Chicago Cubs vs Houston Colt .45s
May 2, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1964 at Colt Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Colt .45s 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 2b 6 0 0 0
Brock rf 4 0 3 0
Williams lf 4 2 1 0
Santo 3b 3 2 1 0
Banks 1b 5 2 3 2
Rodgers ss 5 1 1 1
Bertell c 4 1 1 0
Cowan cf 4 1 2 5
Buhl p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 12 8
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Spangler lf 4 0 0 0
Bond rf 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 1 0
Owens p 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Runnels ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruce p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Chicago 010 300 0059120
Houston 000 000 000031
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (2-1) 9.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
4
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Owens  L (1-2) 3.1 6 4 3 2 3
  Raymond   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Bruce   3.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Nottebart   1.0 4 5 5 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
7
6

  E–Fox (3).  PB–Bateman 2 (3).  3B–Chicago Banks (2,off Owens).  HR–Chicago Cowan (3,9th inning off Nottebart 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Bertell (1,by Owens); Cowan (4,by Bruce).  Team LOB–10.  SB–Brock (2,2nd base off Bruce/Bateman).  CS–Brock (2,2nd base by Owens/Bateman).  IBB–Owens (1,Bertell); Bruce (1,Cowan).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:02.  A–7,734.
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