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Reds
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 16, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 16, 1964 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 8,566 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Ruiz | Second Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Right Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Joey Jay | Pitcher |
| Dick Sisler | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Joe Gaines | Right Fielder |
| Walt Bond | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 16, 1964
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Johnson
Ruiz bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Johnson
Keough bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruiz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruiz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruiz tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Jay
Spangler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Jay
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Jay
Gaines takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bond vs. Jay
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bond for the out. Fox moves to third. Gaines moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aspromonte vs. Jay
Aspromonte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Johnson
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Johnson
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Johnson
Boros hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jay vs. Johnson
Jay hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruiz vs. Johnson
Ruiz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Cardenas moves to third. Ruiz moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Johnson
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Jay
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Lillis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Jay
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Jay
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Boros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching.
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Jones
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Jones
Boros is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jay vs. Jones
Jay hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Jay
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Jay
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Jay
Gaines hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Jay
Bond hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Jones
Ruiz 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 -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Jones
Keough 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 -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jones
Pinson hits a line drive towards first. Bond reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jay
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Jay
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jones
Johnson 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 -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Jay
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Jay
Bob Bruce pinch hits for Gordon Jones.
Bruce hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Jay
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field. Gaines picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gaines. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boros vs. Raymond
Boros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jay vs. Raymond
Jay bunts towards the mound. Raymond fields it and throws to first for the out. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruiz vs. Raymond
Ruiz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hardy who is chasing the ball. Ruiz reaches third base with a triple. Boros scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keough vs. Raymond
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Raymond
Pinson hits a line drive towards short. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Jay
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Jay covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Jay
Gaines strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Jay
Bond strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Coombs
Danny Coombs now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Coombs
Johnson hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Spangler chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Lillis. Lillis fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lillis. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Coombs
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenas vs. Coombs
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jay
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Jay
Hardy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte goes all the way around to score. Hardy moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Jay
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coombs vs. Jay
Coombs strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Coombs
Boros hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Coombs
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Coombs
Ruiz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Jay
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Jay
Fox hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Edwards settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Edwards. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Jay
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Jay
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Coombs
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Coombs
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Coombs
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Coombs
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Coombs
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenas vs. Coombs
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Coombs
Boros hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Jay
Bond hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Jay
Aspromonte hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Jay
Hardy hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Jay
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1964 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Ruiz C, 2b 5 1 3 2 Spangler A, lf 4 0 0 0
Keough M, rf 5 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 3 0 1 0
Pinson V, cf 3 2 0 0 Gaines J, rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson F, lf 3 2 1 3 Bond W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Johnson D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 2 2 2
Edwards J, c 5 1 1 0 Hardy C, cf 4 0 1 1
Cardenas L, ss 5 1 3 2 Lillis B, ss 4 0 1 0
Boros S, 3b 4 1 1 1 Grote J, c 4 0 0 0
Jay J, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 1 0 0 0
Jones G, p 0 0 0 0
Bruce B, ph 1 0 0 0
Raymond C, p 0 0 0 0
Coombs D, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 11 8 33 3 6 3
Cincinnati 112 002 002 -- 8
Houston 000 000 102 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jay J (W) 9.0 6 3 3 2 9
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L)* 2.0 5 4 3 1 0
Jones G 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Raymond C 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Coombs D 3.0 2 2 2 3 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Lillis B 2, Gaines J, Edwards J
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Houston 5
2B -- Lillis B, Cardenas L, Johnson D
3B -- Ruiz C
HR -- Robinson F, Aspromonte B
SH -- Jay J
SF -- Robinson F
T -- 2:34
A -- 8566
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