St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Colt .45s 2
Regular Season Game 121
Played on Wednesday, August 14, 1963 (N) at Busch Stadium I
HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 STL N 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 x - 3 8 2
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Spangler cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Runnels 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 Wynn lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 Bateman c 4 0 1 1 0 2 8 1 Staub 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 10 0 Warwick rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Lillis ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 33 2 8 2 1 10 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lillis-Runnels-Staub. E: Lillis (21). PB: Bateman (12). BATTING - 2B: Runnels (4,off Gibson). SH: Warwick (3,off Gibson). GDP: Warwick 2 (11,off Gibson 2). Team LOB: 6.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Flood cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Groat ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 White 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 12 0 Musial lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Kolb rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Boyer 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 Altman rf,lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shannon lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Javier 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 4 McCarver c 2 0 1 0 1 1 9 1 Gibson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Totals 30 3 8 3 3 7 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Groat-Javier-White, Boyer-Javier-White. E: Boyer (22), Javier (17). BATTING - 2B: Musial (7,off Johnson); Groat (35,off Johnson); Javier (24,off Johnson). HR: White (21,7th inning off Johnson 0 on 2 out). SH: Groat (6,off Johnson). GDP: Javier (6,off Johnson). IBB: McCarver (4,by Johnson). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: White (9,2nd base by Johnson/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnson L(6-16) 8 8 3 2 3 7 1 34 IBB: Johnson (4,McCarver).
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gibson W(13-7) 9 8 2 1 1 10 0 35 Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 12798 Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s St. Louis Cardinals 1. Spangler cf Flood cf 2. Runnels 2b Groat ss 3. Wynn lf White 1b 4. Bateman c Musial lf 5. Staub 1b Boyer 3b 6. Warwick rf Altman rf 7. Aspromonte 3b Javier 2b 8. Lillis ss McCarver c 9. Johnson p Gibson p COLT .45S 1ST: Spangler struck out; Runnels grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Flood grounded out (third to first); Groat singled; White forced Groat (shortstop to second); White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Bateman struck out; Staub singled; Warwick grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Musial doubled; Boyer singled [Musial scored]; Bateman allowed a passed ball [Boyer to second]; Altman struck out; Javier was called out on strikes; McCarver struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 1. COLT .45S 3RD: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Lillis struck out; Johnson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson flied out to left; Flood grounded out (shortstop to first); Groat doubled; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 1. COLT .45S 4TH: Spangler lined to center; Runnels doubled; Wynn reached on an error by Boyer; Bateman singled [Runnels scored, Wynn to second]; Staub singled [Wynn scored (unearned), Bateman to third]; Warwick grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Musial walked; Boyer forced Musial (shortstop to second); Altman popped to catcher in foul territory; Javier doubled [Boyer to third]; McCarver was walked intentionally; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 1. COLT .45S 5TH: Aspromonte struck out; Lillis singled; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Spangler struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Flood reached on an error by Lillis; Groat out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Flood to second]; White singled [Flood scored (unearned), White to second (on throw to home)]; Musial grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Boyer struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 2. COLT .45S 6TH: Runnels grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled; Bateman forced Wynn (shortstop to second) [Bateman to second (error by Javier)]; Staub lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Altman grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier struck out; McCarver singled; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 2. COLT .45S 7TH: Warwick singled; Aspromonte struck out; Lillis singled [Warwick to second]; Johnson made an out to pitcher; Spangler grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Flood grounded out (third to first); Groat grounded out (second to first); White homered; Musial grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 3. COLT .45S 8TH: KOLB REPLACED MUSIAL (PLAYING RF); ALTMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Runnels was called out on strikes; Wynn was called out on strikes; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Boyer flied out to left; Altman walked; Javier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Altman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 3. COLT .45S 9TH: SHANNON REPLACED ALTMAN (PLAYING LF); Staub walked; Warwick out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Staub to second]; Aspromonte flied out to right; SMITH BATTED FOR LILLIS; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cardinals 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 2 8 1 6 Cardinals 3 8 2 7
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