Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Colt .45s
September 12, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 3 1 2 1
  Mota pr 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Freese 3b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
Butters p 2 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 1 0
  Alley pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 2 1 1 0
Fox 2b 3 1 1 0
  Lillis pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 1
Bond rf 4 0 1 0
Hardy cf 4 0 1 1
Roberts 1b 4 0 1 0
Kasko ss 4 0 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Larsen p 3 0 1 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 010 000 000162
Houston 200 000 00x271
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Butters  L (1-1) 7.0 6 2 2 3 1
  McBean   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
3
1
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen  W (4-7) 8.0 6 1 1 0 5
  Woodeshick  SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
6

  E–Clemente (9), Stargell (10), Kasko (13).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Clendenon (18,off Larsen); Freese (13,off Larsen), Houston Spangler (17,off Butters); Kasko (16,off Butters).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (19,2nd inning off Larsen 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Stargell (2,by Woodeshick).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Aspromonte (6,off Butters).  Team–8.  SB–Clendenon (9,2nd base off Larsen/Grote).  HBP–Woodeshick (7,Stargell).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:24.  A–7,308.
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