Pirates @ Astros
August 18, 1965

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 11 1
Astros 1 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 11 1
Astros 3 5 0

Ron Brand Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .235
OBP .333 .287
At Bats 3 289
Hits 1 68
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 27

Bob Veale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 8 0
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Astrodome - August 18, 1965
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Home Run
Bob Veale
Del Crandall
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Bob Bailey
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Bill Virdon
Manny Mota
Ron Brand
Frank Thomas
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Brand hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Clendenon hits a fly ball into left field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stargell is hit by the pitch. Mota moves to second.
Top 9 Mota hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores.
Top 9 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Bailey scores.
Top 9 Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Bailey reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Veale is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ron Taylor now pitching. Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan bunts towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaines moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gaines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Danny Coombs. Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Clendenon reaches second base with a double. Mota goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Stargell strikes out.
Top 8 Mota takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Adlesh for a passed ball. Crandall moves to third.
Top 7 Veale bunts in front of the plate. Adlesh fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Top 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brand strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan scores.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alley strikes out. There goes Clendenon. The throw from Adlesh to second, and Clendenon is out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Coombs strikes out.
Bottom 5 Adlesh strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Danny Coombs now pitching. Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coombs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mota hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Mota reaches second base with a double. Crandall scores. Veale scores. Bailey goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bailey takes first base on ball four. Crandall moves to third. Veale moves to second.
Top 5 Veale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alley scores. Crandall moves to second.
Top 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Alley moves to second.
Top 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clendenon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Brand strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mota takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gaines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nottebart strikes out.
Bottom 3 Adlesh strikes out.
Top 3 Veale strikes out.
Top 3 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brand fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Adlesh fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brand moves to third.
Bottom 2 Brand hits a line drive into left field. Stargell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stargell. Brand moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Veale fires to first and has Wynn trapped. There's the throw to Mazeroski who tags Wynn for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gaines is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.