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Giants
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 6, 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 August 6, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 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 | August 6, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Duffalo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,466 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Al Forman 3B: Tom Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Bowman | Shortstop |
| Jim Duffalo | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 6, 1963
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Brown
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brown
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brown
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it 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: ---
Spangler vs. Duffalo
Spangler hits a popup towards short. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Duffalo
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Duffalo
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller misplays the ball. That's an error on Hiller. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bateman vs. Duffalo
Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Temple tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Duffalo
Staub hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Brown
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Brown
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haller vs. Brown
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Brown
Davenport hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Duffalo
Wynn hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Duffalo
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Duffalo
Lillis hits a popup towards short. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Duffalo
Brown hits a popup towards short. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Brown
Bowman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Bowman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffalo vs. Brown
Duffalo bunts in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. Bowman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hiller vs. Brown
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Brown
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bowman scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Brown
There goes Alou. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Brown
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Duffalo
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Duffalo
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Duffalo
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bateman vs. Duffalo
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Brown
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Brown
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Brown
Haller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Brown
Davenport hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Brown
There goes Haller. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Duffalo
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Duffalo
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Duffalo
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Duffalo
Lillis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Brown
Bowman bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffalo vs. Brown
Duffalo hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Brown
Hiller 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 5
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Duffalo
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Duffalo
Spangler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCovey. Spangler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Duffalo
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Duffalo
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bateman vs. Duffalo
Bateman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brown
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brown
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Brown
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Brown
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haller vs. Brown
Haller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Mays moves to third. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davenport vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Duffalo
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Duffalo
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Duffalo
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Duffalo
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Bob Lillis.
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. McMahon
Carl Warwick now playing left field. Jim Wynn now playing shortstop.
Bowman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffalo vs. McMahon
There goes Bowman. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Wynn applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffalo vs. McMahon
Duffalo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. McMahon
Hiller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. McMahon
Alou 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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Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Duffalo
Howie Goss pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Goss strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Duffalo
Spangler hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Duffalo
Temple 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 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Umbricht
Jim Umbricht now pitching.
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spangler. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Umbricht
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Umbricht
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Umbricht
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Umbricht covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Duffalo
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Duffalo
Bateman hits a popup towards short. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Duffalo
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Umbricht
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Umbricht
Bowman bunts towards the mound. Umbricht fields it and throws to first for the out. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffalo vs. Umbricht
Duffalo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hiller vs. Umbricht
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Duffalo
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Larsen
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman 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 8/6/1963 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hiller C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Spangler A, cf 3 0 1 0
Alou F, rf 4 0 1 1 Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0
McCovey W, lf 4 1 2 0 Runnels P, 1b 3 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 3 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 0 1
Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 0 1 Staub R, rf 4 0 1 0
Haller T, c 4 0 2 1 Wynn J, lf-ss 4 0 2 0
Davenport J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bowman E, ss 3 1 2 0 Lillis B, ss 2 0 0 0
Duffalo J, p 3 0 0 0 Warwick C, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 0 0 0 0 Brown H, p 2 0 0 0
McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Goss H, ph 1 0 0 0
Umbricht J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 12 3 31 1 6 1
San Francisco 001 101 000 -- 3
Houston 100 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Duffalo J (W)* 8.0 6 1 0 3 4
Larsen D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (L) 5.2 8 3 3 0 2
McMahon D 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Umbricht J 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Hiller C
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Houston 7
2B -- Wynn J, Bowman E, Staub R, Spangler A, McCovey W
3B -- Mays W
SB -- Alou F
CS -- Haller T, Bowman E
SH -- Duffalo J, Bowman E
SF -- Bateman J, Cepeda O
T -- 2:25
A -- 10466
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