Houston Colt .45s vs Cincinnati Reds
May 8, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1963 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 2, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Hartman ss 4 0 1 0
Spangler lf 4 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 1 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 0 0
Goss cf 3 0 2 0
Warwick rf 2 0 2 2
Campbell c 3 0 1 0
Bruce p 2 0 1 0
  Bateman ph 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Hardy ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0
Rose 2b 3 0 1 1
Pinson rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 1 1 0
Coleman 1b 3 1 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 2 2
Freese 3b 3 0 0 0
Harper cf 2 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Houston 010 000 100271
Cincinnati 100 200 00x372
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  L (1-3) 6.0 5 3 3 0 8
  Woodeshick   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McMahon   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
1
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (2-1) 9.0 7 2 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
1
4

  E–Campbell (2), Cardenas (4), Rose (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Warwick (3,off Nuxhall), Cincinnati Edwards (8,off Woodeshick).  3B–Cincinnati Cardenas (4,off Bruce).  SF–Warwick (1,off Nuxhall); Rose (1,off Bruce).  Team LOB–3.  IBB–Harper (1,by Woodeshick).  Team–4.  CS–Goss 2 (3,2nd base by Nuxhall/Edwards,Home by Nuxhall/Edwards); Cardenas (2,2nd base by Bruce/Campbell).  SB–Coleman (1,2nd base off Bruce/Campbell); Pinson (5,2nd base off McMahon/Campbell).  BK–Woodeshick (1).  IBB–Woodeshick (1,Harper).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:12.  A–5,002.
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