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Pirates
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
July 4, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 4, 1964 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Bruce |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 13,692 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Bailey | Third Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Mike White | Center Fielder |
| Walt Bond | First Baseman |
| Joe Gaines | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
July 4, 1964
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Bruce
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Bruce
Mota strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Bruce
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Friend
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Friend
Fox hits a line drive towards short. Alley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Friend
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Friend
Bond strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Bruce
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Bruce
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Bruce
Clendenon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Friend
Gaines hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Friend
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Friend
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Friend
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Bruce
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Bruce
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Bruce
Friend bunts towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Bruce
Bailey 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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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Friend
Bruce strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Friend
Spangler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Spangler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Friend
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Friend
White hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Bruce
Mota hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Bruce
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops it up and throws to first, with Bruce covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Bruce
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Friend
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Friend
Gaines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Friend
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota who is chasing the ball. Aspromonte reaches third base with a triple. Gaines goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kasko vs. Friend
Kasko bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Friend
Grote strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Bruce
Burgess strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Bruce
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Bruce
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Friend
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Friend
Spangler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Friend
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Bruce
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Bruce
Bill Virdon pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Bruce
Bailey hits a popup towards first. Bond settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Butters
Tom Butters now pitching.
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Butters
Bond takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Butters
Gaines takes first base on ball four. Bond moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Butters
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Clendenon. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Butters
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butters fields it and throws to second for the out. Bond moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kasko vs. Butters
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Bruce
Mota strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Bruce
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Bruce
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Bruce
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Butters
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Butters
Bruce hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Butters
Spangler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Spangler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Butters
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Bruce
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Bruce
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Mazeroski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alley vs. Bruce
Alley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Bruce
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Tom Butters.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynch for the out. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Bruce
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Face
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Face
Gaines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Face
There goes Gaines. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Alley applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Bruce
Mota hits a line drive towards third. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Bruce
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Bruce
Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines 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 7/4/1964 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Bailey B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Spangler A, lf 4 0 2 0
Mota M, cf 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 White M, cf 4 0 1 0
Stargell W, lf 4 0 0 0 Bond W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0 Gaines J, rf 2 2 2 1
Clendenon D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 1 2 1
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 2 0 Kasko E, ss 2 0 0 1
Alley G, ss 3 0 1 1 Grote J, c 3 0 0 0
Friend B, p 0 0 0 0 Bruce B, p 3 0 0 0
Virdon B, ph 1 0 0 0
Butters T, p 0 0 0 0
Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 4 1 28 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 010 -- 1
Houston 010 200 00x -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 5.0 5 3 3 1 3
Butters T 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Face R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 6
E -- Clendenon D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Houston 5
2B -- Spangler A 2
3B -- Aspromonte B, Mazeroski B
HR -- Gaines J
CS -- Gaines J
SH -- Friend B, Kasko E
T -- 2:05
A -- 13692
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