Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Colt .45s
August 20, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 1, Houston Colt .45s 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 3 1 0 0
Harper rf 4 0 2 0
Pinson cf 2 0 1 1
Robinson lf 3 0 1 0
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0
Neal 3b 3 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 2 0 1 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 1 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Fazio 2b 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 0 0 0
Wynn lf,ss 4 0 1 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Warwick rf 4 0 1 0
Goss cf 3 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Lillis ss 2 0 0 0
  Spangler ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Runnels ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Cincinnati 000 001 000160
Houston 000 000 000041
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (11-6) 7.0 3 0 0 0 6
  Worthington  SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
10
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (6-17) 8.0 5 1 1 2 1
  Woodeshick   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
1

  E–Wynn (6).  DP–Houston 2.  SH–Rose (6,off Johnson).  SF–Pinson (5,off Johnson).  HBP–Robinson (11,by Johnson); Staub (4,by Nuxhall).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  CS–Pinson (7,2nd base by Johnson/Bateman).  HBP–Nuxhall (6,Staub); Johnson (6,Robinson).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:04.  A–7,912.
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