Houston Colt .45s 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 143
Played on Saturday, September 7, 1963 (N) at Colt Stadium
CHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Rodgers ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 Burton cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Santo 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 Williams lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hubbs 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 Boccabella 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Banks 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ranew c 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Ellsworth p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 29 1 4 1 1 10 26 8 FIELDING - DP: 2. Rodgers-Hubbs-Boccabella, Rodgers-Hubbs-Boccabella. BATTING - 2B: Santo (27,off Farrell). SF: Santo (11,off Farrell). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Brock (11,2nd base by Farrell/Smith).
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fazio 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Warwick rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Wynn lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Smith c 3 0 1 0 1 1 11 1 Goss cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 Staub 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Lillis ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 Farrell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Weekly ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bruce pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 5 2 3 11 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Smith-Lillis. BATTING - 2B: Smith (2,off Ellsworth); Goss (13,off Ellsworth). SH: Farrell (3,off Ellsworth). GDP: Wynn (4,off Ellsworth); Smith (2,off Ellsworth). IBB: Smith (1,by Ellsworth). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ellsworth L(20-8) 8.2 5 2 2 3 11 0 32 WP: Ellsworth 2 (3). IBB: Ellsworth (8,Smith).
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Farrell W(11-13) 9 4 1 1 1 10 0 31 Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 4802 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Colt .45s 1. Brock rf Fazio 2b 2. Rodgers ss Warwick rf 3. Burton cf Wynn lf 4. Santo 3b Smith c 5. Williams lf Goss cf 6. Hubbs 2b Staub 1b 7. Boccabella 1b Aspromonte 3b 8. Ranew c Lillis ss 9. Ellsworth p Farrell p CUBS 1ST: 1:32 rain delay before start of game; Brock walked; Rodgers struck out while Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Burton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 1ST: Fazio flied out to right; Warwick singled to left; Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Warwick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (third to first); Hubbs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Smith doubled to right; Goss flied out to center [Smith to third]; Staub struck out; Aspromonte struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 3RD: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Ranew grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellsworth flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 3RD: Lillis walked; Farrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lillis to second]; Fazio struck out; Warwick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 4TH: Brock flied out to left; Rodgers singled to center; Burton singled to right [Rodgers to third]; Santo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rodgers scored]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 4TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Smith struck out; Goss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 5TH: Hubbs struck out; Boccabella flied out to left; Ranew popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 5TH: Staub struck out; Aspromonte flied out to right; Lillis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 6TH: Ellsworth struck out; On a bunt Brock popped to catcher in foul territory; Rodgers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 6TH: Farrell flied out to center; Fazio grounded out (third to first); Warwick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 7TH: Burton flied out to center; Santo doubled to left; Williams struck out; Hubbs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 7TH: Wynn singled to center; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; Goss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 8TH: Boccabella struck out; Ranew grounded out (second to first); Ellsworth was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 8TH: BANKS REPLACED BOCCABELLA (PLAYING 1B); Staub popped to shortstop; Aspromonte lined to second; Lillis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 9TH: Brock struck out; Rodgers singled to center; Burton forced Rodgers (first to shortstop); Santo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 9TH: WEEKLY BATTED FOR FARRELL; Weekly singled to right; BRUCE RAN FOR WEEKLY; Ellsworth threw a wild pitch [Bruce to second]; Fazio walked; Ellsworth threw a wild pitch [Bruce to third, Fazio to second]; Warwick was called out on strikes; Wynn struck out; Smith was walked intentionally; Goss doubled to right [Bruce scored, Fazio scored, Smith to third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 4 0 3 Colt .45s 2 5 0 4
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