April 19, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Colt .45's Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@BAL 3 CHW 6
@BOS 0 MIN 12
@DET 3 DET 3
MIN 1 KCA 5
@WSA 1
(6) PHI 8
@CHC 1 STL 6
@HOU 1 MLN 3
@LAD 2
(12) NYM 6
PIT 0 SFG 13
CIN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 12,913

Sunday, April 19, 1964, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:11

Cardinals

4-2

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  0   0  2  0   2  0  0    6  8  1
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1

W: B Gibson (2-0), L: D Nottebart (0-1)

Astros

2-3

Lost 1

7th, 2 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .261  .727    0    2   0   2B
D Groat SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .115  .226    0    1   1   
  D Maxvill SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B White 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .160  .352    0    5   0   
C James LF                    4   1   1   0    0   3  .158  .411    0    2   0   2B
  C Warwick LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .864         0   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .851    0    0   1   
J Lewis RF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .878    0    4   0   SB
T McCarver C                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .368  .821    0    8   1   
J Javier 2B                   3   1   1   3    0   1  .250  .667    0    5   1   HR,SH
B Gibson P                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   6    1  10                    27   4

BATTING

2B: C Flood (1, off D Nottebart); C James (1, off D Nottebart).

HR: J Javier (1, off D Nottebart; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Javier (2, off D Nottebart).

TB: J Javier 4; C James 2; T McCarver 2; C Flood 2; B Gibson; D Groat; J Lewis.

RBI: J Javier 3 (5); T McCarver (3); D Groat (2); C Flood (3).

2-out RBI: D Groat; C Flood.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Groat-J Javier-B White.

E: C James (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lewis (1, 2nd base off B Bruce/J Bateman).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Kasko SS                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .273  .728    0    1   2   2B
N Fox 2B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .830    0    0   3   
P Runnels 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .714    0   12   0   
W Bond LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .067  .267    0    2   0   3B
R Staub RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .450    0    0   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   1   0    1   1  .353  .950    0    0   4   
J Wynn CF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .235  .938    0    2   0   
J Bateman C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .188  .504    0   10   0   GDP
D Nottebart P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Beauchamp PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .250 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Bruce P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Weekly PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .450    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   0    7   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: E Kasko (4, off B Gibson).

3B: W Bond (1, off B Gibson).

TB: W Bond 3; E Kasko 2; J Bateman; B Aspromonte.

GIDP: J Bateman (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: J Wynn (1).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Gibson, W (2-0)              9     4   1   1    7   8   0   1.50   37     -       ·  ·      2·15· 1· 4     76    -     0.89   0.22
Totals                         9     4   1   1    7   8   0          37     -       ·  ·      2·15· 1· 4           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Nottebart, L (0-1)           7     7   6   6    1   4   1   7.71   29     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 7     42    -     0.75  -0.28
B Bruce                        2     1   0   0    0   6   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   6    1  10   1          36     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Al Forman.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 12,913.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Houston Astros                       
1. C Flood              CF    1. E Kasko              SS 
2. D Groat              SS    2. N Fox                2B 
3. B White              1B    3. P Runnels            1B 
4. C James              LF    4. W Bond               LF 
5. K Boyer              3B    5. R Staub              RF 
6. J Lewis              RF    6. B Aspromonte         3B 
7. T McCarver           C     7. J Wynn               CF 
8. J Javier             2B    8. J Bateman            C  
9. B Gibson             P     9. D Nottebart          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  1-0  12-      15%  58% T McCarver      D Nottebart     Single to CF; James Scores; Lewis to 3B
   t 5   2  1-2  1--      14%  77% C Flood         D Nottebart     Double to CF; Gibson Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---     -11%  34% E Kasko         B Gibson        Double to LF; Kasko Scores/Adv on E7
   b 6   1  4-1  12-      10%  91% J Bateman       B Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   2  1-3  -2-       9%  86% D Groat         D Nottebart     Single to CF; Flood Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on E8

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Nottebart facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B White         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      34%  E Kasko         Double to LF; Kasko Scores/Adv on E7
   O      ---      36%  N Fox           Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      37%  P Runnels       Lineout: 1B
          ---      35%  W Bond          Triple to RF
          --3      34%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1-3      38%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Nottebart facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  C James         Double to CF
   O      -2-      41%  K Boyer         Lineout: 1B
          -2-      43%  J Lewis         Walk
   R      12-      58%  T McCarver      Single to CF; James Scores; Lewis to 3B
   RO     1-3      61%  J Javier        Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Lewis Scores; McCarver to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  B Gibson        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  J Wynn          Strikeout
          ---      57%  J Bateman       Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  D Nottebart     Strikeout
   O      1--      63%  E Kasko         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Nottebart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  N Fox           Walk
   O      1--      58%  P Runnels       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      61%  W Bond          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      64%  R Staub         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Nottebart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  C James         Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  J Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  B Aspromonte    Walk
   O      1--      59%  J Wynn          Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      63%  J Bateman       Strikeout
   O      1--      66%  D Nottebart     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Nottebart facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      63%  B Gibson        Single to CF
   R      1--      77%  C Flood         Double to CF; Gibson Scores
   R      -2-      86%  D Groat         Single to CF; Flood Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      84%  B White         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  E Kasko         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  N Fox           Flyball: CF
          ---      86%  P Runnels       Walk
   O      1--      89%  W Bond          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Nottebart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  C James         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Lewis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  R Staub         Flyball: 2B
          ---      86%  B Aspromonte    Single to LF
          1--      82%  J Wynn          Walk; Aspromonte to 2B
   OO     12-      91%  J Bateman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Nottebart facing 7-8-9
          ---      92%  T McCarver      Single to RF
   RR     1--      98%  J Javier        Home Run; McCarver Scores
   O      ---      97%  B Gibson        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      97%  C Flood         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
                  Dal Maxvill replaces Dick Groat playing SS batting 2nd; Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Don Nottebart batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Beauchamp     Walk
   O      1--      97%  E Kasko         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      98%  N Fox           Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  P Runnels       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Bruce facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Bruce replaces Jim Beauchamp pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B White         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C James         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  K Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
                  Carl Warwick replaces Charlie James playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  W Bond          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Bruce facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  J Lewis         Single to CF
          1--     100%  T McCarver      Lewis Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      99%  B Gibson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Bateman       Strikeout Looking
                  Johnny Weekly pinch hits for Bob Bruce batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Weekly        Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  E Kasko         Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196404190

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation