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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 23, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 23, 1966 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Giusti |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,384 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: John Kibler 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Third Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Doug Clemens | Left Fielder |
| Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Dave Giusti | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 23, 1966
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Giusti
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Giusti
Groat hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Giusti
White strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Giusti
There goes Groat. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Groat steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Giusti
Callison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jackson
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jackson
Wynn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Giusti
Clemens strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Giusti
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dalrymple vs. Giusti
Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Giusti
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Giusti
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Aspromonte. Gonzalez scores. Dalrymple moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Giusti
Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. Dalrymple scores. Jackson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Giusti
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Giusti
White takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Giusti
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Jackson
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Jackson
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Giusti
Clemens strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Giusti
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dalrymple vs. Giusti
The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Dalrymple vs. Giusti
There goes Gonzalez. The slide. Bateman applies the tag. Gonzalez is out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Giusti
Dalrymple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Giusti
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dalrymple moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Giusti
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Jackson
Maye hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Jackson
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Jackson
Giusti strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Giusti
Taylor 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 -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Giusti
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Giusti
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jackson
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Jackson
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Jackson
Gentile strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Giusti
Callison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Callison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Clemens vs. Giusti
Clemens hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Giusti
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callison moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Dalrymple vs. Giusti
Dalrymple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Giusti
Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jackson
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Jackson
Maye hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Jackson
Bateman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Jackson
Dave Nicholson pinch hits for Dave Giusti.
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Lee
Don Lee now pitching.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Lee
Taylor bunts in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Lee
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Lee
There's a wild pitch. Jackson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Lee
Callison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Callison reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Clemens vs. Lee
Clemens hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lee
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jackson
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Jackson
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Monteagudo
Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching.
Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Monteagudo
Rojas hits a popup into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Monteagudo
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Jackson
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Jackson
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Jackson
Maye strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Jackson
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Monteagudo
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Monteagudo
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monteagudo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Monteagudo
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Monteagudo vs. Jackson
Monteagudo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jackson
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Monteagudo
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Monteagudo
Clemens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Monteagudo
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dalrymple vs. Monteagudo
There goes Clemens. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Clemens steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Dalrymple vs. Monteagudo
Dalrymple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Monteagudo
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemens scores. Dalrymple moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Monteagudo
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 9 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jackson
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Jackson
Gentile hits a fly ball into left field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jackson
Staub hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1966 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 3b 3 1 1 2 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Groat D, ss 5 0 2 1 Jackson S, ss 4 0 0 0
White B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Wynn J, cf 4 0 0 0
Callison J, rf 5 1 2 0 Gentile J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Clemens D, lf 4 2 1 3 Staub R, rf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez T, cf 5 1 2 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Dalrymple C, c 2 1 0 0 Maye L, lf 3 0 1 0
Rojas C, 2b 5 0 2 1 Bateman J, c 3 0 1 0
Jackson L, p 5 2 1 0 Giusti D, p 1 0 0 0
Nicholson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Lee D, p 0 0 0 0
Monteagudo A, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 11 7 28 0 3 0
Philadelphia 040 004 001 -- 9
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 4 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti D (L) 5.0 7 4 0 3 4
Lee D 1.0 3 4 4 1 1
Monteagudo A 3.0 1 1 1 3 2
E -- Jackson S, Aspromonte B
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Houston 5
2B -- Gonzalez T, Callison J 2
3B -- Taylor T
HR -- Clemens D
SB -- Groat D, Clemens D
CS -- Gonzalez T
SH -- Taylor T
WP -- Lee D, Jackson L
PB -- Bateman J
T -- 2:39
A -- 12384
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