Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Colt .45s
August 14, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1964 at Colt Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Colt .45s 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 0 0 0
Queen rf 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 2 2 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 2 1
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 1
Boros 3b 3 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
Maloney p 2 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 3 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Gaines rf 3 1 1 0
Bond 1b 4 2 2 2
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 1
Hardy cf 3 0 0 0
Lillis ss 4 0 1 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Bruce p 1 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 0 0 0 0
  Owens p 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Cincinnati 010 100 000253
Houston 002 000 10x361
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney   5.2 5 2 2 8 3
  Henry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Purkey  L (6-7) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
8
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   6.0 3 2 2 3 4
  Owens  W (5-7) 2.2 2 0 0 3 3
  Woodeshick  SV (19) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
8

  E–Rose (9), Queen (1), Edwards (5), Lillis (6).  PB–Grote (7).  2B–Cincinnati Edwards (19,off Bruce), Houston Aspromonte (15,off Maloney).  3B–Houston Bond (7,off Maloney).  HR–Houston Bond (17,7th inning off Purkey 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Cardenas (5,off Bruce).  IBB–Edwards (8,by Bruce); Grote (5,by Maloney).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Aspromonte (5,by Purkey).  Team–10.  SB–Robinson 3 (16,2nd base off Bruce/Grote,2nd base off Owens/Grote,3rd base off Owens/Grote); Johnson (3,2nd base off Owens/Grote).  CS–Spangler (8,2nd base by Maloney/Edwards); Lillis (6,Home by Maloney/Edwards); Aspromonte (6,2nd base by Purkey/Edwards).  WP–Maloney 3 (14), Owens (4).  HBP–Purkey (2,Aspromonte).  IBB–Maloney (4,Grote); Bruce (3,Edwards).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:49.  A–10,679.
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