Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Colt .45s
July 24, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Colt .45s 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 1 2
Callison rf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 2 1 1
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 1
  Torre 1b 0 0 0 0
Demeter cf 4 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 2 1 1
  Wine 3b 0 0 0 0
Amaro ss 2 2 1 0
McLish p 3 0 2 1
  Baldschun p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 4 0 1 1
Runnels 2b 5 1 1 0
Staub 1b 4 1 1 0
Warwick rf 2 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 3 2
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Lillis ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Goss ph 1 0 0 0
  Umbricht p 0 0 0 0
  Temple ph 1 0 1 0
  Fazio pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Philadelphia 001 021 011670
Houston 000 002 1003101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (10-5) 6.2 8 3 3 2 4
  Baldschun  SV (10) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (5-14) 6.1 6 4 4 2 3
  Dickson   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Umbricht   2.0 1 2 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
5
2
5

  E–Aspromonte (15).  2B–Houston Spangler (14,off McLish); Temple (11,off Baldschun).  HR–Philadelphia Gonzalez (3,6th inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out); Hoak (5,9th inning off Umbricht 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Taylor (4,off Johnson); Sievers (5,off Umbricht).  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  WP–Umbricht 2 (2).  BK–Johnson (3).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Frank Walsh, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:20.  A–6,879.
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