Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
September 17, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1966 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Briggs cf 3 1 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 0 1 0
Allen 3b 4 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 3 1
Gonzalez lf 4 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Wise p 0 0 0 0
  Verbanic p 0 0 0 0
  Clemens ph 1 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Kuenn ph 1 0 1 0
  Sutherland ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 5 1 1 1
Jackson ss 5 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 0 0
Harrison 1b 5 2 4 2
Staub rf 5 1 2 3
Heath c 4 2 4 2
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 2 0
Miller lf 4 1 2 3
Dierker p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 17 11
Philadelphia 011 000 000290
Houston 206 110 01x11170
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wise   0.2 4 2 2 1 0
  Verbanic   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Morris  L (1-1) 2.0 4 6 6 2 3
  Herbert   3.0 5 2 2 0 0
  Fox   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
17
11
11
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (9-7) 9.0 9 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 2.  2B–Philadelphia Gonzalez (20,off Dierker); Callison (37,off Dierker), Houston Staub (27,off Morris); Heath (6,off Morris); R Davis (6,off Fox).  HR–Houston Miller (1,3rd inning off Morris 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Aspromonte (7,by Morris).  Team–6.  CS–Jackson (13,2nd base by Wise/Dalrymple).  WP–Morris (1), Fox (3).  IBB–Morris (1,Aspromonte).  U–Stan Landes, Mel Steiner, Augie Donatelli.  T–2:42.  A–10,291.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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