Pirates @ Astros
August 18, 1965

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 11 1
Astros 7 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 11 1
Astros 7 10 0

Ron Brand Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .238
OBP .500 .289
At Bats 4 290
Hits 2 69
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 2 29

Al McBean Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 12
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Astrodome - August 18, 1965
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Out
Al McBean
Del Crandall
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Jose Pagan
Gene Alley
Bob Bailey
Bill Virdon
Manny Mota
Ron Brand
Jim Gentile
Jim Wynn
Lee Maye

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 11 1 6
Houston Astros 7 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Veale
Losing Pitcher Don Nottebart
Save Al McBean
Game Winning RBI Del Crandall
Attendance 30,470
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Brand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Gentile pinch hits for Frank Thomas. Gentile is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Jose Pagan now playing third base. Bob Bailey now playing left field. Al McBean now pitching. Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Bond scores. Maye moves to third.
Bottom 9 Al McBean now playing left field. Frank Carpin now pitching. Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 9 Lee Maye pinch hits for Joe Gaines. Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bond moves to second.
Bottom 9 Walt Bond pinch hits for Ron Taylor. Bond hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lillis scores. Adlesh scores.
Bottom 9 Al McBean now pitching. Adlesh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Adlesh reaches second base with a double. Staub scores. Lillis moves to third.
Bottom 9 Lillis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Lillis reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third.
Bottom 9 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Brand hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Clendenon hits a fly ball into left field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stargell is hit by the pitch. Mota moves to second.
Top 9 Mota hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores.
Top 9 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Bailey scores.
Top 9 Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Bailey reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Veale is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ron Taylor now pitching. Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan bunts towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaines moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gaines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Danny Coombs. Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Clendenon reaches second base with a double. Mota goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Stargell strikes out.
Top 8 Mota takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Adlesh for a passed ball. Crandall moves to third.
Top 7 Veale bunts in front of the plate. Adlesh fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Top 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brand strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan scores.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alley strikes out. There goes Clendenon. The throw from Adlesh to second, and Clendenon is out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Coombs strikes out.
Bottom 5 Adlesh strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Danny Coombs now pitching. Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coombs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mota hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Mota reaches second base with a double. Crandall scores. Veale scores. Bailey goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bailey takes first base on ball four. Crandall moves to third. Veale moves to second.
Top 5 Veale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alley scores. Crandall moves to second.
Top 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Alley moves to second.
Top 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clendenon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Brand strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mota takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bailey 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 3 Gaines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nottebart strikes out.
Bottom 3 Adlesh strikes out.
Top 3 Veale strikes out.
Top 3 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brand fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Adlesh fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brand moves to third.
Bottom 2 Brand hits a line drive into left field. Stargell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stargell. Brand moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Veale fires to first and has Wynn trapped. There's the throw to Mazeroski who tags Wynn for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gaines is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.