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May 8, 1966

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 10 3
Astros 4 8 1
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Braves 4 10 3
Astros 5 9 1

Joe Morgan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .363
OBP .250 .463
At Bats 4 91
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 10

Billy O'Dell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 4
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Astrodome - May 8, 1966
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Single
Billy O'Dell
Joe Torre
Lee Thomas
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Woody Woodward
Felipe Alou
Gary Geiger
Hank Aaron
Joe Morgan
Felix Mantilla
John Bateman
Lee Maye

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 4 10 3 6
Houston Astros 5 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Jim Owens
Losing Pitcher Phil Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Morgan
Attendance 23,304
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Billy O'Dell now pitching. Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye scores. Bateman moves to third. Mantilla moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Jim Owens. Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Maye moves to third. Bateman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and tags Aspromonte, for the out. Maye moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Woodward. Staub goes all the way around to score. Aspromonte moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling.
Top 9 Alou hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes Wynn. The throw from Torre and he throws it away, into the outfield. Here's the throw to Torre, who tags Wynn out.
Bottom 8 Gentile hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Gary Geiger now playing center field. Felipe Alou now playing left field. Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Owens now pitching. Gary Geiger pinch hits for Gene Oliver. Geiger strikes out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Torre moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Aaron moves to second.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile juggles the ball. That's an error on Gentile. Alou moves to third.
Top 8 Woodward bunts towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Alou moves to second.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Bolling now playing second base. Phil Niekro now pitching. Bateman is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Frank Bolling pinch hits for Ken Johnson. Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rico Carty pinch hits for Sandy Alomar. Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores.
Top 7 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. Gentile moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 6 Staub takes first base on ball four. Gentile moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gentile takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Wynn scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Wynn. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Wynn steals third.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Jackson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cuellar hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gentile moves to third.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gentile moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gentile hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cuellar strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron 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.
Top 3 Woodward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gentile is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliver strikes out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.