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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 16, 1965
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 16, 1965 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1965 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1965 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Bolin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Turk Farrell |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 15,187 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Mel Steiner |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
Len Gabrielson | Left Fielder |
Tom Haller | Catcher |
Hal Lanier | Second Baseman |
Ken Henderson | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bolin | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Walt Bond | First Baseman |
Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
Ron Brand | Catcher |
Turk Farrell | Pitcher |
Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 16, 1965
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Farrell
Schofield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Farrell
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Farrell
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hart vs. Farrell
Hart hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schofield tags and scores. Alou tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gabrielson vs. Farrell
Gabrielson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Gabrielson reaches third base with a triple. Alou scores. McCovey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haller vs. Farrell
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gabrielson tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Farrell
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Bolin
Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Farrell
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Farrell
Bolin hits a line drive towards the mound. Farrell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Farrell
Schofield hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Bolin
Bond takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Bolin
There goes Wynn. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. Bolin
Kasko strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Farrell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Farrell
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Farrell
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Farrell
Gabrielson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brand vs. Bolin
Brand hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bolin
Norm Miller pinch hits for Turk Farrell.
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Bolin
Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Taylor
Ron Taylor now pitching.
Haller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Taylor
Lanier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Taylor
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Bolin
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Taylor
Bolin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Taylor
Schofield bunts towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Taylor
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Taylor
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Bolin
Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brand vs. Bolin
Brand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bolin
Sonny Jackson pinch hits for Ron Taylor.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Zachary
Sonny Jackson now playing shortstop. Chris Zachary now pitching.
Hart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Hart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gabrielson vs. Zachary
Gabrielson hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Zachary
Haller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Zachary
Lanier hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Zachary
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops it up and throws to first, with Zachary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Bolin
Matty Alou now playing left field.
Maye hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bond vs. Bolin
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Zachary
Bolin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Zachary
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Zachary
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Bolin
Chuck Harrison pinch hits for Chris Zachary.
Harrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brand vs. Bolin
Brand strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Owens
Jim Owens now pitching.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Owens
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Owens
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. Hart moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Owens
Haller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Owens
Lanier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bolin
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Bolin
Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Ray
Bolin hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Ray
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Bolin
Bond takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Bond moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bond tags and scores. Wynn tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gentile vs. Bolin
Jim Gentile pinch hits for Jim Ray.
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brand vs. Bolin
Brand hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1965 -- San Francisco at Houston (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Schofield D, ss 4 1 1 0 Maye L, lf 4 0 2 0 Alou J, rf 4 1 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 2 1 1 Staub R, rf 4 0 2 0 Hart J, 3b 2 0 1 1 Bond W, 1b 2 1 0 0 Gabrielson L, lf 3 1 1 2 Wynn J, cf 4 0 1 0 Alou M, lf 1 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 1 Haller T, c 1 0 0 1 Kasko E, ss 2 0 0 0 Lanier H, 2b 4 0 0 0 Zachary C, p 0 0 0 0 Henderson K, cf 4 0 0 0 Harrison C, ph 1 0 0 0 Bolin B, p 4 0 1 0 Owens J, p 0 0 0 0 Ray J, p 0 0 0 0 Gentile J, ph 0 0 0 0 Brand R, c 4 0 0 0 Farrell T, p 0 0 0 0 Miller N, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor R, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson S, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 5 6 5 31 1 6 1 San Francisco 401 000 000 -- 5 Houston 000 000 001 -- 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Bolin B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 7 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Farrell T (L) 3.0 4 5 5 1 0 Taylor R 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Zachary C 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Owens J 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 Ray J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- San Francisco 5, Houston 7 2B -- Hart J, Staub R, Wynn J 3B -- Gabrielson L HR -- McCovey W SB -- Wynn J SH -- Schofield D SF -- Hart J, Haller T, Aspromonte B T -- 1:56 A -- 15187
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