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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 24, 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 24, 1966 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 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 24, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Herbel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 20,197 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Bill Williams |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Lanier | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Shortstop |
| Ron Herbel | 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 |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 24, 1966
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Dierker
Lanier 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dierker
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jackson. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Dierker
Hart takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to third. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haller vs. Dierker
Haller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it 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. Herbel
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Herbel
There goes Morgan. The throw from Haller and he is out, Lanier applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Herbel
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Herbel
There goes Jackson. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Herbel
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gentile vs. Herbel
Gentile hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dierker
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Dierker
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbel vs. Dierker
Herbel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Herbel
Staub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Herbel
Nicholson 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: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Herbel
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bateman vs. Herbel
Bateman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dierker vs. Herbel
Dierker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Dierker
Lanier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a ball on the groundNicholson throws the ball in to Aspromonte who tags Alou trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dierker
Mays 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. Herbel
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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Herbel
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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Herbel
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Herbel
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 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dierker
Bob Lillis now playing shortstop.
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Dierker
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Dierker
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Dierker
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Herbel
Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Herbel
Nicholson bunts towards the mound. Herbel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Herbel
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Staub scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Herbel
Bateman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Dierker
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbel vs. Dierker
Herbel strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Dierker
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Herbel
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Herbel
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Herbel
Lillis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Herbel
There goes Lillis. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Lillis steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Herbel
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gentile vs. Herbel
Gentile hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it 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. Dierker
Alou 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dierker
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Herbel
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Herbel
Nicholson bunts towards the mound. Herbel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Herbel
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Staub trying to get to home. Brown throws the ball in to Haller who tags Staub who's trying to score from second, for the out. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Herbel
Bateman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Herbel
Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Dierker
Hart 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Dierker
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Dierker
Brown takes first base on ball four. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Owens
Jim Owens now pitching.
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haller scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Owens
Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Ron Herbel.
Cepeda hits a popup towards first. Gentile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrum vs. Owens
Don Landrum pinch hits for Hal Lanier.
Landrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching. Dick Schofield now playing shortstop. Jim Davenport now playing second base.
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibbon
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibbon
Wynn hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Gibbon
Gentile hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Owens
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Owens
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Owens
McCovey 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, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Owens
Hart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Owens
Haller hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gibbon
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Gibbon
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibbon
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Owens
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Owens
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Owens
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linzy vs. Owens
Linzy hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wynn, who is chasing the ball. Linzy reaches third base with a triple. Schofield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Owens
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Linzy
Lee Maye pinch hits for Jim Owens.
Maye is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Linzy
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Linzy covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Linzy
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Linzy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1966 -- 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 5 0 1 0
Landrum D, ph 1 0 0 0 Jackson S, ss 2 0 1 0
Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0 Lillis B, ss 2 0 0 0
Linzy F, p 1 0 1 1 Wynn J, cf 4 1 3 1
Alou J, lf 5 0 1 0 Gentile J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 1 Staub R, lf 3 1 2 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Nicholson D, rf 4 0 2 0
Hart J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Haller T, c 3 1 0 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 0 0
Brown O, rf 3 0 1 0 Dierker L, p 3 0 0 0
Davenport J, ss-2b 4 0 2 1 Owens J, p 0 0 0 0
Herbel R, p 2 0 0 0 Maye L, ph 1 0 0 0
Cepeda O, ph 1 0 0 0
Schofield D, ss 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 35 2 11 1
San Francisco 000 000 121 -- 4
Houston 001 100 000 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Herbel R 6.0 9 2 2 3 4
Gibbon J (W) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Linzy F (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L 6.1 4 1 1 3 3
Owens J (L) 2.2 5 3 3 0 0
E -- Jackson S, Dierker L
DP -- San Francisco 1, Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Houston 9
2B -- Staub R 2, Wynn J
3B -- Linzy F
HR -- Wynn J, Mays W, Hart J
SB -- Jackson S, Lillis B
CS -- Morgan J
T -- 2:14
A -- 20197
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