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Braves
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
April 18, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Braves, played on April 18, 1964 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tony Cloninger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 9,250 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Ed Vargo |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Tony Cloninger | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Walt Bond | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
April 18, 1964
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Cloninger
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cloninger
Fox is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Cloninger
Runnels hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Cloninger
Bond hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Johnson
Mathews is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to third. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cloninger vs. Johnson
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Cloninger
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Cloninger
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cloninger
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Bond settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Johnson
There goes Aaron. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Kasko applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Cloninger
Bateman hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cloninger
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Cloninger
Kasko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Kasko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Cloninger
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Johnson
Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cloninger vs. Johnson
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou 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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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Cloninger
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Cloninger
Bond strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Cloninger
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Cloninger
Aspromonte hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cloninger
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Cloninger
There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. Cloninger
Bateman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Cloninger
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Bond settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Johnson
Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Cloninger
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cloninger
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Cloninger
Runnels hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling catches it and throws to first to double up Fox. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cloninger vs. Johnson
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cloninger for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Cloninger
Bond hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Cloninger
Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Cloninger
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Cloninger
Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Cloninger
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Maye reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Johnson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Maye moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cloninger
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Cloninger
Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cloninger
Fox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Johnson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Johnson
Ty Cline pinch runs for Ed Bailey.
The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Johnson
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Tony Cloninger.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Joe Torre now catching. Gene Oliver now playing first base. Billy Hoeft now pitching.
Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beauchamp vs. Hoeft
Al Spangler pinch runs for Pete Runnels. Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Walt Bond.
Beauchamp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Hoeft
Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spangler moves to third. Beauchamp moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aspromonte vs. Niekro
Phil Niekro now pitching.
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynn vs. Niekro
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Al Spangler now playing left field. John Weekly now playing right field. Rusty Staub now playing first base.
Alou hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1964 -- Milwaukee at Houston (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Alou F, cf 5 0 0 0 Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 0
Maye L, lf 5 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 3 0 1 0
Aaron H, rf 3 0 1 0 Runnels P, 1b 3 1 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Spangler A, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Torre J, 1b-c 4 1 1 0 Bond W, lf 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 0 1 0 Beauchamp J, ph 0 0 0 0
Cline T, pr 0 0 0 0 Weekly J, rf 0 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0 Staub R, rf-1b 4 0 2 0
Niekro P, p 0 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 2 1 2
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 2 Wynn J, cf 4 1 2 2
Menke D, ss 3 0 2 0 Bateman J, c 2 0 0 0
Cloninger T, p 3 0 1 0 Johnson K, p 3 0 0 0
Oliver G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 30 4 8 4
Milwaukee 000 200 000 -- 2
Houston 000 202 00x -- 4
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger T (L) 7.0 6 4 4 2 5
Hoeft B* 0.0 2 0 0 1 0
Niekro P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W) 9.0 8 2 2 4 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
DP -- Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 10, Houston 6
2B -- Kasko E, Maye L, Runnels P
HR -- Bolling F, Aspromonte B, Wynn J
CS -- Aaron H
HBP -- by Cloninger T (Fox N), by Johnson K (Mathews E)
WP -- Cloninger T
PB -- Bateman J
T -- 2:15
A -- 9250
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