Houston Colt .45s vs Cincinnati Reds
June 23, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 0, Cincinnati Reds 4

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Fazio 2b 4 0 0 0
Temple 3b 4 0 0 0
Spangler lf 4 0 0 0
Warwick cf 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 1 0
Runnels 1b 2 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 1 0
Lillis ss 3 0 1 0
Umbricht p 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Goss ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 1 1 0
Skinner lf 2 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 1
Coleman 1b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 1 2 3
Keough rf 4 0 1 0
Spencer 3b 2 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Houston 000 000 000040
Cincinnati 004 000 00x471
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Umbricht  L (2-2) 3.0 5 4 4 2 1
  McMahon   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Kemmerer   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
4
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (2-4) 9.0 4 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
6

  E–Purkey (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Lillis (5,off Purkey), Cincinnati Skinner (10,off Umbricht).  HR–Cincinnati Edwards (5,3rd inning off Umbricht 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Runnels (4,off Purkey); Purkey (2,off McMahon).  Team LOB–3.  Team–6.  CS–Keough (2,2nd base by Umbricht/Bateman).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–1:43.
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