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Cubs
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
May 11, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 11, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal Koonce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Right Fielder |
| Ken Hubbs | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Steve Boros | First Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Nelson Mathews | Center Fielder |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Cal Koonce | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
| J.C. Hartman | Shortstop |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
May 11, 1963
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Brown
Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hubbs vs. Brown
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Hubbs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Brown
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Brown
Boros hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Brown
Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koonce
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Koonce
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Koonce
Runnels bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Staub vs. Koonce
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koonce fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Koonce
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Brown
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Brown
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hartman. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Koonce vs. Brown
Koonce bunts towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Bertell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hubbs vs. Woodeshick
Hubbs 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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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Koonce
Goss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartman vs. Koonce
Hartman bunts towards the mound. Koonce fields it and throws to first for the out. Goss moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. Koonce
Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Goss scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodeshick vs. Toth
Paul Toth now pitching.
Woodeshick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bateman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Toth
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bateman scores. Woodeshick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Toth
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hubbs scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Woodeshick
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Woodeshick
There goes Williams. The throw from Bateman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Woodeshick
Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boros vs. Woodeshick
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rodgers vs. Woodeshick
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Toth
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Toth
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Toth
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Goss vs. Toth
Goss strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartman vs. Toth
Hartman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Woodeshick
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Woodeshick
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Toth vs. Woodeshick
Toth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Toth
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodeshick vs. Toth
Woodeshick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Toth
Temple is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Woodeshick
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Woodeshick
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Woodeshick
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Toth
Spangler hits a line drive towards short. Rodgers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Toth
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Toth
Staub strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Woodeshick
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Woodeshick
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Woodeshick
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Woodeshick
There's a wild pitch. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Woodeshick
The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Rodgers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Woodeshick
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertell vs. Woodeshick
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Toth
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Toth
Goss hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hartman vs. Toth
Hartman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Toth
Toth fires to first and picks off Hartman. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Toth vs. Woodeshick
Toth hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Woodeshick
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Woodeshick
Hubbs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Toth
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodeshick vs. Toth
Woodeshick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Toth
Temple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brock. Temple reaches second base with a double. Woodeshick moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Spangler vs. Toth
Bob Lillis pinch runs for Johnny Temple.
Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Woodeshick tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lillis scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Schultz
There goes Runnels. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Runnels steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Schultz
Staub strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Woodeshick
Bob Lillis now playing second base.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Woodeshick
Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Woodeshick
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Schultz
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Schultz
Goss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hartman vs. Schultz
Hartman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. Schultz
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Woodeshick
Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Woodeshick
Ernie Banks pinch hits for Nelson Mathews.
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Woodeshick
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1963, game 1 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, rf 4 1 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 1 3 1
Hubbs K, 2b 4 1 1 1 Lillis B, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
Williams B, lf 3 1 1 1 Spangler A, lf 3 0 1 1
Santo R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Runnels P, 1b 3 0 2 1
Boros S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Staub R, rf 4 0 0 1
Rodgers A, ss 3 0 1 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Mathews N, cf 2 0 1 0 Goss H, cf 4 1 1 0
Banks E, ph 1 0 0 0 Hartman J, ss 2 0 0 0
Bertell D, c 4 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 4 1 1 1
Koonce C, p 0 0 0 0 Brown H, p 0 0 0 0
Toth P, p 2 0 0 0 Woodeshick H, p 3 1 2 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 6 3 30 5 11 5
Chicago 300 000 000 -- 3
Houston 120 000 20x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Koonce C 1.1 4 3 3 0 1
Toth P (L) 5.1 5 2 2 2 5
Schultz B 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H 1.1 4 3 3 0 0
Woodeshick H (W) 7.2 2 0 0 3 6
E -- Hartman J, Bateman J
DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Chicago 5, Houston 6
2B -- Bateman J, Temple J
3B -- Brock L, Williams B
SB -- Williams B, Runnels P
SH -- Runnels P, Koonce C, Hartman J
SF -- Santo R, Spangler A
WP -- Woodeshick H
PB -- Bateman J
T -- 2:23
A -- 0
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