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Astros
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 31, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Houston Astros, played on May 31, 1963 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 6,619 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vinnie Smith 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Paul Pryor |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Fazio | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Temple | Third Baseman |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Maye | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Don Dillard | Left Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Amado Samuel | Second Baseman |
| Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 31, 1963
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. Shaw
Fazio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Shaw
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw juggles the ball. That's an error on Shaw. Fazio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Shaw
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out. Fazio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Warwick vs. Shaw
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Fazio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Shaw
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Johnson
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Shaw
Goss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Shaw
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Shaw
Bateman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Johnson
Dillard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Johnson
There goes Dillard. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Lillis applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Johnson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Shaw
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. Shaw
Fazio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Shaw
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Shaw
Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Johnson
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio misplays the ball. That's an error on Fazio. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. Johnson
Shaw bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Samuel moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Johnson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Shaw
Warwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Shaw
There goes Warwick. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Warwick steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Shaw
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goss vs. Shaw
Goss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillis vs. Shaw
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker juggles the ball. That's an error on Larker. Warwick moves to third. Goss moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bateman vs. Shaw
Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Warwick scores. Goss scores. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Shaw
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Lillis moves to third. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fazio vs. Shaw
Fazio is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fazio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre 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 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Johnson
Dillard 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 5
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Shaw
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Shaw
Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Shaw
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Johnson
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Johnson
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Shaw
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Shaw
Goss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Shaw
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Johnson
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
Morton 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 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Johnson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Cloninger
Tony Cloninger now pitching.
Bateman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cloninger
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fazio vs. Cloninger
Fazio hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Cloninger
Temple strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Johnson
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dillard for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Johnson
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Johnson
Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Amado Samuel.
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Cloninger
Denis Menke now playing second base. Roy McMillan now playing shortstop.
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloninger covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Cloninger
Warwick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Cloninger
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Cloninger
Goss hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Mack Jones pinch hits for Tony Cloninger.
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye bunts in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Johnson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Piche
Ron Piche now pitching.
Lillis hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Piche
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Piche
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Johnson
Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Johnson
Larker 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1963 -- Houston at Milwaukee (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Fazio E, 2b 3 1 0 0 Maye L, cf 3 1 0 0
Temple J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Spangler A, lf 4 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 1 1 2
Warwick C, rf 4 1 1 1 Torre J, c 4 0 0 0
Staub R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dillard D, lf 4 0 1 0
Goss H, cf 3 1 0 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lillis B, ss 4 0 0 0 Menke D, ss-2b 2 0 0 0
Bateman J, c 3 0 1 2 Samuel A, 2b 2 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 3 0 0 0 Aaron T, ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 0 0 0 0
Shaw B, p 0 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Cloninger T, p 0 0 0 0
Jones M, ph 1 0 1 0
Piche R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 2 3 29 2 3 2
Houston 100 200 000 -- 3
Milwaukee 000 002 000 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W) 9.0 3 2 0 2 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw B (L) 6.0 2 3 1 3 5
Cloninger T 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Piche R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Shaw B, Fazio E, Larker N, Johnson K
LOB -- Houston 6, Milwaukee 4
HR -- Aaron H
SB -- Warwick C
CS -- Dillard D
SH -- Shaw B, Johnson K, Maye L
T -- 2:09
A -- 6619
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