Houston Colt .45s 8, Cincinnati Reds 5
Regular Season Game 131
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, August 30, 1964 (D) at Crosley Field
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 - 8 10 2 CIN N 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 10 3
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kasko ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 Fox 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 Lillis ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Spangler lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Bond 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 Aspromonte 3b 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hardy cf 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 Gaines rf 5 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 Murrell rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grote c 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 Bruce p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Owens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 8 10 8 1 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fox-Kasko-Bond. E: Bond (9), Bruce (1). BATTING - 2B: Fox (11,off Nuxhall). 3B: Gaines 2 (7,off Purkey,off Duren). SH: Fox (18,off Purkey); Bond (3,off Henry). SF: Grote (3,off Purkey). HBP: Bruce (2,by Purkey); Aspromonte (7,by Nuxhall). Team LOB: 8.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ruiz 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 Queen rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Pinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Robinson lf 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 Coleman 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 11 2 Pavletich c 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 Cardenas ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 Boros 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 Rose ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Purkey p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duren p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harper ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 5 10 4 1 7 27 12 FIELDING - E: Cardenas 2 (26), Boros (8). PB: Pavletich (1). BATTING - 2B: Cardenas (27,off Bruce); Robinson (28,off Bruce); Coleman (5,off Bruce). SH: Ruiz (1,off Owens). HBP: Robinson (8,by Bruce). GDP: Queen (3,off Bruce). IBB: Boros (11,by Bruce). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Robinson (18,2nd base off Bruce/Grote).
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bruce W(13-7) 7.2 8 5 5 1 5 0 32 Owens SV(5) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 10 5 5 1 7 0 38 WP: Bruce (2). HBP: Bruce (2,Robinson). IBB: Bruce (4,Boros). Inherited Runners - Scored: Owens 1-1. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Purkey L(8-8) 6 6 4 2 1 1 0 28 Nuxhall 0.2 2 3 3 0 2 0 5 Duren 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Henry 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 Totals 9 10 8 5 1 3 0 43 WP: Purkey (5), Henry (1). HBP: Purkey (7,Bruce); Nuxhall (4,Aspromonte). Inherited Runners - Scored: Duren 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Al Forman Time of Game: 2:35 Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s Cincinnati Reds 1. Kasko ss Ruiz 2b 2. Fox 2b Queen rf 3. Spangler lf Pinson cf 4. Bond 1b Robinson lf 5. Aspromonte 3b Coleman 1b 6. Hardy cf Pavletich c 7. Gaines rf Cardenas ss 8. Grote c Boros 3b 9. Bruce p Purkey p COLT .45S 1ST: Kasko singled to left; Fox out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kasko to second]; Spangler singled to center [Kasko scored, Spangler to second]; Purkey threw a wild pitch [Spangler to third]; Bond was called out on strikes; Aspromonte made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Ruiz singled to center; Queen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ruiz out at second]; Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Hardy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaines singled to right; Grote grounded out (second to first) [Gaines to second]; Bruce grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Robinson was hit by a pitch; Robinson stole second; Coleman flied out to right; Pavletich flied out to center; Cardenas doubled to left [Robinson scored]; Boros was walked intentionally; Purkey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 1. COLT .45S 3RD: Kasko flied out to right; Fox flied out to center; Spangler flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Ruiz lined to left; Queen grounded out (first unassisted); Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 1. COLT .45S 4TH: Bond grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte grounded out (first to pitcher); Hardy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Robinson singled to pitcher; Robinson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bruce [Robinson to third]; Coleman struck out; Pavletich grounded out (third to first); Bruce threw a wild pitch [Robinson scored]; Cardenas flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 2. COLT .45S 5TH: Gaines grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote singled to left; Bruce was hit by a pitch [Grote to second]; Pavletich allowed a passed ball [Grote to third, Bruce to second]; Kasko flied out to center; Fox walked; Spangler grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Boros singled to left; Purkey forced Boros (pitcher to shortstop); Ruiz flied out to center; Queen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Reds 2. COLT .45S 6TH: Bond made an out to second; Aspromonte reached on an error by Boros; Hardy singled to center [Aspromonte to second]; Gaines tripled to center [Aspromonte scored (unearned), Hardy scored]; Grote hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gaines scored (unearned)]; Bruce reached on an error by Cardenas; Kasko flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Robinson singled to left; Coleman forced Robinson (second to shortstop) [Coleman to first (error by Bond)]; Pavletich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Reds 2. COLT .45S 7TH: NUXHALL REPLACED PURKEY (PITCHING); Fox doubled to center; Spangler was called out on strikes; Bond struck out; Aspromonte was hit by a pitch; Hardy singled to left [Fox scored, Aspromonte to second]; DUREN REPLACED NUXHALL (PITCHING); Gaines tripled to left [Aspromonte scored, Hardy scored]; Grote flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 7, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Cardenas struck out; Boros struck out; HARPER BATTED FOR DUREN; Harper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 7, Reds 2. COLT .45S 8TH: HENRY REPLACED HARPER (PITCHING); Bruce grounded out (first unassisted); Kasko flied out to center; LILLIS BATTED FOR FOX; Lillis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 7, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: LILLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ruiz singled to second; Queen grounded out (second to first) [Ruiz to second]; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted) [Ruiz to third]; Robinson doubled to left [Ruiz scored]; Coleman doubled [Robinson scored]; OWENS REPLACED BRUCE (PITCHING); Pavletich singled to left [Coleman scored]; Cardenas struck out (catcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 7, Reds 5. COLT .45S 9TH: Spangler reached on an error by Cardenas; Bond out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Spangler to second]; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Hardy singled to left [Spangler scored (unearned)]; Henry threw a wild pitch [Hardy to second]; Gaines made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 8, Reds 5. REDS 9TH: MURRELL REPLACED GAINES (PLAYING RF); ROSE BATTED FOR BOROS; Rose singled to pitcher; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HENRY; Johnson struck out; Ruiz out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Rose to second]; Queen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 8, Reds 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 8 10 2 8 Reds 5 10 3 6
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