April 9, 1963 San Francisco Giants at Houston Colt .45's Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 19,591

Tuesday, April 9, 1963
Time of Game: 2:35

Giants

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  4  1   1  0  0   0  2  1    9 17  2
Colts           0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  5  1

W: J Sanford (1-0), L: T Farrell (0-1), S: J Fisher (1)

Colts

0-1

Lost 1

7th, 1 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hiller 2B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .800    0    5   2   
J Davenport 3B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    2   4   
W Mays CF                     5   2   2   1    0   1  .400 1.400    0    2   0   HR
W McCovey LF                  5   1   2   1    0   3  .400 1.400    0    0   0   HR
O Cepeda 1B                   5   1   3   2    0   1  .600 2.000    0    7   0   HR,2B
T Haller C                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    5   0   
F Alou RF                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .750 2.500    0    5   0   HR,2B
J Pagan SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   3   GDP
J Sanford P                   3   1   2   3    0   0  .667 2.000    0    0   0   3B
  J Fisher P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       42   9  17   9    0   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (1, off R Kemmerer); F Alou (1, off R Kemmerer).

3B: J Sanford (1, off T Farrell).

HR: O Cepeda (1, off T Farrell; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); W Mays (1, off T Farrell; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); W McCovey (1, off G Brunet; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); F Alou (1, off G Brunet; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: F Alou 7; O Cepeda 7; W Mays 5; W McCovey 5; J Sanford 4; C Hiller 2; T Haller; J Davenport; J Pagan.

GIDP: J Pagan (1).

RBI: J Sanford 3 (3); O Cepeda 2 (2); W Mays (1); C Hiller (1); F Alou (1); W McCovey (1).

2-out RBI: J Sanford 2; C Hiller; F Alou; O Cepeda.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Pagan-C Hiller-O Cepeda.

E: W Mays (1); J Pagan (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: O Cepeda (2nd base by R Kemmerer).

Houston Colts                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Fazio 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   5   
A Spangler LF                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .750 1.750    0    2   0   2B
P Runnels 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    8   1   GDP
R Staub RF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .833    0    2   1   
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   4   SF
H Goss CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   0   
J Campbell C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    6   0   
B Lillis SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    2   2   
T Farrell P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Hardy PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Kemmerer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Warwick PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  H Woodeshick P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Brunet P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    2   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: A Spangler (1, off J Sanford).

SF: B Aspromonte (1, off J Fisher).

TB: A Spangler 4; R Staub; P Runnels.

GIDP: P Runnels (1).

RBI: B Aspromonte (1); R Staub (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Lillis-E Fazio-P Runnels.

E: B Lillis (1).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sanford, W (1-0)             5     5   2   2    2   4   0   3.60   22     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 5     51    -     0.70   0.04
J Fisher, S (1)                4     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      2· 9· 0· 0          2-1    0.42   0.09
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   5   0          34     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 5          2-1

Houston Colts                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Farrell, L (0-1)             3     6   5   5    0   3   2  15.00   15     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 6     30    -     0.73  -0.35
R Kemmerer                     2     4   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.24  -0.01
H Woodeshick                   2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
G Brunet                       2     7   3   3    0   2   2  13.50   12     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 7          0-0    0.04  -0.02
Totals                         9    17   9   9    0   6   4          42     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·17           -

J Sanford faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: G Brunet (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Kemmerer (1; O Cepeda, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Frank Walsh.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 19,591.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Colts                        
1. C Hiller             2B    1. E Fazio              2B 
2. J Davenport          3B    2. A Spangler           LF 
3. W Mays               CF    3. P Runnels            1B 
4. W McCovey            LF    4. R Staub              RF 
5. O Cepeda             1B    5. B Aspromonte         3B 
6. T Haller             C     6. H Goss               CF 
7. F Alou               RF    7. J Campbell           C  
8. J Pagan              SS    8. B Lillis             SS 
9. J Sanford            P     9. T Farrell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3      18%  81% J Sanford       T Farrell       Triple to CF; Pagan Scores; Haller Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  ---      13%  60% O Cepeda        T Farrell       Home Run
   t 2   2  0-3  --3       6%  87% C Hiller        T Farrell       Single to CF; Sanford Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--       5%  50% P Runnels       J Sanford       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   0  6-0  1-3      -4%  90% R Staub         J Sanford       Single to RF; Runnels to 3B; Spangler Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Hiller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      47%  J Davenport     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  W Mays          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  E Fazio         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  A Spangler      Single
   OO     1--      50%  P Runnels       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Colts 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   R      ---      60%  O Cepeda        Home Run
          ---      62%  T Haller        Single to CF
          1--      66%  F Alou          Single to CF; Haller to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Haller to 3B
   RR     1-3      81%  J Sanford       Triple to CF; Pagan Scores; Haller Scores
   R      --3      87%  C Hiller        Single to CF; Sanford Scores
   O      1--      86%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Sanford facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      86%  B Aspromonte    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      88%  H Goss          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      89%  J Campbell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Colts 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Turk Farrell facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      93%  W Mays          Home Run
   O      ---      93%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  T Haller        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Behind 0-5, Jack Sanford facing 8-9-1
          ---      90%  B Lillis        Walk
                  Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Turk Farrell batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  C Hardy         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  E Fazio         Strikeout Looking
          1--      91%  A Spangler      Double to RF; Hardy to 3B
   O      -23      95%  P Runnels       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Colts 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 7-8-9
                  Russ Kemmerer replaces Carroll Hardy pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  F Alou          Double to CF
   O      -2-      95%  J Pagan         Popfly: SS
   R      -2-      97%  J Sanford       Single to CF; Alou Scores
          1--      97%  C Hiller        Single to LF; Sanford to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      12-      96%  W Mays          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-6, Jack Sanford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  B Aspromonte    Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      98%  H Goss          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Colts 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  W McCovey       Strikeout
          ---      98%  O Cepeda        Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  T Haller        Cepeda Picked off 2B (P-SS-3B)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-6, Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  J Campbell      Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  B Lillis        Flyball: RF
                  Carl Warwick pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  C Warwick       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      98%  E Fazio         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Colts 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Hal Woodeshick facing 7-8-9
                  Hal Woodeshick replaces Carl Warwick pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  F Alou          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      98%  J Pagan         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Sanford       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-6, Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  A Spangler      Single to RF
          1--      94%  P Runnels       Single (CF-RF); Spangler to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      1-3      90%  R Staub         Single to RF; Runnels to 3B; Spangler Scores
                  Jack Fisher replaces Jack Sanford pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      93%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Runnels Scores
   O      1--      95%  H Goss          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  J Campbell      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Colts 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-2, Hal Woodeshick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  C Hiller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Colts Batting, Behind 2-6, Jack Fisher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  B Lillis        Popfly: 2B
                  Brock Davis pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  E Fazio         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Colts 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-2, George Brunet facing 4-5-6
                  George Brunet replaces Brock Davis pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      99%  W McCovey       Home Run
   O      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  T Haller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      99%  F Alou          Home Run
          ---      99%  J Pagan         Single
   O      1--      99%  J Fisher        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Colts Batting, Behind 2-8, Jack Fisher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  A Spangler      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Runnels       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Colts 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-2, George Brunet facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  C Hiller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Davenport     Single to RF; Davenport out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---     100%  W Mays          Single to LF
          1--     100%  W McCovey       Balk; Mays to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Single; Mays to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; McCovey to 2B; Mays Scores
   O      12-     100%  T Haller        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Colts Batting, Behind 2-9, Jack Fisher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  H Goss          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Campbell      Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Colts 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196304090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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