Astros @ Phillies
August 31, 1966

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 8 2
Phillies 10 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 8 2
Phillies 10 13 0

Gene Freese Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .189
OBP .000 .267
At Bats 0 132
Hits 0 25
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 10

Chris Short Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 8 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 31, 1966
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Chris Short
Clay Dalrymple
Bill White
Cookie Rojas
Dick Allen
Dick Groat
Tony Gonzalez
John Briggs
Johnny Callison
Gene Freese

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 8 2 4
Philadelphia Phillies 10 13 0 7
Winning Pitcher Chris Short
Losing Pitcher Bob Bruce
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Allen
Attendance 9,420
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gene Freese pinch hits for Carroll Sembera. Freese hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lillis hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Maye hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 8 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 8 Callison hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Briggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Briggs reaches third base with a triple. Nicholson throws the ball in to Bateman who tags Briggs trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Harrison hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores.
Top 8 Aspromonte bunts towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Top 8 Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Short hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dalrymple scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Carroll Sembera now pitching. Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allen scores. White scores. Dalrymple moves to third.
Bottom 7 Dalrymple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Callison scores. Allen moves to third. White moves to second.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Carpin drops the ball.
Bottom 7 Allen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Allen reaches second base with a double. Callison moves to third.
Bottom 7 Frank Carpin now pitching. Callison takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Bob Bruce. Mantilla hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Bottom 6 Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Short is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Maye strikes out.
Top 6 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Aspromonte scores. Bateman moves to second.
Top 6 Bateman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Morgan moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 6 Harrison strikes out.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.
Top 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. White reaches second base with a double. Allen scores.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Allen reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Bruce hits a popup towards third. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Briggs takes first base on ball four. Short moves to second.
Bottom 4 Short hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dalrymple hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Callison scores. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Callison moves to third.
Bottom 3 Callison hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Davis. Callison reaches second base with a double. Briggs scores. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Briggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Briggs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morgan strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Davis. The throw from Dalrymple and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lillis scores.
Top 3 Bruce bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Lillis moves to second.
Top 3 Lillis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Rojas. The throw from Bateman to Lillis and they have Rojas trapped. The throw over to Harrison, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dalrymple is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Maye strikes out.
Top 2 Nicholson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bateman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Bateman reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Harrison hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Briggs is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Short fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.