholson made an out to shortstop; Bateman struck out; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 7TH: Jones popped to first in foul territory; Aaron singled; Aaron stole second; Carty grounded out (third to first); Torre made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: GEIGER REPLACED AARON (PLAYING RF); Harrison flied out to left; Lillis flied out to right; GOTAY BATTED FOR LATMAN; Gotay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Menke tripled; Bolling hit a sacrifice fly to center [Menke scored]; Woodward singled; Lemaster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Woodward to second]; Alou singled [Woodward scored]; Jones doubled [Alou scored]; Geiger was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn struck out; Staub grounded out (third to first); Mantilla singled; Nicholson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 4. BRAVES 9TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre grounded out (second to first); Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: Bateman lined to shortstop; Aspromonte flied out to center; Harrison singled; Lillis reached on an error by Woodward [Harrison to second]; COLBERT BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 9 10 1 6 Astros 4 8 2 5
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