Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Colt .45s
April 12, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Colt .45s 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Davis W. cf 5 0 0 0
Oliver 2b 5 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 0 3 0
  Walls pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 5 0 0 0
Howard rf 4 0 1 1
  Fairly rf 1 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gilliam ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Tracewski ss 2 0 0 0
  Zimmer ph,ss 3 0 0 0
Miller p 3 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 1 4 1
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Fazio 2b 5 0 0 0
Spangler lf 6 1 2 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 0 0
Goss cf 6 1 4 1
Campbell c 4 0 0 0
Lillis ss 3 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 1 1
  Hartman ss 1 0 1 0
Farrell p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 9 2
Los Angeles 000 000 001 000142
Houston 000 000 001 001292
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Miller   7.2 3 0 0 4 0
  Perranoski   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Roebuck  L (0-1) 2.2 4 1 1 2 5
Totals
11.1
9
2
2
6
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (1-1) 12.0 4 1 1 2 11
Totals
12.0
4
1
1
2
11

  E–Zimmer (1), Miller (1), Aspromonte (1), Campbell (1).  HBP–McMullen (1,by Farrell).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Farrell 2 (2,off Miller,off Perranoski); Campbell (2,off Perranoski); Runnels (1,off Roebuck).  IBB–Staub (1,by Roebuck).  Team–15.  SB–Gilliam (1,2nd base off Farrell/Campbell).  HBP–Farrell (1,McMullen).  IBB–Roebuck (1,Staub).  U-HP–Frank Walsh, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–3:09.  A–12,044.
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