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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies

1965-08-26 Β· Night game Β· Shibe Park Β· Att: 21805 Β· 78Β°F, night Β· Wind 6 mph to LF Β· 3:04

Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–4. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 7th. Dave Giusti earned the win and Jim Owens picked up the save. Eddie Kasko went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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HOU010001220610
PHI100010200414

W: Dave Giusti   L: Gary Wagner   SV: Jim Owens

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

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lee Maye511000
Joe Morgan512001
Jim Wynn412100
Rusty Staub401001
Bob Aspromonte400001
Jim Gentile321111
Eddie Kasko312201
Ron Brand401001
Robin Roberts200001
Walt Bond100100
Dave Giusti100001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Cookie Rojas523000
Dick Allen512101
Johnny Callison501102
Wes Covington301101
Tony Gonzalez301020
John Herrnstein500002
Clay Dalrymple401001
Bobby Wine403001
Jim Bunning200000
John Briggs211001
Dick Stuart100001
Tony Taylor101000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Robin Roberts6.01114
Danny Coombs0.1001
Dave Giusti2.1314
Jim Owens0.1001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jim Bunning7.0716
Gary Wagner2.0302

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Lee Maye: 5/P
  • Joe Morgan: K
  • Jim Wynn: 3/FL

Bot 1

  • Cookie Rojas: S8/G
  • Dick Allen: K/BF
  • Johnny Callison: D8.1-H
  • Wes Covington: K/C
  • Tony Gonzalez: W
  • John Herrnstein: K

Top 2

  • Rusty Staub: K/C
  • Bob Aspromonte: K/C
  • Jim Gentile: HR/7
  • Eddie Kasko: K/C

Bot 2

  • Clay Dalrymple: 43
  • Bobby Wine: S5
  • Jim Bunning: 3/P
  • Cookie Rojas: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

  • Ron Brand: 63
  • Robin Roberts: K
  • Lee Maye: 3/G

Bot 3

  • Dick Allen: 53
  • Johnny Callison: 3/G
  • Wes Covington: 5/FL

Top 4

  • Joe Morgan: 63
  • Jim Wynn: 9
  • Rusty Staub: 43

Bot 4

  • Tony Gonzalez: S8
  • John Herrnstein: 36(1)3/GDP
  • Clay Dalrymple: S8/G
  • Bobby Wine: S9/4.1-3
  • Jim Bunning: 3/FL

Top 5

  • Bob Aspromonte: 7
  • Jim Gentile: 31
  • Eddie Kasko: S8
  • Ron Brand: K/C

Bot 5

  • Cookie Rojas: 3/FL
  • Dick Allen: D7
  • Johnny Callison: 43.2-3
  • Wes Covington: S9.3-H
  • Tony Gonzalez: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

  • Robin Roberts: 13
  • Lee Maye: S9
  • Joe Morgan: S9.1-2
  • Jim Wynn: D7/5.2-H;1-3
  • Rusty Staub: FC4.3XH(42);2-2;B-1
  • Bob Aspromonte: 8

Bot 6

  • John Herrnstein: 7
  • Clay Dalrymple: 9
  • Bobby Wine: K

Top 7

  • Jim Gentile: W
  • Eddie Kasko: HR/7.1-H
  • Ron Brand: S8
  • Robin Roberts: 14/SH.1-2
  • Lee Maye: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 7

  • John Briggs: D9
  • Cookie Rojas: S9.2-3
  • Dick Allen: S8.3-H;1-3;B-2(E8)
  • Johnny Callison: PB.3-H(UR);2-3
  • Johnny Callison: K
  • Dick Stuart: K
  • Tony Gonzalez: 1/G

Top 8

  • Joe Morgan: S8
  • Jim Wynn: S2/BG.1-2
  • Rusty Staub: S3.2-3;1-2
  • Bob Aspromonte: E1.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
  • Jim Gentile: K
  • Walt Bond: E4.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
  • Ron Brand: PO3(25)
  • Ron Brand: 7

Bot 8

  • John Herrnstein: 31
  • Clay Dalrymple: K23
  • Bobby Wine: D/89
  • John Briggs: K

Top 9

  • Dave Giusti: K
  • Lee Maye: 7
  • Joe Morgan: 9

Bot 9

  • Cookie Rojas: S9/G
  • Dick Allen: 64(1)/FO
  • Johnny Callison: K/C
  • Tony Taylor: S8.1-3
  • Tony Gonzalez: W.1-2
  • John Herrnstein: K

Notes & reviews

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