Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Regular Season Game 25
Played on Sunday, May 8, 1966 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 10 3 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 - 5 9 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf,lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Woodward ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Aaron rf 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Torre c 4 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 Thomas 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 7 1 Oliver lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Geiger ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Carty ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 O'Dell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Bolling ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 36 4 10 4 0 5 25 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Mathews-Alomar-Thomas, Woodward-Alomar-Thomas. E: Woodward (4), Torre (2), Bolling (2). PB: Torre 2 (4). BATTING - 2B: Mathews (4,off Cuellar). HR: Aaron (9,1st inning off Cuellar 0 on 2 out). SH: Woodward (2,off Cuellar). GDP: Aaron (6,off Cuellar). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 Jackson ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 Wynn cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 Gentile 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 13 2 Staub rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 Maye lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 Cuellar p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Owens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 9 3 4 4 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Jackson-Gentile. E: Gentile (1). BATTING - 2B: Wynn (5,off Johnson). GDP: Wynn (2,off Johnson); Aspromonte (2,off Johnson). IBB: Bateman (3,by Niekro). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn 2 (5,3rd base off Johnson/Torre,2nd base off Niekro/Torre).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnson 6 6 3 3 3 3 0 25 Niekro L(2-2) 2.1 2 2 0 1 1 0 11 O'Dell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8.1 9 5 3 4 4 0 37 IBB: Niekro (2,Bateman). Inherited Runners - Scored: O'Dell 3-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar 7.1 10 4 3 0 3 1 32 Owens W(3-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 Totals 9 10 4 3 0 5 1 37 Inherited Runners - Scored: Owens 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 23304 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Alou cf Morgan 2b 2. Woodward ss Jackson ss 3. Aaron rf Wynn cf 4. Torre c Gentile 1b 5. Thomas 1b Staub rf 6. Oliver lf Aspromonte 3b 7. Mathews 3b Maye lf 8. Alomar 2b Bateman c 9. Johnson p Cuellar p BRAVES 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodward grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron homered; Torre singled; Thomas singled [Torre to second]; Oliver struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan flied to left; Jackson singled; Wynn grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Mathews popped to third; Alomar grounded out (third to first); Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Gentile was called out on strikes; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Alou lined to left; Woodward singled; Aaron grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Woodward out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Maye popped to shortstop; Bateman grounded out (pitcher to first); Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan flied to center; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Mathews grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled; Alou forced Johnson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Gentile singled; Staub singled [Gentile to second]; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gentile to third, Staub out at second]; Maye grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Woodward grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron flied to center; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Bateman flied to left; Cuellar flied to left; Morgan singled; Jackson singled [Morgan to second]; Torre allowed a passed ball [Morgan to third]; Wynn doubled [Morgan scored, Jackson scored]; Wynn stole third; Torre allowed a passed ball [Wynn scored]; Gentile walked; Staub walked [Gentile to second]; Aspromonte walked [Gentile to third, Staub to second]; Maye flied to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Thomas struck out; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Mathews doubled; CARTY BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Carty singled [Mathews scored]; BOLLING BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Bolling grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: BOLLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); NIEKRO REPLACED CARTY (PITCHING); Bateman was called out on strikes; Cuellar grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: Alou singled; Woodward out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Alou to second]; Aaron reached on an error by Gentile [Alou to third]; Torre singled [Alou scored, Aaron to second]; Thomas singled [Aaron scored (unearned), Torre to second]; OWENS REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); GEIGER BATTED FOR OLIVER; Geiger struck out; Mathews flied to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: GEIGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Jackson singled; Wynn forced Jackson (shortstop to second); Gentile lined to second; Wynn stole second [Wynn out at home (center to catcher) (error by Torre)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: Niekro struck out; Bolling grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Staub reached on an error by Bolling; Aspromonte singled [Staub scored (error by Woodward) (unearned), Aspromonte to third]; Maye reached on a fielder's choice [Aspromonte out at home (third unassisted), Maye to second]; Bateman was walked intentionally; MANTILLA BATTED FOR OWENS; Mantilla reached on a fielder's choice [Maye to third, Bateman to second]; O'DELL REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Morgan singled [Maye scored (unearned), Bateman to third, Mantilla to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 4 10 3 6 Astros 5 9 1 7
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