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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros

1965-05-18 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 22220 · dome, dry · 2:07

Houston Astros defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 4–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 3rd. Ken Johnson earned the win and Hal Woodeshick picked up the save. John Bateman went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3
HOU	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		4	6

W: Ken Johnson L: Jim Brewer SV: Hal Woodeshick

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Maury Wills	4	0	0	0	0
Wes Parker	4	0	0	0	0
Willie Davis	3	0	0	0	0
Ron Fairly	3	1	1	0	1
John Roseboro	3	0	0	0	1
Jim Lefebvre	4	0	1	1	0
Lou Johnson	3	0	1	0	0
Dick Tracewski	2	0	0	0	0
Jim Brewer	1	0	0	0	0
Willie Crawford	1	0	0	0	0
Wally Moon	1	0	0	0	0
Derrell Griffith	1	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Lillis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	2	1	1	0	2	0
Jim Wynn	1	0	0	0	2	0
Bob Aspromonte	3	0	1	2	1	0
Joe Gaines	1	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Kasko	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	0	1	1	0	0
John Bateman	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ken Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Al Spangler	2	1	1	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Brewer	4.2	3	6	1
Howie Reed	0.1	0	0	0
John Purdin	2.0	1	1	0
Ron Perranoski	1.0	2	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Johnson	8.1	3	2	0
Hal Woodeshick	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Maury Wills: 13
Wes Parker: 5/P
Willie Davis: HP
Ron Fairly: 43

Bot 1

Bob Lillis: S
Joe Morgan: S.1-2
Jim Wynn: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bob Aspromonte: 7

Top 2

John Roseboro: E3
Jim Lefebvre: PB.1-2
Jim Lefebvre: 7
Lou Johnson: 13/DP.2X3(35)

Bot 2

Joe Gaines: W
Eddie Kasko: 63.1-2
Rusty Staub: 4/P
John Bateman: IW
Ken Johnson: 63

Top 3

Dick Tracewski: 8
Jim Brewer: 5/L
Maury Wills: 63

Bot 3

Bob Lillis: E6
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Jim Wynn: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Aspromonte: S.3-H(UR);2-H
Joe Gaines: 64(1)/FO
Eddie Kasko: SB2
Eddie Kasko: 53

Top 4

Wes Parker: 7
Willie Davis: 13
Ron Fairly: 4/P

Bot 4

Rusty Staub: 9
John Bateman: 8
Ken Johnson: K/C

Top 5

John Roseboro: W
Jim Lefebvre: 7
Lou Johnson: 9
Dick Tracewski: 63

Bot 5

Bob Lillis: 53
Joe Morgan: W
Jim Wynn: PO1(136)
Jim Wynn: W
Bob Aspromonte: SB2
Bob Aspromonte: IW
Al Spangler: 43

Top 6

Willie Crawford: 43
Maury Wills: 8
Wes Parker: 43

Bot 6

Eddie Kasko: 4/P
Rusty Staub: 3/G
John Bateman: HR/7
Ken Johnson: 4/P

Top 7

Willie Davis: 43
Ron Fairly: D9
John Roseboro: 43.2-3
Jim Lefebvre: S.3-H
Lou Johnson: S8.1-2
Wally Moon: 43

Bot 7

Bob Lillis: 7
Joe Morgan: 8
Jim Wynn: W
Bob Aspromonte: 4/P

Top 8

Derrell Griffith: 6/P
Maury Wills: 43
Wes Parker: 8

Bot 8

Al Spangler: S
Eddie Kasko: 63.1-2
Rusty Staub: S.2-H
John Bateman: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Willie Davis: 8
Ron Fairly: W
John Roseboro: 8
Jim Lefebvre: 13

Notes & reviews

Dodgers manager Alston ejected by HP umpire Weyer for arguing pitcher had balked
Dodgers pitcher Kekich, not in game, ejected at end of inning for continuing argument about balk; Kekich was ejected from a game before he ever appeared in one

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