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Giants
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
June 8, 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 June 8, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy O'Dell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Bruce |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,134 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Frank Secory |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Billy O'Dell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Fazio | Second Baseman |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| J.C. Hartman | Shortstop |
| Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
June 8, 1963
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bruce
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Bruce
Hiller 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--
Mays vs. Bruce
The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Bruce
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Bruce
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. O'Dell
Fazio hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. O'Dell
Spangler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. O'Dell
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bruce
Alou hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Bruce
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haller for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Bruce
Davenport hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. O'Dell
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. O'Dell
Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. O'Dell
Goss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. O'Dell
Bateman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Bruce
Pagan 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: ---
O'Dell vs. Bruce
O'Dell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bruce
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartman vs. O'Dell
Hartman hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. O'Dell
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Dell covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. O'Dell
Fazio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davenport. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. O'Dell
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Bruce
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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bruce
Mays hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bruce
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. O'Dell
Aspromonte 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: ---
Warwick vs. O'Dell
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. O'Dell
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. O'Dell
Goss hits a line drive into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bruce
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Bruce
Haller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Bruce
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Bruce
Bateman throws to Hartman, and they have Haller in a rundown. The throw to Aspromonte, who applies the tag, and Haller is out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Bruce
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dell vs. Bruce
O'Dell hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. O'Dell
Bateman hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartman vs. O'Dell
Hartman hits a line drive towards third. Davenport reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. O'Dell
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bruce
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Bruce
Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bruce
Mays hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. O'Dell
Fazio hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. O'Dell
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. O'Dell
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. O'Dell
Warwick takes first base on ball four. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. O'Dell
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bruce
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Bruce
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Bruce
Haller hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Bruce
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagan vs. Bruce
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fazio fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. O'Dell
Goss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Goss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. O'Dell
Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goss moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartman vs. O'Dell
Hartman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hiller fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Pagan covering. It's a double play. Goss scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. O'Dell
Bruce hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dell vs. Bruce
O'Dell hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bruce
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Bruce
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. O'Dell
Fazio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. O'Dell
Spangler bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. Fazio moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. O'Dell
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warwick vs. O'Dell
Warwick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. O'Dell
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fazio scores. Warwick moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goss vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Goss is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bruce
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Bruce
Bruce fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bruce. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Bruce
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Matty Alou pinch hits for Felipe Alou.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it and throws to third for the out. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Woodeshick
Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Tom Haller.
Cepeda 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 6/8/1963 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, lf 4 0 0 0 Fazio E, 2b 3 1 0 0
Hiller C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Spangler A, lf 3 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Warwick C, rf 2 0 0 0
Alou F, rf 3 1 1 0 Staub R, 1b 3 0 1 1
Alou M, ph 1 0 0 0 Goss H, cf 4 1 2 0
Haller T, c 3 0 1 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 1 0
Cepeda O, ph 1 0 0 0 Hartman J, ss 3 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 3 0 2 1 Bruce B, p 3 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0
O'Dell B, p 3 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 5 1 28 2 5 1
San Francisco 000 010 000 -- 1
Houston 000 000 11x -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell B (L) 7.2 5 2 2 4 0
Larsen D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce B (W)* 8.0 5 1 1 3 1
Woodeshick H (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Davenport J, Bruce B
DP -- San Francisco 1, Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Houston 7
2B -- Goss H
CS -- Haller T
SH -- Spangler A
PB -- Bateman J
T -- 2:24
A -- 19134
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