June 28, 1964 Houston Colt .45's at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
CLE 5 BOS 4
CLE 3 KCA 4
@LAA 0 MIN 9
CHW 3 NYY 8
DET 6 DET 6
@NYY 5 BAL 6
@WSA 4 CHC 10
HOU 2 HOU 4
@CHC 1
(10) MLN 7
NYM 6 MLN 9
NYM 0 CIN 6
@PIT 2 CIN 6
@PIT 5 SFG 1
LAD 0 PHI 5
@STL 0 STL 8
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 28, 1964
Time of Game: 2:25

Astros

33-39

Lost 4

8th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
Cubs            0  2  0   1  2  1   0  4  X   10 15  0

W: B Buhl (9-3), L: H Brown (1-8)

Cubs

34-32

Won 3

5th, 8 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Spangler CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .503    0    4   0   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .671    0    2   2   
J Gaines RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .683    0    2   0   
W Bond LF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .264  .799    0    2   0   HR
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .696    0    0   1   
D Roberts 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .509    0    7   0   
B Lillis SS                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .288  .676    0    3   4   
J Bateman C                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .202  .565    0    4   0   HR,GDP
H Brown P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .059    0    0   0   
  D Larsen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Staub PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .588    0    0   0   
  L Yellen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   4   2    2   6                    24   7

BATTING

HR: W Bond (10, off B Buhl; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Bateman (4, off B Buhl; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: W Bond 5; J Bateman 4; B Lillis.

GIDP: J Bateman (8).

RBI: W Bond (36); J Bateman (12).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: N Fox (8).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Amalfitano 2B               5   0   2   1    0   0  .235  .697    0    1   3   2·2B
J Stewart SS                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .623    0    1   2   
B Williams LF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .352 1.051    0    1   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .298  .926    0    1   4   
E Banks 1B                    4   3   3   2    0   1  .305  .842    0    9   1   HR,2·2B
L Gabrielson RF               4   3   3   2    0   0  .254  .589    0    4   0   2·SB
B Cowan CF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .264  .741    0    2   0   HR,SB
D Bertell C                   4   1   1   3    0   2  .255  .661    0    6   0   HR
B Buhl P                      3   0   2   1    0   0  .091  .253    0    2   2   SF
Totals                       38  10  15  10    0   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: E Banks 2 (13, off H Brown, off L Yellen); J Amalfitano 2 (5, 2 off H Brown).

HR: D Bertell (2, off L Yellen; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs); E Banks (10, off H Brown; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); B Cowan (11, off D Larsen; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Buhl (1, off H Brown).

TB: E Banks 8; B Cowan 6; J Amalfitano 4; D Bertell 4; L Gabrielson 3; B Buhl 2; R Santo.

RBI: D Bertell 3 (18); L Gabrielson 2 (3); E Banks 2 (44); B Cowan (30); B Buhl (1); J Amalfitano (9).

2-out RBI: E Banks 2; J Amalfitano.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Stewart-J Amalfitano-E Banks.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Cowan (4, 2nd base off H Brown/J Bateman); L Gabrielson 2 (3, 3rd base off H Brown/J Bateman, 2nd base off H Brown/J Bateman).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Brown, L (1-8)               4.2   9   5   5    0   2   1   4.33   23     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 9     28    -     1.01  -0.33
D Larsen                       2.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.16  -0.02
L Yellen                       0     5   4   4    0   0   1   6.08    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 5          0-0    0.04  -0.01
G Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  10  10    0   3   3          39     -       ·  ·      7·13· 1·15          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Buhl, W (9-3)                9     4   2   2    2   6   2   3.48   32     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 4     75    -     0.80   0.14
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   6   2          32     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 4           -

L Yellen faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Frank Secory.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs                         
1. A Spangler           CF    1. J Amalfitano         2B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. J Stewart            SS 
3. J Gaines             RF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. W Bond               LF    4. R Santo              3B 
5. B Aspromonte         3B    5. E Banks              1B 
6. D Roberts            1B    6. L Gabrielson         RF 
7. B Lillis             SS    7. B Cowan              CF 
8. J Bateman            C     8. D Bertell            C  
9. H Brown              P     9. B Buhl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-3  1--      19%  88% E Banks         H Brown         Home Run; Santo Scores
   t 5   0  3-1  ---     -12%  65% J Bateman       B Buhl          Home Run
   t 4   0  2-0  ---     -11%  63% W Bond          B Buhl          Home Run
   b 2   2  0-1  1-3      10%  76% J Amalfitano    H Brown         Double; Gabrielson Scores; Buhl to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-       8%  69% L Gabrielson    H Brown         Single; Banks Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Spangler      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  N Fox           Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      55%  J Gaines        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  J Amalfitano    Double
   O      -2-      57%  J Stewart       Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      53%  B Williams      Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      50%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  W Bond          Single
   O      1--      50%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  D Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bond to 2B
          -2-      51%  B Lillis        Walk
          12-      47%  J Bateman       Walk; Bond to 3B; Lillis to 2B
   O      123      55%  H Brown         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  E Banks         Double
   R      -2-      69%  L Gabrielson    Single; Banks Scores
          1--      72%  B Cowan         Gabrielson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      65%  D Bertell       Strikeout
          -2-      66%  B Buhl          Single; Gabrielson to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  J Amalfitano    Double; Gabrielson Scores; Buhl to 3B
   O      -23      72%  J Stewart       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  A Spangler      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      76%  N Fox           Flyball: SS
   O      ---      78%  J Gaines        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hal Brown facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      76%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      63%  W Bond          Home Run
   O      ---      66%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  D Roberts       Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  B Lillis        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hal Brown facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  L Gabrielson    Single
          1--      77%  B Cowan         Single; Gabrielson to 2B
          12-      82%  D Bertell       Gabrielson Steals 3B; Cowan Steals 2B
   O      -23      77%  " "             Foul Flyball: SS
   RO     -23      79%  B Buhl          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gabrielson Scores
   O      -2-      76%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Buhl facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      65%  J Bateman       Home Run
   O      ---      68%  H Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  A Spangler      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  N Fox           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  J Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      69%  R Santo         Single
   RR     1--      88%  E Banks         Home Run; Santo Scores
                  Don Larsen replaces Hal Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  L Gabrielson    Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Buhl facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  J Gaines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  W Bond          Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      96%  B Cowan         Home Run
   O      ---      95%  D Bertell       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  B Buhl          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Bob Buhl facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  D Roberts       Groundout: 2B-P
          ---      95%  B Lillis        Single
   OO     1--      97%  J Bateman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Don Larsen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  J Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Williams      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Bob Buhl facing 9-1-2
                  Rusty Staub pinch hits for Don Larsen batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  A Spangler      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  N Fox           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Larry Yellen facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Yellen replaces Rusty Staub pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  E Banks         Double; Banks to 3B/Adv on E4
   R      --3     100%  L Gabrielson    Single; Banks Scores
          1--     100%  B Cowan         Single; Gabrielson to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  D Bertell       Home Run; Gabrielson Scores; Cowan Scores
          ---     100%  B Buhl          Single
                  Gordon Jones replaces Larry Yellen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: 2B
   O      1--     100%  J Stewart       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--     100%  B Williams      Lineout: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 10.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-10, Bob Buhl facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Gaines        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  W Bond          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation