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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 23, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 23, 1966 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,511 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Bob Engel |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Right Fielder |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Bill Heath | Catcher |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 23, 1966
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis strikes out. McCarver drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Davis out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gibson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dierker
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Maxvill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Dierker
Gibson bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison fields the ball and throws to Dierker covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Dierker
There goes Brock. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gibson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Gibson
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Gibson
Dierker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Dierker
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flood scores. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Dierker
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gibson
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gibson
There goes Jackson. The throw from McCarver and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Dierker
There goes Javier. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Javier steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda 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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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Gibson
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrison vs. Gibson
Harrison strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Gibson
Dierker strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flood for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dierker
Smith hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gibson
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Dierker
Gibson bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Dierker
There goes Brock. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Dierker
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flood scores. Shannon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Dierker
There goes Maxvill. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Maxvill steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Dierker
There go the runners. The throw from Heath to Aspromonte. The throw back to home, and Shannon is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gibson
Heath hits a ball on the ground into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrison vs. Gibson
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantilla vs. Gibson
Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Larry Dierker.
Mantilla is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
Gibson 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Raymond
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Raymond
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gibson
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1966 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 2 1 Davis R, cf 4 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Jackson S, ss 3 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 0 Staub R, rf 4 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 3 2 1 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Shannon M, rf 4 0 1 0 Maye L, lf 3 0 0 0
Smith C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Heath B, c 3 0 2 0
Maxvill D, ss 3 1 3 2 Harrison C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 2 0 0 0
Mantilla F, ph 1 0 0 0
Raymond C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 31 0 3 0
St.Louis 000 100 110 -- 3
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (L) 8.0 9 3 2 2 2
Raymond C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- McCarver T, Morgan J, Brock L, Maxvill D
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Houston 6
2B -- Maxvill D
SB -- Brock L 2, Jackson S, Javier J, Maxvill D
CS -- Shannon M
SH -- Gibson B 2
T -- 2:05
A -- 17511
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