Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Colt .45s
July 2, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1963 at Colt Stadium. 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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Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Colt .45s 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 5 2 3 0
Skinner lf 4 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 2 2
Coleman 1b 5 0 1 3
Keough rf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Spencer 3b 3 1 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 1 1 0
  Worthington p 1 0 0 1
Totals 36 6 11 6
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Fazio 2b 5 1 1 0
Temple 3b 3 0 1 0
Spangler lf 3 0 1 3
Warwick rf 4 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
Staub 1b,rf 4 0 0 0
Goss cf 4 0 1 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Lillis ss 4 2 2 0
McMahon p 2 1 1 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Runnels ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 9 3
Cincinnati 100 010 3106112
Houston 101 010 100491
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (3-4) 6.0 6 3 2 0 2
  Worthington  SV (5) 3.0 3 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
McMahon  L (0-3) 6.2 9 5 5 3 4
  Dickson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Nottebart   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
4

  E–Rose (10), Purkey (2), Lillis (15).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (20,off McMahon), Houston McMahon (1,off Purkey).  SF–Pinson (3,off McMahon); Spangler (4,off Worthington).  IBB–Cardenas (2,by McMahon).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Keough (1,2nd base off McMahon/Bateman); Lillis (3,2nd base off Purkey/Edwards); Goss (4,2nd base off Purkey/Edwards); Temple (7,2nd base off Worthington/Edwards).  IBB–McMahon (2,Cardenas).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:47.  A–6,769.
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