Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Colt .45s
September 24, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Houston Colt .45s 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 0 1 0
Stargell lf 3 0 1 0
  Mota ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 3 1 0 0
Alley 2b 4 0 0 0
Brand c 3 0 1 1
Francis p 2 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Schwall p 0 0 0 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 4 1
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Vaughan ss 3 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Weekly rf 4 0 1 0
Warwick lf 2 1 1 0
Staub 1b 2 0 1 1
Goss cf 3 0 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Zachary p 2 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 110240
Houston 200 001 00x363
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Francis  L (4-6) 6.0 5 3 3 4 3
  Schwall   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
4
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary  W (2-2) 6.1 3 1 1 2 3
  Woodeshick  SV (10) 2.2 1 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
7

  E–Vaughan (2), Morgan 2 (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Virdon (22,off Woodeshick), Houston Weekly (3,off Francis).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Staub (6,off Francis).  SF–Staub (2,off Francis).  Team–6.  WP–Francis (2), Woodeshick 2 (8).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:19.  A–3,144.
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