Houston Colt .45s vs Chicago Cubs
May 26, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1963 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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 1, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 4 0 2 0
Temple 2b 4 1 2 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 0 0
Warwick cf 2 0 2 1
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 2 0
Lillis ss 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Drott p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf 4 1 2 1
Hubbs 2b 4 1 2 2
Williams lf 4 1 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 3 2
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0
Landrum cf 4 0 0 0
Bertell c 1 1 0 0
Buhl p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Houston 000 000 010190
Chicago 002 020 10x570
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Drott  L (2-2) 4.2 5 4 4 3 4
  Johnson   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  McMahon   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (3-4) 9.0 9 1 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Houston Temple (5,off Buhl).  3B–Chicago Brock (5,off Drott).  HR–Chicago Santo (6,5th inning off Drott 1 on, 2 out); Hubbs (4,7th inning off McMahon 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Bertell (4,by Drott).  Team–5.  SB–Brock (12,2nd base off Drott/Bateman).  WP–Buhl (1).  IBB–Drott (1,Bertell).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–1:54.  A–15,316.
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