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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 17, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 17, 1963 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Baker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,719 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Right Fielder |
| Ken Hubbs | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ellis Burton | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Merritt Ranew | Catcher |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Tom Baker | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Harper | Right Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Don Pavletich | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 17, 1963
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Purkey
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Purkey
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Purkey
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Baker
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Baker
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Baker
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Baker
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Baker
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Purkey
Burton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Purkey
Ranew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Purkey
Rodgers hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Baker
Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Baker
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Baker
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Purkey
Charlie Neal now playing third base.
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Purkey
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. Purkey
There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hubbs vs. Purkey
Hubbs strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rose scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Baker
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Baker
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Baker
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Baker
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Purkey
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Purkey
Burton hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Baker
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Baker
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pavletich vs. Baker
Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodgers. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Baker
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. Pavletich moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Baker
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Pavletich moves to third. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Purkey vs. Baker
Purkey hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pavletich tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Baker
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Purkey
Ranew strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Purkey
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Purkey
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Baker
Harper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Baker
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Baker
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Baker
Neal hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Purkey
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pavletich scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Purkey
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pavletich picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Pavletich. Hubbs moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Purkey
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rose scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Baker
Pavletich hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Baker
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Baker
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Baker
Purkey hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Purkey
Burton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rose reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Purkey
Ranew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Ranew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodgers vs. Purkey
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Landrum vs. Purkey
Don Landrum pinch hits for Tom Baker.
Landrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Elston
Don Elston now pitching.
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Elston
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Elston
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Purkey
Marty Keough now playing center field.
Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbs vs. Purkey
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Purkey
Williams hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Williams reaches second base with a double. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Purkey
Santo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Burton vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Burton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Banks vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pavletich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Elston
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Elston
Neal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Elston
Pavletich is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Worthington
Ranew strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Worthington
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Worthington
Nelson Mathews pinch runs for Andre Rodgers. Steve Boros pinch hits for Don Elston.
Boros strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Leo Burke pinch hits for Lou Brock.
Burke strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1963 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Brock L, rf 4 0 2 0 Rose P, 2b 4 0 1 0
Burke L, ph 1 0 0 0 Harper T, rf 4 0 1 0
Hubbs K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0
Williams B, lf 4 0 3 0 Keough M, cf 0 0 0 0
Santo R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Robinson F, lf 4 0 2 0
Burton E, cf 4 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 1 0 0 0
Banks E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Neal C, 3b 3 1 1 0
Ranew M, c 4 1 2 1 Pavletich D, 1b 4 1 0 0
Rodgers A, ss 2 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 1
Mathews N, pr 0 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 1 0 0 0
Baker T, p 2 0 0 0 Purkey B, p 2 0 0 1
Landrum D, ph 1 0 0 0 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Boros S, ph 1 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 8 1 30 2 7 2
Chicago 010 000 000 -- 1
Cincinnati 000 200 00x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baker T (L) 6.0 7 2 0 2 4
Elston D 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W) 7.1 8 1 1 2 9
Henry B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Worthington A 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Nuxhall J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Rodgers A, Pavletich D
DP -- Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Ranew M, Brock L, Williams B
HR -- Ranew M
SB -- Brock L
SF -- Purkey B
T -- 2:25
A -- 8719
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