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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

1965-05-21 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 33094 · 2:20

San Francisco Giants defeated Houston Astros 8–1. San Francisco Giants put up 4 in the 2nd. Ron Herbel earned the win. Willie McCovey went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	14
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5

W: Ron Herbel L: Don Nottebart SV: (none)

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

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Davenport	5	2	3	0	0	0
Matty Alou	5	3	3	0	0	0
Willie McCovey	3	1	3	4	2	0
Willie Mays	3	0	1	1	2	0
Jim Ray Hart	5	0	1	2	0	0
Jesus Alou	5	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Haller	5	0	0	0	0	2
Hal Lanier	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ron Herbel	4	1	1	1	0	2

Houston Astros — batting

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

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Herbel	9.0	5	1	5

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Nottebart	1.2	5	2	0
Claude Raymond	0.1	3	0	0
Larry Dierker	6.0	4	1	3
Danny Coombs	1.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Davenport: S/89
Matty Alou: D9.1-3
Willie McCovey: W
Willie Mays: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jim Ray Hart: 46(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Jesus Alou: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Joe Morgan: 8
Al Spangler: 3/G
Jim Wynn: S7
Walt Bond: 13

Top 2

Tom Haller: 43
Hal Lanier: D/78.B-3(E7)
Ron Herbel: S9.3-H
Jim Davenport: 8
Matty Alou: S8.1-2
Willie McCovey: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Willie Mays: S8
Jim Ray Hart: WP.1-2
Jim Ray Hart: S.2-3
Jesus Alou: 8

Bot 2

Bob Aspromonte: 43
Rusty Staub: 53
Eddie Kasko: 13

Top 3

Tom Haller: 9
Hal Lanier: 53
Ron Herbel: K/C

Bot 3

John Bateman: K
Larry Dierker: 63
Joe Morgan: 3/G

Top 4

Jim Davenport: D/78
Matty Alou: 13
Willie McCovey: S9.2-H
Willie Mays: WP.1-2
Willie Mays: W
Jim Ray Hart: 4/FL.2-3
Jesus Alou: 8

Bot 4

Al Spangler: W
Jim Wynn: K/C
Walt Bond: 9
Bob Aspromonte: 8

Top 5

Tom Haller: 5/FL
Hal Lanier: 9
Ron Herbel: K/C

Bot 5

Rusty Staub: K/C
Eddie Kasko: 53
John Bateman: K

Top 6

Jim Davenport: S8
Matty Alou: 4
Willie McCovey: S9.1-3;BX2(954)
Willie Mays: 8

Bot 6

Larry Dierker: 63
Joe Morgan: 8
Al Spangler: 43

Top 7

Jim Ray Hart: 63
Jesus Alou: 8
Tom Haller: K/C

Bot 7

Jim Wynn: S7
Walt Bond: S7.1-2
Bob Lillis: 4(1)3/GDP.2-3
Rusty Staub: 13

Top 8

Hal Lanier: 2/FL
Ron Herbel: 43
Jim Davenport: 9

Bot 8

Eddie Kasko: 9
John Bateman: HR/7
Joe Gaines: 8
Joe Morgan: K/C

Top 9

Matty Alou: S/BG
Willie McCovey: W.1-2
Willie Mays: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Jim Ray Hart: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Jesus Alou: S9.1-3;B-2(E9)
Tom Haller: K

Bot 9

Al Spangler: 7/FL
Jim Wynn: 4
Walt Bond: S/89
Bob Lillis: 9

Notes & reviews

Astros Aspromonte ejected by 3B umpire Kibler for arguing that Davenport was out at 3rd, but he still made play at 2nd to retire batter McCovey
first time in his career Haller batted right-handed (TSN)

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