Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 4
Regular Season Game 121
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Friday, August 20, 1965 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 7 10 1 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 4 11 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Maye lf 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 7 Wynn cf 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 0 Gentile 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 11 1 Thomas ph,1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 Staub rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Brand c 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Lillis ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 Bruce p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 36 7 10 7 7 3 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Gentile-Lillis-Gentile, Morgan-Thomas-Lillis-Brand. E: Staub (6). BATTING - HR: Wynn (15,7th inning off Humphreys 0 on 1 out). SH: Wynn (4,off Abernathy). IBB: Lillis (6,by Humphreys). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - CS: Maye (5,2nd base by Humphreys/Bailey).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landrum cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Beckert 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Kuenn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoeft p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Santo 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 Banks 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 Bailey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Clemens lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Stewart ph,ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Buhl p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Humphreys p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Altman ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Amalfitano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 37 4 11 3 0 0 27 10 FIELDING - E: Santo (19). BATTING - 2B: Williams (34,off Bruce); Banks (24,off Bruce). HR: Santo (24,6th inning off Bruce 1 on 2 out). GDP: Williams (15,off Bruce). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bruce W(8-16) 9 11 4 3 0 0 1 37
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Buhl 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 5 Humphreys 7 5 1 1 2 2 1 27 Abernathy L(3-3) 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 7 Hoeft 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 10 7 5 7 3 1 44 Buhl faced 5 batters in the 1st inning Abernathy faced 3 batters in the 9th inning IBB: Humphreys (4,Lillis). Inherited Runners - Scored: Humphreys 3-1; Hoeft 3-3. . Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:30 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Maye lf Landrum cf 2. Morgan 2b Beckert 2b 3. Wynn cf Williams rf 4. Gentile 1b Santo 3b 5. Aspromonte 3b Banks 1b 6. Staub rf Bailey c 7. Brand c Clemens lf 8. Lillis ss Kessinger ss 9. Bruce p Buhl p ASTROS 1ST: Debut for umpire Bob Engel; Maye singled to right; Morgan walked [Maye to second]; Wynn walked [Maye to third, Morgan to second]; Gentile walked [Maye scored, Morgan to third, Wynn to second]; Aspromonte walked [Morgan scored, Wynn to third, Gentile to second]; HUMPHREYS REPLACED BUHL (PITCHING); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher) [Aspromonte to second, Gentile to third, Wynn scored]; Brand reached on a fielder's choice [Gentile out at home (shortstop to catcher), Aspromonte to third, Brand to second (on throw)]; Lillis was walked intentionally; Bruce grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Landrum flied to left; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams doubled to left; Santo flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Maye grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied to center; Wynn walked; Gentile popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Banks popped to shortstop in foul territory; Bailey singled to first; Clemens popped to third; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Staub singled to right; Brand flied to right; Lillis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Humphreys lined to shortstop; Landrum singled to right; Beckert singled to center [Landrum to third]; Williams grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Beckert out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Bruce flied to right; Maye singled to left; Morgan singled to left [Maye to second]; Wynn was called out on strikes; Gentile grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Santo flied to right; Banks flied to center; Bailey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Staub popped to third; Brand lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Clemens grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger flied to right; Humphreys grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: Lillis grounded out (shortstop to first); Bruce flied to center; Maye singled to center; Maye was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Landrum flied to center; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to right; Santo homered [Williams scored]; Banks singled to left; Bailey grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan struck out; Wynn homered; Gentile popped to first; Aspromonte popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: Clemens lined to second; STEWART BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Stewart singled to third; ALTMAN BATTED FOR HUMPHREYS; Altman singled to right [Stewart to third]; Landrum grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Altman to second, Stewart scored]; KUENN BATTED FOR BECKERT; Kuenn reached on an error by Staub [Altman scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kuenn to second]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 4. ASTROS 8TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ABERNATHY REPLACED KUENN (PITCHING); AMALFITANO REPLACED ALTMAN (PLAYING 2B); Staub struck out; Brand popped to second; Lillis singled to left; Bruce flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: Santo grounded out (third to first); Banks doubled to left; Bailey grounded out (second to first); Clemens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 4. ASTROS 9TH: Maye singled to center; Morgan walked [Maye to second]; Wynn reached on an error by Santo on a sacrifice bunt [Morgan to second, Maye to third]; THOMAS BATTED FOR GENTILE; HOEFT REPLACED ABERNATHY (PITCHING); Thomas forced Maye (shortstop to catcher) [Wynn to second, Morgan to third]; Aspromonte singled to left [Thomas to second, Wynn scored (unearned), Morgan scored]; Staub flied to right [Thomas to third]; On a bunt Brand singled to third [Aspromonte to second, Thomas scored (unearned)]; Lillis flied to left; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 4. CUBS 9TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stewart singled to center; Amalfitano lined to shortstop; Landrum hit into a double play (second to first) [Stewart out at second (first to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 7 10 1 10 Cubs 4 11 1 6
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