San Francisco Giants vs Houston Colt .45s
April 9, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Colt .45s 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 5 0 2 1
Davenport 3b 5 0 1 0
Mays cf 5 2 2 1
McCovey lf 5 1 2 1
Cepeda 1b 5 1 3 2
Haller c 5 1 1 0
Alou rf 4 2 3 1
Pagan ss 4 1 1 0
Sanford p 3 1 2 3
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 17 9
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Fazio 2b 4 0 0 0
Spangler lf 4 1 3 0
Runnels 1b 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 3 0 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 1
Goss cf 4 0 0 0
Campbell c 4 0 0 0
Lillis ss 2 0 0 0
Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Hardy ph 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Brunet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
San Francisco 041 100 0219172
Houston 000 002 000251
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  W (1-0) 5.0 5 2 2 2 4
  Fisher  SV (1) 4.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  L (0-1) 3.0 6 5 5 0 3
  Kemmerer   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Woodeshick   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brunet   2.0 7 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
17
9
9
0
6

  E–Mays (1), Pagan (1), Lillis (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, Houston 1.  2B–San Francisco F Alou (1,off Kemmerer); Cepeda (1,off Kemmerer), Houston Spangler (1,off Sanford).  3B–San Francisco Sanford (1,off Farrell).  HR–San Francisco Cepeda (1,2nd inning off Farrell 0 on, 1 out); Mays (1,3rd inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out); McCovey (1,8th inning off Brunet 0 on, 0 out); F Alou (1,8th inning off Brunet 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Aspromonte (1,off Fisher).  Team–5.  BK–Brunet (1).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Frank Walsh.  T–2:35.  A–19,591.
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