Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 91
Played on Thursday, July 22, 1965 (N) at Astrodome

STL N    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
HOU N    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  9  2
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Groat ss                      4   1   1   0       0   0       2   5
Francona 1b                   4   0   1   0       0   3       8   0
  Warwick pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Flood cf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Gagliano 2b                   3   1   1   0       1   0       2   4
Boyer 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Skinner rf                    3   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
McCarver c                    2   0   0   0       1   0       4   2
Purkey p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  White ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Woodeshick p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   1       2   6      24  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Boyer-Gagliano-Francona.
PB: McCarver (12).

BATTING - 
2B: Gagliano (11,off Dierker).
3B: Groat (4,off Dierker).
GDP: Boyer (7,off Dierker).
IBB: McCarver (6,by Dierker).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Brock (40,2nd base off Dierker/Brand).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       1   3
Maye lf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Wynn cf                       4   2   1   0       0   0       1   0
Staub rf                      3   1   1   0       0   0       5   0
  Bond rf                     1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Gentile 1b                    2   0   2   1       1   0      10   1
Aspromonte 3b                 3   0   1   2       0   0       1   2
Brand c                       3   0   1   0       0   0       6   1
Lillis ss                     3   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Dierker p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       30   3   9   3       1   3      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Morgan-Lillis-Gentile, Gentile-Aspromonte.
E: Morgan (16), Brand (4).
PB: Brand (10).

BATTING - 
2B: Morgan (16,off Purkey); Gentile (5,off Purkey).
GDP: Aspromonte (9,off Purkey).
IBB: Gentile (2,by Purkey).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wynn (23,2nd base off Purkey/McCarver).
CS: Brand (2,2nd base by Purkey/McCarver).

PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Purkey L(7-7)                 7     9   3   3   1   1   0  28
Woodeshick                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        8     9   3   3   1   3   0  31

IBB: Purkey (3,Gentile).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker W(4-4)                9     5   2   1   2   6   0  33

IBB: Dierker (1,McCarver).

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Ed Vargo
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 30668


Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros           
1. Brock               lf        Morgan              2b
2. Groat               ss        Maye                lf
3. Francona            1b        Wynn                cf
4. Flood               cf        Staub               rf
5. Gagliano            2b        Gentile             1b
6. Boyer               3b        Aspromonte          3b
7. Skinner             rf        Brand               c
8. McCarver            c         Lillis              ss
9. Purkey              p         Dierker             p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Groat
tripled; Brand allowed a passed ball [Groat scored (unearned)];
Francona struck out; Flood struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan doubled; McCarver allowed a passed ball
[Morgan to third]; Maye grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
flied out to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Gagliano walked; Boyer grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Gagliano out at second];
Skinner grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Gentile singled to second; Aspromonte grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Gentile out at
second]; Brand flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: McCarver flied out to right; Purkey struck out;
Brock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Lillis grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Groat flied out to right; Francona was called out
on strikes; Flood flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Maye flied out to left; Wynn singled; Wynn stole
second; Staub flied out to center; Gentile doubled [Wynn
scored]; Aspromonte flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Gagliano grounded out (third to first); Boyer
reached on an error by Morgan; Skinner grounded out (third to
first) [Boyer to second]; McCarver was walked intentionally;
Purkey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Brand singled; Brand was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Lillis popped to third in foul
territory; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Groat flied
out to right; Francona was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan singled; Maye singled [Morgan to third]; Wynn
reached on a fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (shortstop to
catcher to third to first), Maye to second]; Staub singled to
left [Maye out at home (left to second to catcher), Wynn to
third, Staub to second (on throw)]; Gentile was walked
intentionally; Aspromonte singled [Wynn scored, Staub scored,
Gentile to third, Aspromonte to second (on throw)]; Brand flied
out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: BOND REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); Flood grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gagliano doubled; Boyer singled
[Gagliano to third]; Skinner grounded out (second to first)
[Gagliano scored, Boyer to second]; McCarver made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Lillis made an out to second; Dierker made an out to
shortstop; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: WHITE BATTED FOR PURKEY; White grounded out
(first unassisted); Brock singled; Brock stole second [Brock to
third (error by Brand)]; Groat lined into a double play (first
to third) [Brock out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: WOODESHICK REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Maye was
called out on strikes; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bond struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Francona singled; WARWICK RAN FOR FRANCONA; Flood
flied out to right; Gagliano flied out to center; Boyer forced
Warwick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Astros 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        2   5   0    4
 Astros           3   9   2    4


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