Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Colt .45s
July 4, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1964 at Colt Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Houston Colt .45s 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Mota cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 2 0
Alley ss 3 0 1 1
Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Virdon ph 1 0 0 0
  Butters p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 4 0 2 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
White cf 4 0 1 0
Bond 1b 3 0 0 0
Gaines rf 2 2 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 2 1
Kasko ss 2 0 0 1
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Bruce p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 010141
Houston 010 200 00x370
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (6-8) 5.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Butters   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Face   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
3
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (9-4) 9.0 4 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
6

  E–Clendenon (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Spangler 2 (6,off Friend,off Butters).  3B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (5,off Bruce), Houston Aspromonte (2,off Friend).  HR–Houston Gaines (4,2nd inning off Friend 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Friend (3,off Bruce); Kasko (4,off Friend).  Team LOB–3.  Team–5.  CS–Gaines (2,2nd base by Face/Burgess).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:05.  A–13,692.
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