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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
April 21, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, played on April 21, 1963 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Conrad Cardinal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Brock Davis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| J.C. Hartman | Shortstop |
| Conrad Cardinal | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Nate Oliver | Second Baseman |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
April 21, 1963
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Miller
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Miller
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Miller
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Cardinal
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Cardinal
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Cardinal
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Cardinal
Howard takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fairly vs. Cardinal
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Cardinal
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Cardinal
Davis takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Cardinal
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Moon scores. Howard moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman misplays the ball. That's an error on Hartman. Howard scores. Davis scores. Oliver moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Woodeshick
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Miller
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Miller
Bateman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Miller
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Hartman vs. Miller
Hartman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Woodeshick
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Woodeshick
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Woodeshick
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Woodeshick
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Woodeshick
Fairly takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Woodeshick
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Woodeshick
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Miller
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick.
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Miller
Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Miller
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Miller
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Golden
Carl Warwick now playing right field. Rusty Staub now playing first base. Jim Golden now pitching.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Golden
Miller strikes out. There goes Oliver. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Golden
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Golden
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Miller
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Miller
Bateman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Davis bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Miller. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Miller
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Golden
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Golden
The umpire calls a balk on Golden Moon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Golden
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Golden
Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Golden
Roseboro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fairly scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Golden
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Golden fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Golden
There goes Davis. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hartman vs. Miller
Bill Skowron now playing first base. Ron Fairly now playing left field.
Hartman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Miller
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Miller
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Golden
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Golden
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Golden
Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Golden
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Miller
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fazio vs. Miller
Ernie Fazio pinch hits for Jim Golden.
Fazio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Miller
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Staub reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Fazio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bateman vs. Miller
Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fazio scores. Staub scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching. Howie Goss pinch hits for Brock Davis.
There's a wild pitch. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Goss vs. Perranoski
Goss strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Perranoski
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hartman vs. Perranoski
Hartman hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Perranoski
Warwick takes first base on ball four. Bateman moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Spangler vs. Perranoski
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Zachary
Howie Goss now playing center field. Ernie Fazio now playing second base. Chris Zachary now pitching.
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Zachary
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Zachary
Fairly strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Perranoski
Zachary strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. Perranoski
Fazio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Perranoski
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Perranoski
Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Zachary
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Warwick who is chasing the ball. Roseboro reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Zachary
Davis hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bateman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bateman. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Zachary
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roseboro tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Zachary
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perranoski vs. Zachary
Perranoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Perranoski
Dick Tracewski now playing shortstop. Ken McMullen now playing third base.
Goss hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Perranoski
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hartman vs. Perranoski
Hartman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Zachary
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Zachary
McMullen 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 -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Zachary
Skowron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Zachary
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Zachary
Fairly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Skowron scores. Howard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Zachary
Roseboro 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
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Perranoski
Doug Camilli now catching.
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen juggles the ball. That's an error on McMullen. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Perranoski
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Perranoski
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Chris Zachary.
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fazio vs. Perranoski
Fazio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1963, game 1 -- Houston at Los Angeles (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Spangler A, lf 5 0 0 0 Wills M, ss 4 1 2 0
Temple J, 2b 3 1 3 0 Tracewski D, ss 1 0 0 0
Zachary C, p 1 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 3 2 1 0
Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0 McMullen K, 3b 1 0 0 0
Runnels P, 1b 2 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 3 2 2 1
Golden J, p 0 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 2 1 1 0
Fazio E, ph-2b 3 1 1 0 Howard F, rf 3 2 1 1
Staub R, rf-1b 3 1 2 1 Fairly R, 1b-lf 4 1 2 3
Bateman J, c 4 0 1 2 Roseboro J, c 4 1 2 2
Davis B, cf 2 0 0 0 Camilli D, c 0 0 0 0
Goss H, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Davis W, cf 2 1 0 1
Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Oliver N, 2b 3 0 2 1
Hartman J, ss 4 0 0 0 Miller B, p 3 0 0 0
Cardinal C, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 1 0 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0
Warwick C, ph-rf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 8 3 34 11 13 9
Houston 000 003 000 -- 3
Los Angeles 510 200 12x -- 11
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Cardinal C (L) 0.2 3 5 3 3 0
Woodeshick H 1.1 1 1 1 2 3
Golden J 3.0 6 2 2 0 3
Zachary C 3.0 3 3 2 1 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B (W)* 5.0 7 3 3 1 3
Perranoski R (S) 4.0 1 0 0 2 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Hartman J, Miller B, Bateman J, McMullen K
DP -- Houston 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Houston 9, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Staub R, Skowron B, Fairly R
3B -- Roseboro J
SB -- Oliver N
CS -- Davis W
SF -- Roseboro J, Davis W
WP -- Woodeshick H, Miller B, Perranoski R
Balk -- Golden J
T -- 3:02
A -- 0
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