Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Colt .45s
May 18, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Colt .45s 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 0 1 0
Callison rf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
Covington lf 2 0 1 0
  Hoak 3b 0 0 0 0
Demeter 3b,lf 4 1 2 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 0
  Amaro pr 0 1 0 0
  Averill c 0 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 2 0 0 0
  Rojas pr 0 0 0 0
  Oldis c 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Wine ss 4 0 2 2
Green p 2 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Temple 3b 4 1 2 0
  Aspromonte pr,3b 0 0 0 1
Spangler lf 3 0 1 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 2 1
Warwick rf 4 0 2 0
Goss cf 3 1 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
  Davis pr 0 1 0 0
Lillis 2b 3 0 0 0
Hartman ss 4 0 0 1
Bruce p 3 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Philadelphia 000 000 002280
Houston 100 000 002381
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green   6.0 6 1 1 0 6
  Baldschun  L (3-3) 2.2 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.2
8
3
3
2
6
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   8.0 7 2 2 3 5
  Johnson  W (2-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5

  E–Bateman (10).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Houston 1.  2B–Philadelphia Sievers (4,off Bruce).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Lillis (2,off Baldschun).  SF–Aspromonte (2,off Baldschun).  HBP–Spangler (1,by Baldschun).  Team–8.  SB–Taylor (4,2nd base off Bruce/Bateman).  HBP–Baldschun (1,Spangler).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:27.  A–5,409.
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