September 16, 1965 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
CLE 0 LAD 2
@CHC 0 SFG 5
@HOU 1 NYM 7
CIN 3 PHI 8
MLN 6 STL 2
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 15,187

Thursday, September 16, 1965
Time of Game: 1:56

Giants

87-59

Won 14

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          4  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0

W: B Bolin (11-5), L: T Farrell (10-11)

Astros

61-87

Lost 4

9th, 27 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .216  .557    0    2   3   SH
J Alou RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .307  .742    0    4   0   
W McCovey 1B                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .283  .949    0    9   0   HR
J Hart 3B                     2   0   1   1    1   0  .296  .819    0    0   1   2B,SF
L Gabrielson LF               3   1   1   2    0   0  .304  .803    0    0   0   3B
  M Alou LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .586    0    2   0   
T Haller C                    1   0   0   1    2   1  .243  .700    0    7   0   SF,2·IW
H Lanier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .550    0    2   5   
K Henderson CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .488    0    1   0   
B Bolin P                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .178  .457    0    0   1   
Totals                       30   5   6   5    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Hart (26, off C Zachary).

3B: L Gabrielson (5, off T Farrell).

HR: W McCovey (36, off T Farrell; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: T Haller (3, off T Farrell); J Hart (6, off T Farrell).

SH: D Schofield (6, off R Taylor).

IBB: T Haller 2 (15, by C Zachary, by J Owens).

TB: W McCovey 4; L Gabrielson 3; J Hart 2; J Alou; D Schofield; B Bolin.

RBI: L Gabrielson 2 (28); T Haller (39); J Hart (90); W McCovey (85).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Lanier-D Schofield-W McCovey.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Maye LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .256  .651    0    2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .781    0    3   4   
R Staub RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .761    0    2   0   2B,GDP
W Bond 1B                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .267  .711    0    9   2   
J Wynn CF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .280  .853    0    3   0   2B,SB
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .644    0    2   0   SF
E Kasko SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .574    0    0   2   
  C Zachary P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  C Harrison PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  J Owens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  J Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Gentile PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .781    0    0   0   
R Brand C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .564    0    4   0   
T Farrell P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .300         1   0   
  N Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .294         0   1   
  S Jackson PH-SS             2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Staub (16, off B Bolin); J Wynn (27, off B Bolin).

SF: B Aspromonte (4, off B Bolin).

TB: R Staub 3; L Maye 2; J Wynn 2; B Aspromonte.

GIDP: R Staub (12).

RBI: B Aspromonte (50).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wynn (35, 2nd base off B Bolin/T Haller).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bolin, W (11-5)              9     6   1   1    3   7   0   2.53   35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 6     75    -     0.54   0.17
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 6           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Farrell, L (10-11)           3     4   5   5    1   0   1   3.42   14     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 4     30    -     0.76  -0.36
R Taylor                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.21    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.26   0.02
C Zachary                      2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.21   0.01
J Owens                        1     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.28    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
J Ray                          1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     6   5   5    4   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Zachary (1; T Haller); J Owens (8; T Haller).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 1:56.

Attendance: 15,187.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. D Schofield          SS    1. L Maye               LF 
2. J Alou               RF    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. W McCovey            1B    3. R Staub              RF 
4. J Hart               3B    4. W Bond               1B 
5. L Gabrielson         LF    5. J Wynn               CF 
6. T Haller             C     6. B Aspromonte         3B 
7. H Lanier             2B    7. E Kasko              SS 
8. K Henderson          CF    8. R Brand              C  
9. B Bolin              P     9. T Farrell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3      15%  83% L Gabrielson    T Farrell       Triple to CF; McCovey Scores; Alou Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-       8%  67% W McCovey       T Farrell       Walk; Schofield to 3B; Alou to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  60% J Alou          T Farrell       Single to LF; Schofield to 2B
   t 3   1  0-4  ---       5%  93% W McCovey       T Farrell       Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  54% D Schofield     T Farrell       Single to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Schofield     Single to RF
          1--      60%  J Alou          Single to LF; Schofield to 2B
          12-      67%  W McCovey       Walk; Schofield to 3B; Alou to 2B
   RO     123      68%  J Hart          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Alou to 3B; Schofield Scores
   RR     1-3      83%  L Gabrielson    Triple to CF; McCovey Scores; Alou Scores
   RO     --3      84%  T Haller        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gabrielson Scores
   O      ---      84%  H Lanier        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Bolin facing 1-2-3
          ---      81%  L Maye          Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  J Morgan        Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      87%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Turk Farrell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  K Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Bolin         Lineout: P
   O      ---      86%  D Schofield     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Bolin facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  W Bond          Walk
   O      1--      85%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
          1--      87%  E Kasko         Wynn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Turk Farrell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      93%  W McCovey       Home Run
   O      ---      92%  J Hart          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  L Gabrielson    Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Bolin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  R Brand         Flyball: RF
                  Norm Miller pinch hits for Turk Farrell batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  N Miller        Strikeout Looking
          ---      93%  L Maye          Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Taylor facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Taylor replaces Norm Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  T Haller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  H Lanier        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  K Henderson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Bolin facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  R Staub         Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  W Bond          Groundout: P-1B; Staub to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      95%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  B Bolin         Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  D Schofield     Bunt Groundout: P-1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bolin to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      95%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Bolin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  E Kasko         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  R Brand         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Sonny Jackson pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  S Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chris Zachary facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Zachary replaces Eddie Kasko pitching and batting 7th; Sonny Jackson moves to SS
          ---      97%  J Hart          Double to RF
   O      -2-      97%  L Gabrielson    Flyball: 3B
          -2-      97%  T Haller        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  H Lanier        Flyball: RF; Hart to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  K Henderson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Bolin facing 1-2-3
                  Matty Alou replaces Len Gabrielson playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  L Maye          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      98%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  R Staub         Double to LF
   O      -2-      98%  W Bond          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chris Zachary facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  B Bolin         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Alou          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Bolin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  J Wynn          Strikeout
          ---      97%  B Aspromonte    Single to CF
                  Chuck Harrison pinch hits for Chris Zachary batting 7th
   O      1--      98%  C Harrison      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      99%  R Brand         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Owens facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Owens replaces Chuck Harrison pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  J Hart          Walk
   O      1--      99%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hart to 2B
          -2-      99%  T Haller        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      99%  H Lanier        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Bolin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  S Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Ray facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Ray replaces Jim Owens pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  K Henderson     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  B Bolin         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Bolin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  W Bond          Walk
          1--      98%  J Wynn          Double to LF; Bond to 3B
   RO     -23     100%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wynn to 3B; Bond Scores
                  Jim Gentile pinch hits for Jim Ray batting 7th
          --3      99%  J Gentile       Walk
   O      1-3     100%  R Brand         Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196509160

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