Houston Astros 11, Chicago Cubs 5
Regular Season Game 24
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, May 9, 1965 (D) at Wrigley Field

HOU N    0  0  0    0  2  4    0  2  3  -  11 18  1
CHI N    2  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   5  7  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan 2b                     5   0   1   0       0   2       1   2
Spangler lf                   5   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Wynn cf                       5   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Bond 1b                       5   2   2   1       0   0      12   1
Aspromonte 3b                 5   2   3   0       0   1       2   3
Staub rf                      5   2   3   5       0   1       3   0
Kasko ss                      5   2   3   0       0   0       1   3
Bateman c                     3   1   1   2       2   0       3   1
Johnson p                     3   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
  Woodeshick p                2   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Owens p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       43  11  18  11       2   5      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kasko-Bond.
E: Bond (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Johnson (1,off Buhl); Aspromonte 2 (6,off Buhl,off Broglio); Spangler (1,off
Abernathy); Bond (3,off Abernathy); Staub (3,off Broglio).
HR: Bateman (5,5th inning off Buhl 1 on 1 out); Wynn (4,6th inning off Buhl
0 on 0 out); Staub (4,6th inning off McDaniel 2 on 0 out).
IBB: Bateman 2 (2,by Abernathy,by Broglio).
Team LOB: 7.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Landrum cf                    4   2   2   1       1   1       2   0
Beckert 2b                    4   1   1   0       0   0       0   5
Williams lf                   3   0   1   2       0   0       2   0
Santo 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   4
Banks 1b                      3   0   0   1       0   0      11   1
Altman rf                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clemens rf                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bright ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gabrielson rf               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Roznovsky c                   3   1   1   1       1   0       6   0
Pena ss                       3   1   1   0       1   0       1   2
Buhl p                        2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  McDaniel p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Amalfitano ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Abernathy p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Broglio p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burke ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   5   7   5       3   3      27  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Santo-Banks.

BATTING - 
2B: Landrum (1,off Johnson); Williams (6,off Johnson); Pena (4,off Johnson).
3B: Landrum (1,off Johnson).
HR: Roznovsky (1,6th inning off Johnson 0 on 2 out).
SF: Banks (3,off Johnson); Williams (1,off Johnson).
HBP: Beckert (1,by Johnson).
GDP: Burke (1,off Woodeshick).
Team LOB: 6.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson W(2-0)                6     7   5   5   0   3   1  26
Woodeshick                    2.2   0   0   0   3   0   0  11
Owens SV(3)                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     7   5   5   3   3   1  38

WP: Johnson (2).
HBP: Johnson (3,Beckert).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Owens 2-0.
.

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Buhl L(3-2)                   5     8   5   5   0   4   2  23
McDaniel                      2     2   1   1   0   1   1   7
Abernathy                     1.1   6   4   4   1   0   0  10
Broglio                       0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9    18  11  11   2   5   3  45

Buhl faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
IBB: Abernathy (2,Bateman); Broglio (4,Bateman).
Inherited Runners - Scored: McDaniel 2-2; Broglio 1-1.
.

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Tony Venzon
Time of Game: 2:37   


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs             
1. Morgan              2b        Landrum             cf
2. Spangler            lf        Beckert             2b
3. Wynn                cf        Williams            lf
4. Bond                1b        Santo               3b
5. Aspromonte          3b        Banks               1b
6. Staub               rf        Altman              rf
7. Kasko               ss        Roznovsky           c
8. Bateman             c         Pena                ss
9. Johnson             p         Buhl                p

ASTROS 1ST: Ken Johnson: 82 pitches; Bob Buhl: 81
pitches; On a bunt Morgan singled to pitcher; Spangler flied
to left; Wynn singled to left [Morgan to second]; Bond grounded
out (third to first) [Wynn to second, Morgan to third];
Aspromonte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Landrum doubled to left; Beckert singled to right
[Landrum to third]; Williams doubled to center [Beckert to
third, Landrum scored]; Santo struck out; Banks hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Beckert scored, Williams to third]; Altman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 2ND: CLEMENS REPLACED ALTMAN (PLAYING RF); Staub lined to
center; Kasko flied to left; Bateman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Roznovsky grounded out (third to first); Pena grounded
out (pitcher to first); Buhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Johnson was called out on strikes; Morgan struck
out; Spangler popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Landrum struck out; Beckert grounded out (third to
first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Bond grounded
out (second to pitcher); Aspromonte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Santo singled to center; Johnson threw a wild pitch
[Santo to second]; Banks flied to right; Clemens grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Santo to third]; Roznovsky grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Staub struck out; Kasko singled to center; Bateman
homered [Kasko scored]; Johnson doubled to left; Morgan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Spangler lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Pena doubled to right; On a bunt Buhl made an out to
pitcher; Landrum tripled to right [Pena scored]; Beckert was hit
by a pitch; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to right [Landrum
scored]; Santo flied to left in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn homered; Bond singled to left; Aspromonte
doubled to left [Bond to third]; MCDANIEL REPLACED BUHL
(PITCHING); Staub homered [Bond scored, Aspromonte scored];
Kasko singled to center; Bateman lined into a double play (third
to first) [Kasko out at first]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Banks popped to second; Clemens popped to first;
Roznovsky homered; Pena popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 6, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Spangler grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wynn popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: WOODESHICK REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); AMALFITANO
BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Amalfitano grounded out (third to first);
Landrum reached on an error by Bond (assist by Bateman); Beckert
flied to center; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 8TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED AMALFITANO (PITCHING); Bond
grounded out (first to pitcher); Aspromonte singled to center;
Staub singled to right [Aspromonte to second]; Kasko singled to
second [Aspromonte out at home (second to third to shortstop to
catcher), Staub to third (on throw)]; Bateman was walked
intentionally [Kasko to second]; Woodeshick singled to right
[Bateman to third, Kasko scored, Staub scored]; Morgan grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Santo popped to third in foul territory; Banks
grounded out (first unassisted); BRIGHT BATTED FOR CLEMENS;
Bright grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 8, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 9TH: GABRIELSON REPLACED BRIGHT (PLAYING RF); Spangler
doubled to center; Wynn grounded out (second to first) [Spangler
to third]; Bond doubled to right [Spangler scored]; BROGLIO
REPLACED ABERNATHY (PITCHING); Aspromonte doubled to left [Bond
to third]; Staub doubled to center [Aspromonte scored, Bond
scored]; Kasko flied to center; Bateman was walked
intentionally; Woodeshick forced Staub (third unassisted); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 11, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: Roznovsky walked; Pena walked [Roznovsky to second];
BURKE BATTED FOR BROGLIO; Burke grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Roznovsky to third, Pena out at second];
Landrum walked; OWENS REPLACED WOODESHICK (PITCHING); Beckert
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 11, Cubs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros          11  18   1    7
 Cubs             5   7   0    6


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