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Dodgers
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 4, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 4, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,237 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Doug Harvey |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Center Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 4, 1963
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Johnson
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Johnson
Moon hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Podres
Lillis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Podres
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Johnson
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Johnson
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Johnson
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fairly moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Breeding vs. Johnson
Breeding 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 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Podres
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Podres
Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Podres
Bateman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Johnson
Podres 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Johnson
Gilliam hits a line drive towards the mound. Johnson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Johnson
Moon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Podres
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Podres
Goss strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Podres
Johnson bunts and there's an error on the play. Staub moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lillis vs. Podres
Lillis hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Johnson
Fairly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Johnson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Podres
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Podres
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Podres
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Podres
Bateman takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Podres
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Johnson
Roseboro hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Johnson
Breeding hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Johnson
Podres strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Podres
Goss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Podres
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Podres
Lillis hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Johnson
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Johnson
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Johnson
There goes Davis. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Lillis applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Podres
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Podres
Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Johnson
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Johnson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Johnson
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Breeding vs. Johnson
Breeding takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Podres vs. Johnson
Podres hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Podres reaches second base with a double. Roseboro scores. Breeding goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Podres scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
There goes Wills. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. McMahon
Gilliam 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 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Podres
Tommy Davis now playing left field. Wally Moon now playing right field. Willie Davis now playing center field.
Wynn hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Podres
Bateman hits a popup towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Podres
Staub hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McMahon
Moon hits a line drive into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McMahon
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. McMahon
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McMahon
Davis hits a line drive towards first. Staub reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Podres
Goss hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podres
Hal Smith pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Podres
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Dickson
Jim Dickson now pitching.
Roseboro bunts towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breeding vs. Dickson
Breeding bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Podres vs. Dickson
There goes Roseboro. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Roseboro steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Podres vs. Dickson
Podres strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Dickson
Wills hits a line drive towards short. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Podres
Aspromonte is hit by the pitch. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Sherry
Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Breeding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Sherry
Bateman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1963 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 5 0 1 1 Lillis B, ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Moon W, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Davis T, cf-lf 4 0 1 1 Warwick C, rf 4 0 0 0
Fairly R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Wynn J, lf 3 0 0 0
Howard F, rf 3 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 1 0 0 0 Staub R, 1b 2 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 4 1 3 0 Goss H, cf 3 0 0 0
Breeding M, 2b 2 1 0 0 Johnson K, p 1 0 0 0
Podres J, p 4 1 1 2 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0 Smith H, ph 1 0 0 0
Dickson J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 28 0 1 0
Los Angeles 000 001 300 -- 4
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (W)* 8.0 1 0 0 3 3
Sherry L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 6.2 7 4 4 2 3
McMahon D 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Dickson J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Breeding M
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Houston 6
2B -- Podres J
SB -- Wills M, Roseboro J
CS -- Davis T
SH -- Johnson K, Breeding M
HBP -- by Podres J (Aspromonte B)
T -- 2:09
A -- 14237
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