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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 15, 1965
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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 May 15, 1965 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1965 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 15, 1965 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Herbel |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 13,177 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Vinnie Smith 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Bill Williams |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
Walt Bond | First Baseman |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
Ron Brand | Catcher |
Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
Lum Harris | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Matty Alou | Left Fielder |
Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
Tom Haller | Catcher |
Hal Lanier | Second Baseman |
Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
Ron Herbel | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 15, 1965
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Herbel
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Herbel
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Herbel
Wynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lanier catches it and throws to first to double up Spangler. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dierker. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dierker
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Dierker
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Dierker
Haller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Dierker
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Herbel
Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Herbel
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Herbel
Staub takes first base on ball four. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. Herbel
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brand vs. Herbel
Brand hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Staub scores. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beauchamp vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching. Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Larry Dierker.
Beauchamp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to third. Brand moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spangler vs. Bolin
Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Coombs
Danny Coombs now pitching.
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Coombs
Bolin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Coombs
Alou hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Brand fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Coombs
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Bolin
Bond hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Bond reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Coombs
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Coombs
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Coombs
Davenport hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Davenport reaches third base with a triple. Mays goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haller vs. Coombs
Haller bunts towards the mound. Coombs fields it and throws to first for the out. Davenport scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Coombs
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Bolin
Kasko hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brand vs. Bolin
Brand hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coombs vs. Bolin
Coombs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Coombs
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Coombs, and towards Kasko, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Coombs
Bolin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Coombs
Alou bunts towards the mound. Coombs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Coombs
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Bolin
Spangler hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bond vs. Bolin
The ball gets by Haller for a passed ball. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bond vs. Bolin
Bond strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Coombs
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Coombs
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Coombs
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Bolin
Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brand vs. Bolin
Brand hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaines vs. Bolin
Joe Gaines pinch hits for Danny Coombs.
Gaines strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
Haller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brand settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Raymond
Lanier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Raymond
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pagan for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bolin
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Bolin
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Raymond
Bolin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Raymond
Alou hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Wynn chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Kasko. Kasko fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kasko. Alou moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Raymond
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Raymond
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Bolin
Bond hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Woodeshick
Davenport hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Woodeshick
Haller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lanier vs. Woodeshick
Lanier bunts into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Lanier reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. Haller moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. Woodeshick
Pagan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolin vs. Woodeshick
Bolin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Woodeshick
Alou 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
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Bolin
Kasko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ratliff vs. Bolin
Gene Ratliff pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick.
Ratliff strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/15/1965 -- Houston at San Francisco (D) Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Alou M, lf 4 2 1 0 Spangler A, lf 3 0 0 0 Alou J, rf 4 1 0 0 Wynn J, cf 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 3 Bond W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 3 2 1 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Hart J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Staub R, rf 3 1 1 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Kasko E, ss 4 0 2 0 Haller T, c 3 0 2 1 Brand R, c 4 0 1 2 Lanier H, 2b 4 0 1 1 Dierker L, p 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Beauchamp J, ph 1 0 0 0 Herbel R, p 0 0 0 0 Coombs D, p 1 0 0 0 Bolin B, p 4 0 2 0 Gaines J, ph 1 0 0 0 Raymond C, p 0 0 0 0 Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Ratliff G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 8 2 33 8 10 7 Houston 020 000 000 -- 2 San Francisco 402 000 11x -- 8 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Dierker L (L) 1.0 3 4 3 1 0 Coombs D 4.0 4 2 2 0 2 Raymond C 2.0 1 1 0 0 2 Woodeshick H 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Herbel R 1.1 3 2 2 2 0 Bolin B (W) 7.2 5 0 0 1 6 E -- Dierker L, Kasko E DP -- Houston 1, San Francisco 2 LOB -- Houston 7, San Francisco 5 2B -- Bond W, Wynn J, Alou M, Lanier H 3B -- Davenport J HR -- McCovey W, Mays W SH -- Haller T PB -- Haller T T -- 2:26 A -- 13177
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