St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Colt .45s
June 17, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1964 at Colt Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Colt .45s 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 3 0 0 0
Brock rf 4 0 1 1
White 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 1
Skinner lf 3 0 1 0
  Warwick lf 1 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
Washburn p 2 1 1 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 4 1 2 0
Fox 2b 3 0 1 0
Spangler cf,lf 3 0 0 1
Bond lf 2 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Roberts 1b 2 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
  Bateman ph,c 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  White cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 3 1
St. Louis 000 100 010260
Houston 100 000 000132
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  W (3-4) 7.1 2 1 1 2 3
  Craig   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Cuellar   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (5-6) 7.1 6 2 2 0 3
  Woodeshick   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
3

  E–Lillis (4), Roberts (4).  DP–St. Louis 1, Houston 1.  PB–Grote (3).  2B–St. Louis Skinner (4,off Johnson); Washburn (1,off Johnson), Houston Lillis (6,off Craig).  HR–St. Louis Boyer (11,4th inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Washburn (3,off Johnson); Flood (4,off Johnson); Fox (11,off Craig).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Spangler (3,off Washburn).  Team–3.  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:06.  A–10,777.
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