Houston Colt .45s vs Chicago Cubs
September 9, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1964 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 3, Chicago Cubs 6

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 2b 4 0 1 0
Spangler lf 4 0 0 0
Gaines rf 4 1 1 1
Bond 1b 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 2 0
Hardy cf 4 1 2 0
Kasko ss 4 0 2 1
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Bruce p 2 0 0 0
  Fox ph 0 0 0 1
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart ss 5 0 2 2
Burton cf 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 3 1
Santo 3b 3 1 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Gabrielson rf 4 0 1 0
Campbell 2b 4 1 2 0
Bertell c 4 2 3 1
Ellsworth p 1 1 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 12 4
Houston 000 000 300391
Chicago 001 101 30x6121
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   6.0 8 3 3 0 4
  Farrell  L (11-8) 0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Owens   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (14-14) 8.0 9 3 2 0 5
  McDaniel  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
0
6

  E–Spangler (7), Stewart (11).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Williams (35,off Bruce); Campbell (4,off Farrell).  HR–Houston Gaines (7,7th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Bertell (4,3rd inning off Bruce 0 on, 0 out); Williams (32,6th inning off Bruce 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Fox (10,by Ellsworth).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Ellsworth 2 (6,off Bruce,off Owens).  Team–7.  SB–Gabrielson (10,2nd base off Bruce/Grote).  CS–Stewart (6,2nd base by Bruce/Grote).  WP–Bruce (3), Owens (5).  HBP–Ellsworth (3,Fox).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:08.  A–2,054.
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