Milwaukee Braves vs Houston Colt .45s
April 24, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 4, Houston Colt .45s 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 4 0 1 1
  Aaron T. 1b 0 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 1
Aaron H. rf 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 1
Torre c 3 0 2 0
Gabrielson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Cline cf 1 0 1 0
Jones cf,lf 3 1 1 1
Menke ss 4 2 2 0
Spahn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Fazio 2b 4 1 1 1
Temple 3b 2 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 0 0
Warwick rf 4 1 2 1
Goss cf 4 0 1 0
Hardy lf 4 0 0 0
Campbell c 4 0 1 0
Lillis ss 3 0 1 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
Farrell p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Milwaukee 001 110 1004100
Houston 000 002 010370
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (3-1) 9.0 7 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
2
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  L (1-3) 9.0 10 4 4 2 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 1, Houston 1.  PB–Campbell (1).  3B–Milwaukee Torre (1,off Farrell), Houston Fazio (1,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (3,4th inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out); Jones (1,7th inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out), Houston Warwick (1,8th inning off Spahn 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Spahn (1,off Farrell).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  CS–H Aaron (1,2nd base by Farrell/Campbell).  BK–Farrell (1).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:09.  A–7,367.
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