Willie Mays hits a game-ending home run to give Juan Marichal and the Giants a 1 – 0 win over Houston. Mike Cuellar serves up the 9th-inning homer.

On August 12, 1966 — Willie Mays hits a game-ending home run to give Juan Marichal and the Giants a 1 – 0 win over Houston. Mike Cuellar serves up the 9th-inning homer.

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