May 2, 1964 Chicago Cubs at Houston Colt .45's Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
@BAL 4
(13) DET 4
@BOS 0 CHW 3
LAA 1 MIN 7
@KCA 3
(11) WSA 5
@NYY 4
(10) NYM 3
@CIN 0 CHC 9
@HOU 0 SFG 5
@LAD 4
(12) MLN 11
PHI 2 PIT 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 7,734

Saturday, May 2, 1964
Time of Game: 2:02

Cubs

6-7

Won 2

6th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   3  0  0   0  0  5    9 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1

W: B Buhl (2-1), L: J Owens (1-2)

Astros

7-11

Lost 2

8th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Stewart 2B                  6   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .661    0    2   3   
L Brock RF                    4   0   3   0    1   0  .351  .922    0    2   0   SB,CS
B Williams LF                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .333 1.141    0    3   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   2   1   0    2   1  .375 1.215    0    1   1   
E Banks 1B                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .304  .841    0   10   1   3B
A Rodgers SS                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .283  .867    0    0   6   
D Bertell C                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .324  .795    0    4   0   IW
B Cowan CF                    4   1   2   5    1   2  .277  .886    0    4   0   HR,IW
B Buhl P                      4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125    0    1   0   
Totals                       39   9  12   8    7   6                    27  11

BATTING

3B: E Banks (2, off J Owens).

HR: B Cowan (3, off D Nottebart; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

IBB: D Bertell (1, by J Owens); B Cowan (4, by B Bruce).

TB: E Banks 5; B Cowan 5; L Brock 3; A Rodgers; D Bertell; R Santo; B Williams.

RBI: B Cowan 5 (8); E Banks 2 (12); A Rodgers (10).

2-out RBI: B Cowan 3.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (2, 2nd base off B Bruce/J Bateman).

CS: L Brock (2, 2nd base by J Owens/J Bateman).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Kasko SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .530    0    3   3   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .771    0    3   0   
A Spangler LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .285    0    0   0   
W Bond RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .672    0    0   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .761    0    1   3   
R Staub 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .160  .398    0   11   1   
J Wynn CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .772    0    3   0   
J Bateman C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .650    0    6   2   
J Owens P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   3   
  P Runnels PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .570    0    0   0   
  B Bruce P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  J Beauchamp PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .536    0    0   0   
  D Nottebart P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    0   4                    27  13

BATTING

TB: J Bateman; E Kasko; R Staub.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

PB: J Bateman 2 (3).

E: N Fox (3).

PITCHING

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 (2-1)                9     3   0   0    0   4   0   2.75   30     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 3     85    -     0.68   0.29
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   4   0          30     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 3           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Owens, L (1-2)               3.1   6   4   3    2   3   0   6.61   17     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 6     35    -     0.95  -0.26
C Raymond                      1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.70    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.44   0.04
B Bruce                        3     2   0   0    2   3   0   3.77   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.25   0.02
D Nottebart                    1     4   5   5    2   0   1   5.96    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   9   8    7   6   1          46     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1·12          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Bruce (1; B Cowan); J Owens (1; D Bertell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Vinnie Smith.

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 7,734.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. J Stewart            2B    1. E Kasko              SS 
2. L Brock              RF    2. N Fox                2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. A Spangler           LF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. W Bond               RF 
5. E Banks              1B    5. B Aspromonte         3B 
6. A Rodgers            SS    6. R Staub              1B 
7. D Bertell            C     7. J Wynn               CF 
8. B Cowan              CF    8. J Bateman            C  
9. B Buhl               P     9. J Owens              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      10%  60% E Banks         J Owens         Triple to CF
   t 4   0  0-1  1--       9%  77% R Santo         J Owens         Single to CF; Williams to 3B
   t 4   0  0-1  1-3       9%  86% E Banks         J Owens         Single to CF; Williams Scores; Santo to 3B; Banks to 2B
   t 4   1  0-2  123       9%  91% B Cowan         J Owens         Single to LF; Santo Scores; Banks Scores; Bertell to 2B
   b 3   2  1-0  12-       5%  64% N Fox           B Buhl          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  L Brock         Walk
   O      1--      49%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brock to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  R Santo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  E Kasko         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  N Fox           Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  E Banks         Triple to CF
   R      --3      62%  A Rodgers       Passed Ball; Banks Scores/unER
   O      ---      60%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  D Bertell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  B Cowan         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  W Bond          Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Owens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  B Buhl          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  J Stewart       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      60%  L Brock         Single to P
   O      1--      58%  B Williams      Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Buhl facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  J Wynn          Flyball: 3B
          ---      58%  J Bateman       Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  J Owens         Strikeout
          1--      59%  E Kasko         Single to RF; Bateman to 2B
   O      12-      64%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Owens facing 3-4-5
          ---      68%  B Williams      Single to CF
          1--      77%  R Santo         Single to CF; Williams to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  E Banks         Single to CF; Williams Scores; Santo to 3B; Banks to 2B
   O      -23      82%  A Rodgers       Foul Flyball: 1B
          -23      82%  D Bertell       Intentional Walk
   RR     123      91%  B Cowan         Single to LF; Santo Scores; Banks Scores; Bertell to 2B
                  Claude Raymond replaces Jim Owens pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      90%  B Buhl          Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Cowan to 2B
   O      12-      88%  J Stewart       Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Buhl facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  A Spangler      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  W Bond          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Claude Raymond facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  L Brock         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      91%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      91%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      90%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Buhl facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  R Staub         Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      92%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
                  Pete Runnels pinch hits for Claude Raymond batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  P Runnels       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Bruce facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Bruce replaces Pete Runnels pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  A Rodgers       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  D Bertell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Cowan         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  E Kasko         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      95%  N Fox           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  A Spangler      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Bruce facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  B Buhl          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  J Stewart       Groundout: C-1B
          ---      95%  L Brock         Single to SS
          1--      95%  B Williams      Brock Steals 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      95%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  W Bond          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Bruce facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  E Banks         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      97%  A Rodgers       Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  D Bertell       Groundout: SS-1B; Rodgers to 2B
          -2-      97%  B Cowan         Intentional Walk
          12-      97%  B Buhl          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rodgers to 3B; Cowan to 2B
   O      123      97%  J Stewart       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Buhl facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Bateman       Flyball: RF
                  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Bob Bruce batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Beauchamp     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Nottebart facing 2-3-4
                  Don Nottebart replaces Jim Beauchamp pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  L Brock         Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  R Santo         Passed Ball; Williams to 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
   R      12-     100%  E Banks         Single to LF; Williams Scores; Santo to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  A Rodgers       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Santo Scores
          1--     100%  D Bertell       Single to 3B; Rodgers to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  B Cowan         Home Run; Rodgers Scores; Bertell Scores
          ---     100%  B Buhl          Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Stewart       Flyball: SS
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-9, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  E Kasko         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196405020

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation