Chicago Cubs vs Houston Colt .45s
May 3, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1964 at Colt Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Colt .45s 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 2b 4 0 1 0
Brock rf 5 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 2
Santo 3b 4 0 2 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 1
Bertell c 4 0 1 0
Cowan cf 3 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
Norman p 3 1 1 0
  Schurr p 0 0 0 0
  Burton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 2b 4 1 2 0
Kasko ss 4 0 1 0
White rf 4 1 1 1
Wynn cf 3 2 2 2
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 2 0
Beauchamp lf 3 1 1 1
  Spangler lf 1 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Brown p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 4
Chicago 200 010 0003112
Houston 100 202 00x591
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (0-3) 5.1 7 5 5 2 2
  Schurr   2.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
3
2
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W (1-2) 9.0 11 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
0
1

  E–Santo (1), Rodgers (5), Beauchamp (2).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Santo (3,off Brown).  3B–Chicago Brock (2,off Brown).  HR–Houston Beauchamp (1,4th inning off Norman 0 on, 2 out); Wynn (4,6th inning off Norman 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Stewart (2,off Brown).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Williams (1,3rd base off Brown/Bateman); Santo (1,2nd base off Brown/Bateman).  CS–Aspromonte (1,2nd base by Norman/Bertell).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:07.  A–6,578.
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