San Francisco Giants vs Houston Colt .45s
May 12, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1964 at Colt Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Colt .45s 0

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou J. rf 5 1 1 0
Alou M. lf 5 2 2 0
Mays cf 5 3 3 4
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 1
Hart 3b 3 0 2 0
Haller c 4 0 1 1
Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 1 0 0 0
Marichal p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 4 0 2 0
Fox 2b 3 0 2 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Runnels ph 1 0 0 0
Spangler lf 3 0 0 0
Bond rf 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Brown p 2 0 0 0
  Lillis 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
San Francisco 001 020 3006100
Houston 000 000 000052
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (6-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (1-3) 7.0 10 6 3 2 5
  Jones   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
3
2
5

  E–Spangler (2), Bateman (1).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Hart 2 (2,off Brown 2); Hiller (3,off Brown).  HR–San Francisco Mays 2 (13,3rd inning off Brown 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Brown 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Hart (1,off Brown).  SF–McCovey (2,off Brown).  HBP–Pagan (1,by Brown).  IBB–Pagan 2 (4,by Brown 2).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Brown (1,Pagan).  IBB–Brown 2 (2,Pagan 2).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:58.  A–12,081.
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