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Cardinals
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 24, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 24, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Taylor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,119 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Tony Venzon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Ron Taylor | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 24, 1963
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Brown
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Brown
There goes Flood. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Brown
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Brown
White hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Brown
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Taylor
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Taylor
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Taylor
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Brown
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Brown
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Brown
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Taylor
Bateman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Taylor
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Taylor
Warwick strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Brown
McCarver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Brown
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Brown
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Brown
There goes Flood. The throw from Bateman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Brown
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Taylor
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Taylor
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Taylor
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White hits a line drive into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Brown
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Brown
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Taylor
Spangler strikes out. McCarver drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spangler out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Taylor
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Taylor
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Brown
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Brown
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Brown
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Taylor
Bateman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Taylor
Staub bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warwick vs. Taylor
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Bateman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Taylor
Aspromonte hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Brown
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Brown
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Brown
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Brown
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Taylor
Lillis hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Taylor
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Taylor
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Brown
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Brown
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Brown
Altman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Brown
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Taylor
Gary Kolb now playing left field.
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Taylor
Wynn bunts towards first. White juggles the ball. That's an error on White. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Taylor
Bateman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Taylor
Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Staub reaches second base with a double. Runnels scores. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warwick vs. Taylor
Warwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aspromonte vs. Taylor
Aspromonte is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lillis vs. Taylor
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Brown
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Brown
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Ron Taylor.
Sawatski hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Brown
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jones
Sam Jones now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Jones
Spangler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Spangler reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching. Hal Smith pinch hits for Pete Runnels.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynn vs. MacKenzie
Wynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bateman vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. Spangler scores. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Schultz
Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Bateman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Warwick vs. Schultz
Warwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Schultz
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Brown
Ernie Fazio now playing second base.
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Brown
Kolb is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1963 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Flood C, cf 4 0 3 0 Spangler A, cf 4 1 1 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 3 1 2 0
White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Smith H, ph 1 0 0 0
Musial S, lf 3 0 0 0 Fazio E, 2b 0 0 0 0
Kolb G, lf 1 0 0 0 Wynn J, lf 2 1 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 1 2
Altman G, rf 3 0 1 0 Staub R, 1b 3 0 2 2
Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Warwick C, rf 4 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Taylor R, p 2 0 0 0 Lillis B, ss 3 0 0 0
Sawatski C, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown H, p 3 1 1 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
MacKenzie K, p 0 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 29 4 7 4
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 000 13x -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor R (L) 7.0 3 1 1 1 4
Jones S* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
MacKenzie K 0.1 0 1 1 1 1
Schultz B 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Bateman J, Groat D, White B
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 4, Houston 6
2B -- Staub R, Spangler A
SB -- Flood C 2
SH -- Staub R, Wynn J
HBP -- by Taylor R (Bateman J)
T -- 1:53
A -- 23119
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