Houston Colt .45s vs Cincinnati Reds
September 18, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1963 at Crosley Field. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 8, Cincinnati Reds 4

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Goss cf 5 2 2 1
Runnels 2b 3 0 0 0
Weekly lf 5 2 3 4
Warwick rf 5 1 2 1
Staub 1b 5 1 1 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 2
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 1 0
Lillis ss 3 0 0 0
Drott p 0 0 0 0
  Temple ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Wynn ph 0 1 0 0
  Umbricht p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 1 2 0
Harper rf 5 0 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 2
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Skinner lf 3 0 1 0
  Walters ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 1 1 1
Kasko 3b 3 1 0 0
Maloney p 3 0 1 0
  Zanni p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
Houston 000 030 0328101
Cincinnati 210 100 000481
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Drott   2.0 3 3 3 2 1
  McMahon   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Umbricht   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Woodeshick  W (11-8) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  L (22-7) 7.0 8 6 6 5 8
  Zanni   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
5
9

  E–Warwick (3), Pinson (8).  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Weekly (2,off Maloney); Warwick (18,off Maloney); Staub (17,off Maloney).  3B–Cincinnati Skinner (7,off Umbricht).  HR–Houston Weekly (3,9th inning off Zanni 1 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Pinson (21,1st inning off Drott 1 on, 1 out); Cardenas (6,4th inning off McMahon 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Cardenas (6,off Woodeshick).  HBP–Green (1,by Woodeshick).  Team–7.  WP–Maloney (17).  HBP–Woodeshick (6,Green).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:18.  A–2,950.
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