Houston Colt .45s vs Cincinnati Reds
August 30, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1964 at Crosley Field. 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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Houston Colt .45s 8, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 5 1 1 0
Fox 2b 2 1 1 0
  Lillis ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Spangler lf 5 1 1 1
Bond 1b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 2 0 0
Hardy cf 5 2 3 2
Gaines rf 5 1 3 4
  Murrell rf 0 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 1 1
Bruce p 3 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Ruiz 2b 4 1 2 0
Queen rf 5 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 3 3 1
Coleman 1b 4 1 1 1
Pavletich c 4 0 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 1
Boros 3b 2 0 1 0
  Rose ph 1 0 1 0
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 4
Houston 100 003 3018102
Cincinnati 010 100 0305103
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (13-7) 7.2 8 5 5 1 5
  Owens  SV (5) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (8-8) 6.0 6 4 2 1 1
  Nuxhall   0.2 2 3 3 0 2
  Duren   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Henry   2.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
1
3

  E–Bond (9), Bruce (1), Cardenas 2 (26), Boros (8).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Pavletich (1).  2B–Houston Fox (11,off Nuxhall), Cincinnati Cardenas (27,off Bruce); Robinson (28,off Bruce); Coleman (5,off Bruce).  3B–Houston Gaines 2 (7,off Purkey,off Duren).  SH–Fox (18,off Purkey); Bond (3,off Henry); Ruiz (1,off Owens).  SF–Grote (3,off Purkey).  HBP–Bruce (2,by Purkey); Aspromonte (7,by Nuxhall); Robinson (8,by Bruce).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Boros (11,by Bruce).  Team–6.  SB–Robinson (18,2nd base off Bruce/Grote).  WP–Bruce (2), Purkey (5), Henry (1).  HBP–Bruce (2,Robinson); Purkey (7,Bruce); Nuxhall (4,Aspromonte).  IBB–Bruce (4,Boros).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:35.
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