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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 5, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on September 5, 1966 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Turk Farrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: (none) 3B: Doug Harvey |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Norm Miller | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Bill Heath | Catcher |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Turk Farrell | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Right Fielder |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 5, 1966
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Farrell
Brock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Farrell
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Gibson
McCarver fires to first and picks off Staub. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gibson
Heath hits a popup in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Farrell
Cepeda 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Farrell
McCarver hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Farrell
Shannon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Gibson
Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Farrell
Smith strikes out. Heath drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Farrell
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Farrell
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Farrell
Brock hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Farrell
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Gibson
There goes Maye. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Maye steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Gibson
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Gibson
Harrison hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Farrell vs. Gibson
Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Farrell
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Farrell
McCarver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Farrell
Shannon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Farrell
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Farrell
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shannon scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Farrell
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Gibson
Maye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Farrell
Brock hits a popup towards the mound. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Farrell
Flood hits a line drive into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gibson
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Gibson
Harrison takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to third. Harrison moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Farrell vs. Gibson
Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Farrell
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Miller. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Farrell
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Farrell
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Farrell
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Farrell
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Farrell
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Farrell
Brock hits a fly ball towards left. Maye settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Maye. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Farrell
The umpire calls a balk on Farrell Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison fields the ball and throws to Farrell covering. Safe. Brock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Farrell
There goes Javier. The throw from Heath and he is out, Lillis applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Farrell
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gibson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Gibson
Harrison strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1966, game 1 -- Houston at St.Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Davis R, cf 3 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 1 0 0
Miller N, 3b 4 0 1 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0
Staub R, rf 3 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 2 2 1
Maye L, lf 3 1 0 0 McCarver T, c 3 0 0 0
Heath B, c 3 0 1 1 Shannon M, rf 3 1 1 0
Harrison C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Smith C, 3b 3 0 1 1
Lillis B, ss 2 0 1 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 0 1 1
Farrell T, p 3 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 1 3 1 30 4 7 4
Houston 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 020 11x -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell T (L) 8.0 7 4 3 0 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 3 1 1 4 7
E -- Miller N, Maye L
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 6, St.Louis 2
HR -- Cepeda O
SB -- Maye L
CS -- Javier J
SH -- Morgan J, Lillis B
HBP -- by Gibson B (Davis R)
WP -- Gibson B
Balk -- Farrell T
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
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