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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 8, 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 August 8, 1964 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Nottebart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Taylor |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,842 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Al Forman 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Center Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Joe Gaines | Right Fielder |
| Walt Bond | Left Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | First Baseman |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Don Nottebart | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Ron Taylor | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 8, 1964
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Taylor
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Taylor
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Taylor
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nottebart
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nottebart
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nottebart
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Nottebart
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Nottebart
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Taylor
Bond hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Taylor
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bond moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Taylor
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Roberts reaches third base with a triple. Bond scores. Aspromonte goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lillis vs. Taylor
Lillis hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Taylor
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nottebart vs. Taylor
Nottebart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Nottebart
Warwick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Nottebart
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Nottebart
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Nottebart
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Nottebart
Flood 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Taylor
Spangler hits a fly ball towards left. Brock settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brock. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Taylor
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Spangler trying to get to home. Flood throws the ball in to McCarver who tags Spangler who's trying to score from second, for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaines vs. Taylor
Gaines hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bond vs. Taylor
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nottebart
Brock hits a fly ball into left 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: ---
White vs. Nottebart
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Nottebart
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Nottebart
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lillis fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Taylor
Aspromonte 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 -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Taylor
Roberts 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 -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Taylor
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Taylor
There goes Lillis. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Nottebart
Warwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Nottebart
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Nottebart
Javier 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. McCarver goes all the way around to score. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Nottebart
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roberts scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Nottebart
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Taylor
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nottebart vs. Taylor
Nottebart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Taylor
Spangler hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Taylor
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nottebart
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nottebart
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Nottebart
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Nottebart
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Taylor
Gaines 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: ---
Bond vs. Taylor
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Taylor
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Taylor
Roberts 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 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Nottebart
Warwick 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: ---
McCarver vs. Nottebart
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Nottebart
Javier hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Taylor
Lillis hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Taylor
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nottebart vs. Taylor
Nottebart hits a popup towards the mound. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Taylor
Spangler hits a line drive into right field. Warwick picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Warwick. Grote goes all the way around to score. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Cuellar
Mike Cuellar now pitching.
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaines vs. Cuellar
Gaines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spangler scores. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bond vs. Cuellar
Bond hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Nottebart
Charlie James pinch hits for Mike Cuellar.
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nottebart
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nottebart
Brock 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
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Schultz
Roberts hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Schultz
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nottebart
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaines. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Nottebart
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Woodeshick
Warwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Woodeshick
Dal Maxvill pinch runs for Carl Warwick.
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Owens
Jim Owens now pitching. Bob Skinner pinch hits for Julian Javier.
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Owens
Mike Shannon pinch hits for Barney Schultz.
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Humphreys
Mike Shannon now playing right field. Bob Humphreys now pitching. Dal Maxvill now playing second base.
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owens vs. Humphreys
Owens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Humphreys
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Humphreys
Fox hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Owens
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Owens
Brock bunts in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Owens
There's a wild pitch. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Owens
White strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1964 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Spangler A, cf 5 1 2 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0
Fox N, 2b 4 0 2 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Gaines J, rf 4 0 1 1 White B, 1b 4 1 3 0
Bond W, lf 4 1 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 5 1 2 2
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0
Roberts D, 1b 4 0 1 2 Warwick C, rf 4 0 2 0
Lillis B, ss 4 0 1 0 Maxvill D, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Grote J, c 4 1 1 0 McCarver T, c 4 1 1 0
Nottebart D, p 3 0 1 0 Javier J, 2b 2 0 1 0
Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Owens J, p 1 0 0 0 Humphreys B, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor R, p 2 0 1 0
Cuellar M, p 0 0 0 0
James C, ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Shannon M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 12 3 36 3 10 2
Houston 020 000 200 -- 4
St.Louis 000 100 020 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart D (W)* 7.0 8 3 3 2 4
Woodeshick H 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Owens J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor R (L) 6.2 10 4 4 0 2
Cuellar M 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Schultz B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Humphreys B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Brock L, Gaines J, Warwick C
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 7, St.Louis 10
2B -- White B
3B -- Roberts D
HR -- Boyer K
CS -- Lillis B
SH -- Brock L
WP -- Owens J
T -- 2:40
A -- 14842
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