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July 8, 1966

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 6 12 1
Cardinals 0 1 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 6 12 1
Cardinals 1 2 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .233
OBP .000 .275
At Bats 0 103
Hits 0 24
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 11

Bob Bruce Season Stats

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1 6 0
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Busch Stadium - July 8, 1966
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Home Run
Bob Bruce
John Bateman
Chuck Harrison
Bob Lillis
Bob Aspromonte
Sonny Jackson
Rusty Staub
Jim Wynn
Dave Nicholson
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Tito Francona pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Francona hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruce hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rusty Staub now playing left field. Dave Nicholson now playing right field. Flood hits a line drive into left field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harrison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Bateman moves to second.
Top 7 Dave Nicholson pinch hits for Lee Maye. Nicholson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Staub bunts towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Top 7 Larry Jaster now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 6 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Nelson Briles. Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruce is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Lillis is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 6 Nelson Briles now pitching. Lillis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harrison scores. Aspromonte moves to third.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harrison moves to third.
Top 6 Harrison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Buchek hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McCarver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Staub moves to second.
Top 5 Staub is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gagliano strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Aspromonte moves to third.
Top 4 Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maye tags and scores. Aspromonte tags and moves to second.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye moves to third.
Top 4 Harrison hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bateman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lillis fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Jackson covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson.
Top 2 Bruce strikes out.
Top 2 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards second. Buchek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gagliano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bateman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.