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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 23, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 23, 1966 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Bolin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Barry Latman |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 11,963 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Tony Venzon |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Lanier | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Bobby Bolin | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Left Fielder |
| Dave Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Barry Latman | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 23, 1966
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Latman
Lanier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Latman
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Latman
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Latman
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hart vs. Latman
The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hart vs. Latman
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bolin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Bolin
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Latman
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Latman
Haller hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Latman
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Latman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Bolin
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to home to get Nicholson. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Bolin
Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Latman vs. Bolin
Latman hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Latman
Bolin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Latman
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Latman
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Bolin
The ball gets by Haller for a passed ball. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Bolin
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Bolin
There goes Jackson. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gentile vs. Bolin
Gentile is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores. Jackson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Bolin
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Latman
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Latman
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Latman
Bateman fires to first and picks off McCovey. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Latman
Hart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Latman
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Bolin
Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Latman vs. Bolin
Latman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Latman
Haller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Haller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Latman
Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolin vs. Latman
Bolin hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lanier vs. Latman
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bolin
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Bolin
There goes Wynn. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Bolin
Gentile is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Bolin
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Latman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Latman
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Latman
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field. Cepeda picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cepeda. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. Bolin
There's a wild pitch. Aspromonte moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bateman vs. Bolin
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Latman vs. Bolin
Latman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching.
Morgan bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Latman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Gibbon
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Latman
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Latman
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Latman
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Latman
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibbon
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Gibbon
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gentile for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gibbon
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Latman
Don Landrum pinch hits for Joe Gibbon.
Landrum hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bateman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bateman. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Latman
Landrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Latman
Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Hal Lanier.
Gabrielson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Latman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. McDaniel
Jim Davenport now playing second base. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. McDaniel
There goes Nicholson. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Nicholson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. McDaniel
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. McDaniel
Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Latman vs. McDaniel
Latman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bateman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. McDaniel
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Latman
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Latman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Latman
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Latman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Latman
Hart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Latman
Cepeda hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1966, game 1 -- San Francisco at Houston (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lanier H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Gabrielson L, ph 1 0 0 0 Jackson S, ss 4 1 3 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Wynn J, cf 4 0 1 1
Alou J, rf 4 0 0 0 Gentile J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Staub R, lf 3 0 0 1
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Nicholson D, rf 4 1 2 0
Hart J, 3b 3 0 2 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Cepeda O, lf 4 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 4 0 3 1
Haller T, c 3 0 1 0 Latman B, p 4 0 1 1
Schofield D, ss 3 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 2 0 0 0
Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0
Landrum D, ph 1 0 0 0
Davenport J, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 32 4 11 4
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 001 011 01x -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin B (L) 5.1 9 3 3 3 3
Gibbon J 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Latman B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
E -- Cepeda O, Bateman J
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Houston 9
2B -- Haller T
3B -- Nicholson D, Jackson S
SB -- Jackson S, Wynn J, Nicholson D
SH -- Morgan J
SF -- Staub R
WP -- Bolin B
PB -- Bateman J 2, Haller T
T -- 2:02
A -- 11963
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