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Astros 2 @ Giants 6
Candlestick Park
April 15, 1966

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on April 15, 1966 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants beat the visiting Astros with a score of 6 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 15, 1966 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 2 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 6 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 6
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherBob Shaw  
Losing PitcherTurk Farrell  
SaveFrank Linzy  
Game Winning RBIWillie McCovey 

Game Info

DateApril 15, 1966 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherTurk Farrell  
Home Starting PitcherBob Shaw  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance20,274 
Time of Game2 hours 21 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Mel Steiner
1B: Al Barlick
2B: Augie Donatelli
3B: Stan Landes

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lee Maye  Left Fielder 
Sonny Jackson  Shortstop 
Jim Wynn  Center Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Rusty Staub  Right Fielder 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Jim Gentile  First Baseman 
John Bateman  Catcher 
Turk Farrell  Pitcher 
Grady Hatton  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hal Lanier  Second Baseman 
Len Gabrielson  Left Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Jim Ray Hart  Third Baseman 
Jesus Alou  Right Fielder 
Tom Haller  Catcher 
Tito Fuentes  Shortstop 
Bob Shaw  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Astros 2 @ Giants 6
Candlestick Park
April 15, 1966

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         Game of 4/15/1966 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Maye L, lf            3  0  0  0   Lanier H, 2b          2  1  0  0   
Sims G, lf            1  0  0  0   Gabrielson L, lf      3  1  0  0   
Jackson S, ss         4  1  1  0   Landrum D, lf         0  0  0  0   
Wynn J, cf            4  0  1  0   Mays W, cf            4  2  2  0   
Morgan J, 2b          4  0  1  1   McCovey W, 1b         3  0  1  2   
Staub R, rf           2  1  0  0   Hart J, 3b            3  0  1  0   
Aspromonte B, 3b      3  0  1  0   Alou J, rf            4  1  1  0   
Gentile J, 1b         4  0  3  1   Haller T, c           4  1  1  3   
Bateman J, c          4  0  0  0   Fuentes T, ss         3  0  1  0   
Farrell T, p          1  0  0  0   Shaw B, p             1  0  0  0   
Nicholson D, ph       1  0  0  0   Linzy F, p            1  0  0  0   
Raymond C, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Heath B, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Lee D, p              0  0  0  0                                      
Harrison C, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        28  6  7  5

Houston          100 001 000 --  2
San Francisco    303 000 00x --  6

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Farrell T (L)         3.0  5  6  5  3  1
Raymond C             2.0  0  0  0  1  2
Lee D                 3.0  2  0  0  0  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shaw B (W)            5.1  6  2  2  3  2
Linzy F (S)           3.2  1  0  0  0  3

E -- Jackson S, Sims G
DP -- Houston 2, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Houston 7, San Francisco 4
2B -- Morgan J, McCovey W, Gentile J
HR -- Haller T
SB -- Jackson S
SH -- Shaw B, Lanier H
T -- 2:21
A -- 20274

    

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