Houston Colt .45s vs San Francisco Giants
September 4, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1963 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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 3, San Francisco Giants 8

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Warwick cf 5 0 1 1
Runnels 2b 3 0 1 0
Wynn lf 3 0 0 1
Staub 1b 3 0 1 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Weekly rf 3 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Lillis ss 4 2 3 0
Drott p 2 1 1 0
  McMahon p 1 0 0 0
  Fazio ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 3 9 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn rf 4 1 1 0
Hiller 2b 5 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 5 2 3 3
McCovey lf 4 1 2 2
Alou cf 4 1 1 0
Haller c 3 1 1 0
Davenport 3b 3 1 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 2 1
Sanford p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 6
Houston 002 000 001391
San Francisco 000 062 00x8112
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Drott  L (2-12) 4.2 7 6 6 5 0
  McMahon   3.1 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
5
0
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  W (14-12) 9.0 9 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
2

  E–Bateman (19), McCovey (14), Sanford (2).  DP–Houston 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–Houston Lillis 2 (11,off Sanford 2); Runnels (7,off Sanford), San Francisco Haller (7,off Drott).  HR–San Francisco Cepeda (26,5th inning off Drott 2 on, 1 out); McCovey (35,6th inning off McMahon 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Runnels (7,off Sanford).  SF–Wynn (5,off Sanford).  IBB–Staub (7,by Sanford); Pagan (4,by Drott).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–F Alou (10,2nd base off Drott/Bateman); Davenport (5,2nd base off McMahon/Bateman).  WP–Drott (6).  IBB–Drott (2,Pagan); Sanford (6,Staub).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–1:53.  A–4,559.
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