Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Colt .45s
September 21, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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 4, Houston Colt .45s 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 0 1 1
Callison rf 5 1 1 0
Covington lf 4 1 3 0
  Rojas pr 0 1 0 0
  Demeter lf 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 1
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 1
Amaro ss 4 1 1 0
Green p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Vaughan ss 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Weekly lf 4 0 0 0
Warwick rf 4 1 3 0
Goss cf 4 0 0 0
Staub 1b 4 1 1 2
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 0 0
Bateman c 2 0 1 0
  Grote c 0 0 0 1
Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Umbricht p 1 0 1 0
  Runnels ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Philadelphia 111 000 0104101
Houston 000 200 100370
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green  W (7-4) 9.0 7 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
1
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart   3.0 7 3 3 0 3
  Umbricht   4.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Woodeshick  L (11-9) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
5

  E–Covington (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Amaro (9,off Nottebart); Covington (24,off Nottebart), Houston Warwick (19,off Green).  HR–Houston Staub (6,4th inning off Green 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Gonzalez (4,off Woodeshick).  IBB–Sievers (5,by Woodeshick).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Grote (1,off Green).  Team–4.  WP–Green (4).  IBB–Woodeshick (6,Sievers).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:00.  A–2,231.
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