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Phillies
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
September 20, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 20, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Bennett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 4,039 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: John Kibler |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Wine | Shortstop |
| Dennis Bennett | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Fazio | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Vaughan | Shortstop |
| John Weekly | Left Fielder |
| Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
| Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
September 20, 1963
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Johnson
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Johnson
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Covington vs. Johnson
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple. Covington goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dalrymple vs. Johnson
Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. Bennett
Fazio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Bennett
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weekly vs. Bennett
Weekly hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Bennett
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Johnson
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Johnson
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wine vs. Johnson
There goes Rojas. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Fazio applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Johnson
Wine 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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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Bennett
Goss strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bennett
Staub hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bennett
Aspromonte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bennett vs. Johnson
Bennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Johnson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Johnson
Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Covington vs. Johnson
Covington 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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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Bennett
Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bennett
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fazio vs. Bennett
Fazio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Bennett
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Johnson
Dalrymple hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Johnson
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Johnson
Rojas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weekly vs. Bennett
Weekly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Bennett
Warwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Bennett
Goss strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Johnson
Wine strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bennett vs. Johnson
Bennett hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Johnson
Taylor 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
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bennett
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bennett
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Bennett
Bateman hits a line drive towards first. Sievers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Johnson
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Johnson
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Gonzalez 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
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bennett
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fazio vs. Bennett
Fazio takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Bennett
Vaughan strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weekly vs. Bennett
Weekly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Bennett
Warwick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Bennett
Goss hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Johnson
Dalrymple 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 -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Johnson
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Johnson
Rojas strikes out. Bateman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rojas out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bennett
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bennett
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Aspromonte reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bateman vs. Brown
Don Hoak now playing third base. Paul Brown now pitching. Tony Taylor now playing second base.
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to home to get Aspromonte. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Emery vs. Johnson
Cal Emery pinch hits for Bobby Wine.
Emery hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrnstein vs. Johnson
John Herrnstein pinch hits for Don Hoak.
Herrnstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrnstein for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Johnson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Johnson
Callison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Johnson
Covington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. Brown
John Herrnstein now playing left field. Dick Allen now playing third base. Ruben Amaro now playing shortstop.
Fazio hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Brown
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weekly vs. Brown
Weekly hits a line drive into left field. Herrnstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Bob Lillis now playing shortstop.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Weekly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Johnson
Dalrymple 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 -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Johnson
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Johnson
Bob Oldis pinch runs for Roy Sievers. Earl Averill pinch hits for Paul Brown.
Averill hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Weekly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1963 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 3b-2b 4 1 0 0 Fazio E, 2b 3 1 0 0
Callison J, rf 4 0 1 1 Vaughan G, ss 3 0 0 0
Covington W, lf 4 1 0 0 Lillis B, ss 0 0 0 0
Allen D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Weekly J, lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez T, cf 4 0 1 1 Warwick C, rf 3 1 1 3
Dalrymple C, c 4 0 0 0 Goss H, cf 3 0 0 0
Sievers R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Staub R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Oldis B, pr 0 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rojas C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 1 0
Brown P, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 3 1 1 0
Averill E, ph 1 0 0 0
Wine B, ss 2 0 0 0
Emery C, ph 1 0 0 0
Amaro R, ss 0 0 0 0
Bennett D, p 2 0 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Herrnstein J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 6 2 28 3 4 3
Philadelphia 100 000 010 -- 2
Houston 000 003 00x -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Bennett D (L) 6.1 4 3 3 2 6
Brown P 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W) 9.0 6 2 0 0 8
E -- Vaughan G, Aspromonte B
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Houston 3
3B -- Gonzalez T, Aspromonte B
HR -- Warwick C
CS -- Rojas C
T -- 2:00
A -- 4039
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