Houston Colt .45s vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 25, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1964 at Busch Stadium I. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 4 0 1 1
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn lf 3 0 0 0
Bond rf 4 0 3 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 1 0
Runnels 1b 3 0 1 0
  Kasko ph 0 1 0 0
  Grote c 0 0 0 0
Staub cf 3 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph,1b 1 1 1 1
Bateman c 2 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Farrell p 2 0 1 0
  White ph,cf 1 1 1 2
Totals 31 4 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
James lf 3 1 1 0
  Shannon lf 1 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 1 2 2
Lewis rf 2 0 0 0
Javier 2b 3 0 1 0
Craig p 2 0 1 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Houston 000 000 004490
St. Louis 000 000 200250
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (2-0) 8.0 5 2 2 1 5
  Woodeshick  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Craig   8.0 7 1 1 1 4
  Shantz  L (0-2) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Houston Bond 2 (2,off Craig 2), St. Louis McCarver (3,off Farrell).  3B–Houston White (1,off Taylor).  HR–St. Louis McCarver (1,7th inning off Farrell 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Farrell (1,off Craig); Wynn (1,off Craig); Spangler (1,off Taylor); Lillis (1,off Taylor); Craig (1,off Farrell).  HBP–Fox (2,by Craig).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  CS–Javier (2,2nd base by Farrell/Bateman).  HBP–Craig (1,Fox).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:21.  A–11,796.
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