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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1966-05-25 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 17461 · 2:27

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 7–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 2nd. Larry Dierker earned the win. Dave Nicholson went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Larry Dierker L: Rob Gardner SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Kibler · 1B: Bill Jackowski · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cleon Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Boyer	4	0	2	1	0	2
Ed Kranepool	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Stuart	4	0	0	0	0	2
John Stephenson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Swoboda	3	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Bressoud	3	0	1	0	0	2
Rob Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gerry Arrigo	1	1	1	0	0	0
Chuck Hiller	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Morgan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sonny Jackson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Wynn	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Nicholson	4	2	4	2	0	0
Felix Mantilla	3	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Aspromonte	4	1	1	0	0	1
John Bateman	3	2	3	2	0	0
Rusty Staub	3	0	1	2	0	0
Larry Dierker	4	0	0	0	0	3

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rob Gardner	4.0	4	1	1
Gerry Arrigo	2.2	4	1	3
Larry Bearnarth	0.1	0	0	0
Dave Eilers	1.0	1	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	9.0	5	2	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ron Hunt: W
Cleon Jones: 46(1)3/GDP
Ken Boyer: S6
Ed Kranepool: 43

Bot 1

Joe Morgan: 31
Sonny Jackson: 43
Jim Wynn: 5/P

Top 2

Dick Stuart: 8
John Stephenson: 9/L
Ron Swoboda: 7

Bot 2

Dave Nicholson: D7
Felix Mantilla: HP
Bob Aspromonte: 7.2-3
John Bateman: S8/89.3-H;1-H(E8)(UR);B-2
Rusty Staub: 3/P
Larry Dierker: 53

Top 3

Eddie Bressoud: K/C
Rob Gardner: K
Ron Hunt: 63

Bot 3

Joe Morgan: 53
Sonny Jackson: W
Jim Wynn: SB2
Jim Wynn: 63
Dave Nicholson: S7.2-H
Felix Mantilla: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Cleon Jones: 63
Ken Boyer: K
Ed Kranepool: 9

Bot 4

Bob Aspromonte: D7
John Bateman: 43/SH.2-3
Rusty Staub: 8/SF.3-H
Larry Dierker: K/C

Top 5

Dick Stuart: K
John Stephenson: K
Ron Swoboda: S7
Eddie Bressoud: K

Bot 5

Joe Morgan: 7
Sonny Jackson: 53
Jim Wynn: K/C

Top 6

Gerry Arrigo: S9
Ron Hunt: 13.1-2
Cleon Jones: 43.2-3
Ken Boyer: D/78.3-H
Ed Kranepool: 43

Bot 6

Dave Nicholson: HR
Felix Mantilla: 5/FL
Bob Aspromonte: K
John Bateman: T9
Rusty Staub: S8.3-H
Larry Dierker: K

Top 7

Dick Stuart: K
John Stephenson: 4/P
Ron Swoboda: 9

Bot 7

Joe Morgan: 5/FL
Sonny Jackson: 8
Jim Wynn: W
Dave Nicholson: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Felix Mantilla: 63

Top 8

Eddie Bressoud: S9
Chuck Hiller: 6/P
Ron Hunt: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Bob Aspromonte: 8
John Bateman: HR
Rusty Staub: 63
Larry Dierker: K

Top 9

Cleon Jones: 9/L
Ken Boyer: K
Ed Kranepool: W
Dick Stuart: 63