Houston Colt .45s vs Chicago Cubs
August 31, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 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 5, Chicago Cubs 6

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler cf 1 0 1 0
  Goss pr,cf 4 0 1 1
Runnels 2b 2 1 2 0
  Fazio 2b 1 0 0 0
Wynn lf 5 0 1 0
Bateman c 5 0 1 1
Warwick rf 4 1 2 0
Staub 1b 4 1 2 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 1 1
Lillis ss 4 1 2 2
Brown p 2 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Rodgers ss 5 2 3 1
Brock rf 4 0 2 1
  Burke ph 0 1 0 0
Burton cf 4 1 1 4
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 4 0 0 0
Ranew 1b 4 1 2 0
Bertell c 4 0 2 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 0 0
  Boros ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Houston 040 100 0005130
Chicago 000 010 0056120
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   8.2 11 4 4 0 4
  Woodeshick  L (10-8) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.2
12
6
6
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   1.1 7 4 4 1 0
  Elston   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Koonce   4.0 3 1 1 1 4
  Brewer  W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Houston Spangler (25,off Jackson); Lillis (9,off Jackson); Runnels (6,off Jackson); Warwick (16,off Elston), Chicago Rodgers (17,off Brown).  HR–Chicago Burton (11,9th inning off Woodeshick 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Brown 2 (3,off Jackson,off Brewer); Williams (2,off Brown); Burton (5,off Brown).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:15.  A–9,027.
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