Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 4
Regular Season Game 129
Played on Friday, August 26, 1966 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 - 7 9 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Beckert 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Williams rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Santo 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 5 Banks 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 7 0 Boccabella lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Hundley c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 Browne cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 Holtzman p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Hendley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Koonce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 4 2 7 25 8 BATTING - HR: Williams (24,3rd inning off Giusti 1 on 1 out); Santo (29,5th inning off Giusti 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Banks (1,2nd base by Sembera/Bateman).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 Jackson ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 Aspromonte 3b 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 Harrison 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 Staub rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Bateman c 4 1 1 1 0 1 9 1 Nicholson lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 R. Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Giusti p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Sembera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Freese ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Farrell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brand ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 7 9 7 5 6 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Bateman-Morgan. E: Morgan (16). BATTING - 2B: Staub (22,off Holtzman). HR: Bateman (16,9th inning off Holtzman 0 on 0 out); Aspromonte (8,9th inning off Koonce 3 on 1 out). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holtzman 8.1 7 4 4 4 6 1 36 Hendley L(4-4) 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 Koonce 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 8.1 9 7 7 5 6 2 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Hendley 2-1; Koonce 3-3. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti 4.1 7 4 4 2 3 2 23 Sembera 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 Farrell W(6-8) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 7 2 37 WP: Giusti (12). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sembera 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 23139 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Morgan 2b 2. Beckert 2b Jackson ss 3. Williams rf Aspromonte 3b 4. Santo 3b Harrison 1b 5. Banks 1b Staub rf 6. Boccabella lf Bateman c 7. Hundley c Nicholson lf 8. Browne cf R. Davis cf 9. Holtzman p Giusti p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert popped to second; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Jackson forced Morgan (second to shortstop); Aspromonte singled to right [Jackson to third]; Harrison grounded out (catcher to first) [Aspromonte to second]; Staub walked; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to right; Banks struck out; Boccabella flied out to left; Hundley reached on an error by Morgan [Santo to second]; Browne singled to shortstop [Santo to third, Hundley to second]; Holtzman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Nicholson struck out; R. Davis flied out to center; Giusti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams homered [Kessinger scored]; Santo flied out to center; Banks walked; Boccabella flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Morgan walked; Jackson flied out to left; Aspromonte singled to center [Morgan to third]; Harrison singled to left [Morgan scored, Aspromonte to second]; Staub flied out to left; Bateman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Hundley singled to left; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Hundley to second]; Browne was called out on strikes; Holtzman grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Nicholson was called out on strikes; R. Davis flied out to center; Giusti struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. CUBS 5TH: Beckert walked; Williams flied out to right; Santo homered [Beckert scored]; Banks singled to right; SEMBERA REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Boccabella struck out while Banks was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan flied out to center; Jackson singled to center; Aspromonte flied out to center; Harrison flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. CUBS 6TH: Hundley struck out; Browne struck out; Holtzman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Staub doubled to center; Bateman grounded out (third to first); Nicholson grounded out (third to first); R. Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. CUBS 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert singled to second; Williams forced Beckert (second to shortstop); Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: FREESE BATTED FOR SEMBERA; Freese struck out; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. CUBS 8TH: FARRELL REPLACED FREESE (PITCHING); Banks popped to catcher in foul territory; Boccabella popped to catcher in foul territory; Hundley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Aspromonte popped to second; Harrison grounded out (third to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. CUBS 9TH: Browne lined to left; Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Bateman homered; Nicholson singled to left; R. Davis flied out to left; BRAND BATTED FOR FARRELL; Brand walked [Nicholson to second]; HENDLEY REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Morgan walked [Nicholson to third, Brand to second]; Jackson singled to shortstop [Nicholson scored, Brand to third, Morgan to second]; KOONCE REPLACED HENDLEY (PITCHING); Aspromonte homered [Brand scored, Morgan scored, Jackson scored]; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 4 8 0 6 Astros 7 9 1 7
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