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Philadelphia Phillies @ Houston Astros

1966-09-16 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 10920 · night · 2:29

Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–4. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 4th. Mike Cuellar earned the win. Chuck Harrison went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	8
HOU	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0		6	18

W: Mike Cuellar L: Chris Short SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: (none) · 3B: Mel Steiner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Brandt	5	1	2	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Callison	3	1	0	0	2	0
Dick Allen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Groat	3	1	1	1	1	0
Bill White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Taylor	4	1	1	0	0	2
Bob Uecker	4	0	0	1	0	2
Chris Short	2	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Kuenn	2	0	2	0	0	0
John Briggs	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Morgan	3	1	0	0	2	1
Sonny Jackson	5	1	5	0	0	0
Chuck Harrison	5	2	2	4	0	0
John Bateman	5	0	2	1	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Aspromonte	4	0	2	0	0	0
Aaron Pointer	3	1	2	0	0	0
Ron Davis	4	1	4	1	0	0
Mike Cuellar	4	0	0	0	0	4

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Short	3.2	10	2	2
Terry Fox	2.0	5	0	2
John Morris	0.1	0	0	1
Darold Knowles	2.0	3	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Cuellar	9.0	8	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Brandt: S7
Cookie Rojas: 13/SH.1-2
Johnny Callison: W
Dick Allen: K
Dick Groat: S9.2-H;1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-3
Bill White: PB.3-H(UR)
Bill White: 13

Bot 1

Joe Morgan: W
Sonny Jackson: S9/G.1-2
Chuck Harrison: 7/L
John Bateman: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Tony Taylor: K
Bob Uecker: K
Chris Short: 9

Bot 2

Rusty Staub: 163
Bob Aspromonte: S9/89
Aaron Pointer: S7.1-2
Ron Davis: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Mike Cuellar: K
Joe Morgan: 7

Top 3

Jackie Brandt: 53
Cookie Rojas: S9
Johnny Callison: W.1-2
Dick Allen: 53.2-3;1-2
Dick Groat: IW
Bill White: 9

Bot 3

Sonny Jackson: S8
Chuck Harrison: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
John Bateman: S7/G
Rusty Staub: S9/G.1-3
Bob Aspromonte: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Tony Taylor: 53
Bob Uecker: K
Chris Short: 43

Bot 4

Aaron Pointer: HP
Ron Davis: S8.1-2
Mike Cuellar: PO2(26)
Mike Cuellar: K/C
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Sonny Jackson: S6.2-3;1-2
Chuck Harrison: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
John Bateman: 3/G

Top 5

Jackie Brandt: 2/FL
Cookie Rojas: 8/L
Johnny Callison: 43

Bot 5

Rusty Staub: 5/P
Bob Aspromonte: 2/FL
Aaron Pointer: S8
Ron Davis: D9.1-H
Mike Cuellar: K

Top 6

Dick Allen: S7
Dick Groat: 43.1-2
Bill White: 3/G.2-3
Tony Taylor: K23

Bot 6

Joe Morgan: K
Sonny Jackson: S7
Chuck Harrison: PO1(13)
Chuck Harrison: D8/78
John Bateman: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
Rusty Staub: K/C

Top 7

Bob Uecker: 8/89
Harvey Kuenn: S8/G
Jackie Brandt: 23.1-2
Cookie Rojas: 4/P

Bot 7

Bob Aspromonte: S8
Aaron Pointer: PO1(13)
Aaron Pointer: 63
Ron Davis: S7
Mike Cuellar: K/C

Top 8

Johnny Callison: 13
Dick Allen: E6.B-1
Dick Groat: 7
Bill White: 3/G

Bot 8

Joe Morgan: 43
Sonny Jackson: S9/G
Chuck Harrison: 8/L
John Bateman: 53

Top 9

Tony Taylor: T9
Bob Uecker: 63.3-H
Harvey Kuenn: S/78
Jackie Brandt: D7/78.1-3
John Briggs: K/C
Johnny Callison: 9