April 13, 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Colt .45's Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 4
@CLE 1 KCA 3
MIN 2 LAA 1
CHW 0
(15) NYY 6
BAL 1 BOS 3
@WSA 0 SFG 2
@CHC 1 PIT 12
@CIN 4 LAD 3
@HOU 1 MLN 5
NYM 2 STL 7
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 15,164

Saturday, April 13, 1963
Time of Game: 2:13

Dodgers

3-2

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: D Drysdale (2-0), L: G Brunet (0-1)

Colts

1-4

Lost 1

9th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Davis CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .528   12    4   0   SB
N Oliver 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .143  .381   21    3   3   3B
T Davis LF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .357  .829   13    1   0   2B
  R Fairly LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         1   0   
F Howard RF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .214  .481   18    1   0   
B Skowron 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .133  .321   11    5   0   
K McMullen 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .410   13    0   1   GDP
D Camilli C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   15    9   0   
D Tracewski SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071   10    3   2   
D Drysdale P                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.167   15    0   0   3B
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   6              128   27   6

BATTING

2B: T Davis (1, off G Brunet).

3B: N Oliver (1, off G Brunet); D Drysdale (1, off R Kemmerer).

TB: N Oliver 3; D Drysdale 3; B Skowron 2; F Howard 2; T Davis 2; D Camilli.

GIDP: K McMullen (1).

RBI: T Davis (2); F Howard (2); N Oliver (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Tracewski-B Skowron.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Davis (3, 2nd base off G Brunet/J Campbell).

Houston Colts                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Lillis SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .378   10    0   3   
A Spangler LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .412 1.003   14    3   0   2B
P Runnels 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .353  .801   16   11   0   
R Staub RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .586   11    1   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .150  .332   18    0   5   
H Goss CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .364  .728   11    3   0   GDP
J Campbell C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .112   11    6   0   
E Fazio 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    4    3   2   HBP
G Brunet P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Kemmerer P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Davis PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    6    0   0   
  D Drott P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  C Warwick PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .571 1.196    5    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   0    1   8              109   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Spangler (2, off D Drysdale).

HBP: E Fazio (1, by D Drysdale).

TB: A Spangler 2; C Warwick; R Staub; P Runnels; B Aspromonte.

GIDP: H Goss (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Fazio-P Runnels.

E: P Runnels (1).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drysdale, W (2-0)            9     5   1   1    1   8   0   1.00   33  108-74   39·11·24    8·11· 1· 3     80    -     1.15   0.37
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   8   0          33  108-74   39·11·24    8·11· 1· 3           -

Houston Colts                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Brunet, L (0-1)              2.1   4   3   3    2   2   0  12.46   13   51-27   16· 7· 4    2· 2· 3· 2     37    -     1.02  -0.24
R Kemmerer                     3.2   4   0   0    0   2   0   1.59   14   46-30   19· 6· 5    6· 1· 4· 1          1-0    0.55   0.08
D Drott                        2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   17-13    9· 2· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
D McMahon                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   9.82    3   11-5     5· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   6   0          36  125-75   49·15·11   14· 4· 7· 3          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Drysdale (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Drysdale (1; E Fazio).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 15,164.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Colts                        
1. W Davis              CF    1. B Lillis             SS 
2. N Oliver             2B    2. A Spangler           LF 
3. T Davis              LF    3. P Runnels            1B 
4. F Howard             RF    4. R Staub              RF 
5. B Skowron            1B    5. B Aspromonte         3B 
6. K McMullen           3B    6. H Goss               CF 
7. D Camilli            C     7. J Campbell           C  
8. D Tracewski          SS    8. E Fazio              2B 
9. D Drysdale           P     9. G Brunet             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-  6   16%  69% N Oliver        G Brunet        Triple to RF; Davis Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  --3  1    7%  76% T Davis         G Brunet        Double to CF; Oliver Scores
   t 3   1  0-2  -2-  5    7%  83% F Howard        G Brunet        Single to CF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
   b 9   1  3-1  -2-  3    6%  96% B Aspromonte    D Drysdale      Flyball: LF
   b 9   1  3-0  -2-  1   -5%  91% R Staub         D Drysdale      Single to SS; Spangler to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  W Davis         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   47%  N Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   48%  T Davis         Walk
   O      1--  3   46%  F Howard        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  B Lillis        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   49%  A Spangler      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   50%  P Runnels       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Colts 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  B Skowron       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  K McMullen      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      50%  D Camilli       E3 on Foul Ball
   O      1--  2   49%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Skowron to 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  D Tracewski     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  R Staub         Flyball: SS
          ---  3   45%  B Aspromonte    Single to SS
   OO     1--  3   50%  H Goss          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Colts 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   48%  D Drysdale      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  W Davis         Walk
          1--      53%  N Oliver        Davis Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   69%  " "             Triple to RF; Davis Scores
   R      --3  1   76%  T Davis         Double to CF; Oliver Scores
   R      -2-  5   83%  F Howard        Single to CF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
                  Russ Kemmerer replaces George Brunet pitching and batting 9th
          1--  1   85%  B Skowron       Single to RF (Line Drive); Howard to 2B
   OO     12-  5   81%  K McMullen      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   83%  J Campbell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   84%  E Fazio         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  R Kemmerer      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   84%  D Camilli       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  D Tracewski     Lineout: LF
          ---  2   85%  D Drysdale      Triple to RF
   O      --3  4   83%  W Davis         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   85%  B Lillis        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   86%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   86%  N Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   86%  F Howard        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   85%  B Skowron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   87%  R Staub         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   89%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   89%  H Goss          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   89%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
          ---  7   89%  D Camilli       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   88%  D Tracewski     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   88%  D Drysdale      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   90%  J Campbell      Flyball: 2B
          ---  1   87%  E Fazio         Hit By Pitch
                  Brock Davis pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer batting 9th
          1--  6   82%  B Davis         Walk; Fazio to 2B
   O      12-  3   88%  B Lillis        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   92%  A Spangler      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
                  Dick Drott replaces Brock Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  W Davis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  N Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  T Davis         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   86%  P Runnels       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   90%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--  4   93%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   95%  H Goss          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Drott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   94%  F Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  B Skowron       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   94%  K McMullen      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   96%  J Campbell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   97%  E Fazio         Flyball: CF
                  Carl Warwick pinch hits for Dick Drott batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  C Warwick       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   98%  B Lillis        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don McMahon facing 7-8-9
                  Don McMahon replaces Carl Warwick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  D Camilli       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   97%  D Tracewski     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  D Drysdale      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Fairly replaces Tommy Davis playing LF batting 3rd
          ---  5   92%  A Spangler      Double to RF
   O      -2-  5   96%  P Runnels       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  1   91%  R Staub         Single to SS; Spangler to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  B Aspromonte    Wild Pitch; Spangler Scores; Staub to 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6  100%  H Goss          Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Colts 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196304130

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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