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Giants
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
April 9, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 9, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Turk Farrell |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,591 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Frank Walsh |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Fazio | Second Baseman |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
| Jim Campbell | Catcher |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Turk Farrell | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
April 9, 1963
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Farrell
Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Farrell
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Farrell
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. Sanford
Fazio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Sanford
Spangler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Sanford
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Farrell
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Farrell
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Farrell
Haller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Farrell
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Farrell
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. Haller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanford vs. Farrell
Sanford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss who is chasing the ball. Sanford reaches third base with a triple. Haller scores. Pagan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hiller vs. Farrell
Hiller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanford scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Farrell
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Sanford
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Sanford
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Sanford
Goss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Sanford
Campbell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Farrell
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Farrell
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Farrell
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Farrell
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Sanford
Lillis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Sanford
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Turk Farrell.
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fazio vs. Sanford
Fazio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Sanford
Spangler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Spangler reaches second base with a double. Hardy moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Sanford
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Kemmerer
Pagan hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanford vs. Kemmerer
Sanford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Kemmerer
Hiller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanford moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Kemmerer
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Kemmerer
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Sanford
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sanford
Aspromonte hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Sanford
Goss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Kemmerer
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Kemmerer
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Kemmerer
Kemmerer spins and fires to second, with Lillis covering, and has Cepeda trapped. There's the throw to Aspromonte who tags Cepeda for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Kemmerer
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Sanford
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pagan. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Sanford
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Sanford
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer.
Warwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fazio vs. Sanford
Fazio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Woodeshick
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Woodeshick
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Woodeshick covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Sanford
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Sanford
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Sanford
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spangler scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Fisher
Jack Fisher now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Runnels tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Fisher
Goss hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Fisher
Campbell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Woodeshick
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Woodeshick
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Woodeshick
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Fisher
Lillis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Fisher
Brock Davis pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick.
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. Fisher
Fazio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brunet
George Brunet now pitching.
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Brunet
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Brunet
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brunet
Alou hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Brunet
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Brunet
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Fisher
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fisher
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Fisher
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Brunet
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Brunet
Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub throws the ball in to Lillis who tags Davenport trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Brunet
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Brunet
The umpire calls a balk on Brunet Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Brunet
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Brunet
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. Brunet
Haller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fisher
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Fisher
Goss strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Fisher
Campbell hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1963 -- San Francisco at Houston (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hiller C, 2b 5 0 2 1 Fazio E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Spangler A, lf 4 1 3 0
Mays W, cf 5 2 2 1 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 1 0
McCovey W, lf 5 1 2 1 Staub R, rf 3 0 1 1
Cepeda O, 1b 5 1 3 2 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 1
Haller T, c 5 1 1 0 Goss H, cf 4 0 0 0
Alou F, rf 4 2 3 1 Campbell J, c 4 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 4 1 1 0 Lillis B, ss 2 0 0 0
Sanford J, p 3 1 2 3 Farrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Fisher J, p 1 0 0 0 Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0
Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0
Warwick C, ph 1 0 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0
Davis B, ph 1 0 0 0
Brunet G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 9 17 9 31 2 5 2
San Francisco 041 100 021 -- 9
Houston 000 002 000 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W)* 5.0 5 2 2 2 4
Fisher J (S) 4.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell T (L) 3.0 6 5 5 0 3
Kemmerer R 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Woodeshick H 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Brunet G 2.0 7 3 3 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Pagan J, Lillis B, Mays W
DP -- San Francisco 1, Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Houston 5
2B -- Spangler A, Alou F, Cepeda O
3B -- Sanford J
HR -- Cepeda O, Mays W, McCovey W, Alou F
SF -- Aspromonte B
Balk -- Brunet G
T -- 2:35
A -- 19591
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