Houston Colt .45s vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 21, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1964 at Dodger Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 4 1 1 1
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Gaines rf 4 0 0 0
Bond 1b 4 0 0 0
  Roberts 1b 0 0 0 0
White cf 4 0 0 0
Lillis 3b 4 0 1 0
Kasko ss 3 0 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Bruce p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 0 3 0
Griffith 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gilliam 3b 1 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 4 0 1 0
Fairly 1b 3 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 0 1 0
Howard rf 4 0 2 0
Oliver 2b 4 0 1 0
Camilli c 3 0 0 0
  Parker ph 1 0 0 0
Drysdale p 3 0 1 0
  Moon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 9 0
Houston 000 000 010153
Los Angeles 000 000 000091
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (11-4) 9.0 9 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
1
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (12-9) 9.0 5 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
9

  E–Gaines 2 (5), White (4), Oliver (4).  DP–Houston 1.  3B–Los Angeles Wills (4,off Bruce).  HR–Houston Spangler (2,8th inning off Drysdale 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Fairly (7,off Bruce).  Team–10.  WP–Drysdale (7).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:06.  A–21,873.
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