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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 26, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on April 26, 1964 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Owens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,700 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Mel Steiner |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Walt Bond | Right Fielder |
| Mike White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Jim Beauchamp | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Jim Owens | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Johnny Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Charlie James | Left Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 26, 1964
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Simmons
Lillis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Simmons
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Simmons
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Simmons
Wynn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Simmons
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Simmons covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Owens
Flood hits a line drive into right field. Bond settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Owens
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Owens
Lewis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. Groat scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Owens
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Owens
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Simmons
Beauchamp hits a line drive into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Simmons
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Simmons
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Owens
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Owens
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Owens
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owens vs. Simmons
Owens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Simmons
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Simmons
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Owens
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Owens
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Owens
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Owens
McCarver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Simmons
White hits a line drive into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Simmons
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Simmons
There goes Wynn. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Simmons
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beauchamp vs. Simmons
Beauchamp hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Owens
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Owens
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Owens
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards second. White scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. White scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Owens
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Simmons
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Simmons
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owens vs. Simmons
Owens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Simmons
Lillis hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Owens
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Owens
Groat hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Owens
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Simmons
Bond is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Simmons
White hits a popup towards the mound. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Simmons
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Simmons
Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Owens
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Owens
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Owens
James hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Simmons
Beauchamp strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Simmons
Staub hits a line drive into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Simmons
Grote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Simmons
Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Jim Owens.
Kasko hits a line drive into right field. Lewis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lewis. Grote goes all the way around to score. Kasko moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lillis vs. Simmons
Lillis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Simmons
There goes Lillis. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Groat applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Bruce
Bob Bruce now pitching.
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Bruce
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Curt Simmons.
Warwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Bruce
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Bruce
There goes Flood. The throw from Grote and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Fanok
Harry Fanok now pitching.
Bond takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fanok
White bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bond moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Fanok
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Fanok
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bond scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beauchamp vs. Fanok
Beauchamp takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Sadecki
Ray Sadecki now pitching.
Staub hits a fly ball towards right. Lewis catches it and throws home to McCarver who relays to second to double up Beauchamp. White tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Bruce
Pete Runnels now playing first base. Rusty Staub now playing center field.
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Bruce
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Bruce
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
McCarver hits a popup towards the mound. Woodeshick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Woodeshick
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
James vs. Woodeshick
James strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Woodeshick
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Sadecki
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodeshick vs. Sadecki
Woodeshick bunts towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Sadecki
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Woodeshick
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ray Sadecki.
Gagliano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bond. Gagliano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Woodeshick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Woodeshick
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Woodeshick
Dal Maxvill pinch runs for Dick Groat. Jeoff Long pinch hits for Johnny Lewis.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1964 -- Houston at St.Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Lillis B, ss 5 0 1 1 Flood C, cf 5 0 1 0
Bond W, rf 2 1 0 0 Groat D, ss 2 2 1 0
White M, 2b 3 2 1 0 Maxvill D, pr 0 0 0 0
Wynn J, lf 3 1 1 2 Lewis J, rf 4 0 2 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Long J, ph 1 0 0 0
Beauchamp J, cf 3 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 2 2
Runnels P, 1b 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0
Staub R, 1b-cf 3 0 0 1 White B, 1b 4 2 3 1
Grote J, c 4 1 2 0 James C, lf 4 0 1 0
Owens J, p 2 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kasko E, ph 1 1 1 0 Simmons C, p 2 0 0 0
Bruce B, p 0 0 0 0 Warwick C, ph 1 0 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 1 0 0 0 Fanok H, p 0 0 0 0
Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0
Gagliano P, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 6 7 5 36 4 12 3
Houston 200 000 220 -- 6
St.Louis 100 101 010 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Owens J (W) 6.0 6 3 3 2 3
Bruce B* 1.0 4 1 1 0 2
Woodeshick H (S) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (L) 7.0 5 4 3 1 3
Fanok H 0.1 1 2 2 2 1
Sadecki R 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Javier J, Lewis J
DP -- Houston 2, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Houston 4, St.Louis 8
2B -- Gagliano P
HR -- Wynn J, White B
SB -- Wynn J
CS -- Lillis B, Flood C
SH -- White M
SF -- Staub R
HBP -- by Simmons C (Bond W)
T -- 2:40
A -- 9700
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