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Cubs
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
September 6, 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 September 6, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glen Hobbie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 5,131 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Doug Harvey |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Right Fielder |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Ellis Burton | Center Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ken Hubbs | Second Baseman |
| John Boccabella | First Baseman |
| Merritt Ranew | Catcher |
| Glen Hobbie | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
September 6, 1963
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Brown
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Brown
Rodgers hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Brown
Burton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Brown
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hobbie
Warwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hobbie
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Hobbie
Wynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs catches it and throws to first to double up Runnels. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Brown
Hubbs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Brown
Boccabella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hobbie
Staub is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hobbie
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Goss vs. Hobbie
Goss hits a popup towards first. Boccabella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Hobbie
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Lillis vs. Hobbie
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Brown
Ranew 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Brown
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Brown
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lillis fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Brown
Rodgers 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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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hobbie
Brown hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hobbie
Warwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Hobbie
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Warwick trying to get to third. Brock throws the ball in to Santo, who tags Warwick for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Hobbie
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Brown
Burton hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Brown
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. Brown
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boccabella vs. Brown
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hobbie
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hobbie
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ranew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Hobbie
Goss takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Hobbie
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Goss moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lillis vs. Hobbie
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Brown
Ranew hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Brown
Hobbie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Brown
Brock bunts towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Brown
There goes Brock. The throw from Smith and he is out, Runnels applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hobbie
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hobbie
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hobbie
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Hobbie
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Runnels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Hobbie
Staub takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to third. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Hobbie
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Brown
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burton vs. Brown
Burton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Brown
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Brown
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hubbs vs. Brown
Hubbs hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Hobbie
Goss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hobbie
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Hobbie
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Brown
Boccabella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss who is chasing the ball. Boccabella reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ranew vs. Brown
Ranew hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boccabella tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Brown
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Brown
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weekly vs. Hobbie
John Weekly pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Weekly strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hobbie
Warwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hobbie
Runnels strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Zachary
Chris Zachary now pitching.
Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Zachary
Burton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Zachary
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Hobbie
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Hobbie
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hobbie
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Hobbie
Goss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Zachary
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Warwick. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbs vs. Zachary
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Boccabella vs. Zachary
Boccabella hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Zachary
Ranew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hobbie
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Hobbie
Lillis hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Hobbie
Al Spangler pinch hits for Chris Zachary.
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. McDaniel
Ernie Fazio pinch runs for Al Spangler. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
The ball gets by Ranew for a passed ball. Aspromonte moves to third. Fazio moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Warwick vs. McDaniel
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. McDaniel
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boccabella scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1963 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, rf 4 0 1 0 Warwick C, rf 5 0 1 0
Rodgers A, ss 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 5 0 3 0
Burton E, cf 4 1 1 1 Wynn J, lf 4 0 1 0
Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Staub R, 1b 2 0 1 0
Williams B, lf 4 1 2 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
Hubbs K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Goss H, cf 3 0 0 0
Boccabella J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Ranew M, c 3 0 0 1 Lillis B, ss 4 0 0 0
Hobbie G, p 3 0 1 0 Brown H, p 2 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Weekly J, ph 1 0 0 0
Zachary C, p 0 0 0 0
Spangler A, ph 1 0 1 0
Fazio E, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 3 34 0 9 0
Chicago 100 000 101 -- 3
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (W) 8.1 9 0 0 3 6
McDaniel L (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (L) 7.0 7 2 2 1 3
Zachary C 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 5, Houston 11
2B -- Williams B
3B -- Boccabella J
HR -- Burton E
CS -- Brock L
SF -- Ranew M, Boccabella J
HBP -- by Hobbie G (Staub R)
PB -- Ranew M
T -- 2:16
A -- 5131
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