MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/03/1966
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 793 - SUNDAY, JULY 3RD , 1966 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (38-41) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Houston Astros (31-49) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Reds Slap 4-1 Loss on Astros
The Cincinnati Reds tallied a win at Astrodome, throttling the Houston Astros, 4-1. Starting pitcher Joe Sparma was a big reason for his team's success. Sparma got the win, improving to 3-2. He allowed 5 hits and walked 4 over 7.1 innings. Sparma allowed 1 run. With the win, the Reds have a record of 38-41.

The Reds got a big at-bat from right fielder Frank Robinson. For the game, Robinson went 1 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the third, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 15th home run of the season gave Cincinnati a 2-0 lead.

"Joe just went about his business, throwing strikes," said Cincinnati manager Casey Matthew.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Tovar SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 6 25
P. Rose 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .370 2 18
F. Robinson RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .295 15 56
B. Allison LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .312 21 64
A. Shamsky CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .218 11 28
J. Edwards C 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .233 1 30
T. Harper 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .258 4 22
L. Boehmer 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 4 26
J. Sparma P 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .062 0 2
   A. Sotolongo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 3 13      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Rose (17, 3rd Inning off T. Pelczynski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Robinson (15, 3rd Inning off T. Pelczynski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Rose 3 , F. Robinson 4 , B. Allison , J. Edwards , T. Harper 2 , L. Boehmer
2-out RBI: F. Robinson , J. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Rose , A. Shamsky , J. Sparma
Hit by Pitch: L. Boehmer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Boehmer (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Edwards-Tovar-Harper, Sotolongo-Tovar-Harper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McCraw 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .245 2 7
I. Brown 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .241 9 24
R. Staub RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .273 8 28
J. Lefebvre 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .225 6 34
G. Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .270 3 11
J. Gotay SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .223 2 18
D. Botkin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 2 5
H. Kikuchi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 0 1
T. Pelczynski P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Clinton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .181 8 23
   C. Carlos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1 4 6 19      
a - L. Clinton pinch hit for T. Pelczynski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Staub (11, 4th Inning off J. Sparma, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: I. Brown (2, 6th Inning off J. Sparma, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Brown 3 , R. Staub 2 , J. Lefebvre 2 , J. Gotay , H. Kikuchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Brown , G. Brown , J. Gotay , D. Botkin
GIDP: R. Staub , H. Kikuchi
Sac Bunt: G. Brown , T. Pelczynski
Sac Fly: R. Staub
Team LOB: 7
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sparma W (3-2) 7.1 5 1 1 4 6 0 100 6.01   
A. Sotolongo SV (7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sparma 66
Batters Faced: J. Sparma 30, A. Sotolongo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sparma 9-6, A. Sotolongo 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sparma 100-63, A. Sotolongo 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sotolongo 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Pelczynski L (1-1) 8.0 8 4 4 3 2 1 129 6.20   
C. Carlos 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pelczynski 49
Batters Faced: T. Pelczynski 36, C. Carlos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pelczynski 14-8, C. Carlos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pelczynski 129-77, C. Carlos 14-8
WP: T. Pelczynski
Hit Batsmen: T. Pelczynski
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Sparma
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 20236
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