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BAL  6
CHW  1
 CLE  3
MIN  2
 CLE  5
MIN  0
 DET  3
KCA  2
(10)		 BOS  4
@NYY  3
(12)		 LAA  5
@WSA  3
 CHC  9
PHI  5
 STL  2
@HOU  1
 LAD  5
MLN  0
 PIT  3
NYM  2
 SFG  3
CIN  2
Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 10,777

 Wednesday, June 17, 1964, 7:32PM
Time of Game: 2:06
Cardinals
2
30-31
Won 2
8th, 6 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  6  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  2
W: Ray Washburn (3-4), L: Ken Johnson (5-6), S: Ron Taylor (4)
 Astros
1
28-34
Lost 2
9th, 8½ GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .746              3   0   SH
L Brock RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .658              3   0   
B White 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .694              9   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .312  .905              0   1   HR,GDP
B Skinner LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .649              1   0   2B
  C Warwick LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .728              0   0   
D Groat SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .659              4   3   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .627              2   2   
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .726              5   0   
R Washburn P                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .417              0   1   2B,SH
  R Craig P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .714              0   1   
  M Cuellar P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   0    0   3                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: B Skinner (4, off K Johnson); R Washburn (1, off K Johnson).
HR: K Boyer (11, off K Johnson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: C Flood (4, off K Johnson); R Washburn (3, off K Johnson).
TB: K Boyer 4; B Skinner 2; R Washburn 2; B White; D Groat; L Brock.
GIDP: K Boyer (8).
RBI: L Brock (15); K Boyer (47).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Javier-D Groat-B White.
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Lillis SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .284  .673              2   3   2B
N Fox 2B                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .665              2   4   SH
A Spangler CF-LF              3   0   0   1    0   0  .204  .510              2   0   SF
W Bond LF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .755              1   0   GDP
  H Woodeshick P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   
  J Gaines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .493              0   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .697              0   0   
R Staub RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .535              3   0   
D Roberts 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .541             13   1   
J Grote C                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .447              4   0   
  J Bateman PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .517              0   0   
K Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .264              0   2   
  M White CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .750              0   0   
Totals                       27   1   3   0    2   5                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: B Lillis (6, off R Craig).
SF: A Spangler (3, off R Washburn).
SH: N Fox (11, off R Craig).
TB: B Lillis 3; N Fox.
GIDP: W Bond (3).
RBI: A Spangler (18).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. N Fox-B Lillis-D Roberts.
PB: J Grote (3).
E: B Lillis (4); D Roberts (4).

Pitching Stats

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
R Washburn, W (3-4)            7.1   2   1   1    2   3   0   3.12   25     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 2     71    -     1.01   0.27
R Craig, H (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.42    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    3.43  -0.08
M Cuellar, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.76   0.25
R Taylor, S (4)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.75    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    6.06   0.15
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   5   0          31     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 3          3-0 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Johnson, L (5-6)             7.1   6   2   2    0   3   1   2.90   30     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1· 6     61    -     1.20  -0.06
H Woodeshick                   1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.63    4     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.91   0.14
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 1· 6          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Ken Burkhart.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 10,777.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Houston Astros                               
1. Curt Flood                   CF       1. Bob Lillis                   SS
2. Lou Brock                    RF       2. Nellie Fox                   2B
3. Bill White                   1B       3. Al Spangler                  CF
4. Ken Boyer                    3B       4. Walt Bond                    LF
5. Bob Skinner                  LF       5. Bob Aspromonte               3B
6. Dick Groat                   SS       6. Rusty Staub                  RF
7. Julian Javier                2B       7. Dave Roberts                 1B
8. Tim McCarver                  C       8. Jerry Grote                   C
9. Ray Washburn                  P       9. Ken Johnson                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 1 --3 O 25% 85% 1-2 HOU A. Spangler M. Cuellar Groundout: P-1B
b9 0 --- -24% 58% 1-2 HOU B. Lillis R. Craig Double to LF
b9 2 --3 O 15% 100% 1-2 HOU J. Gaines R. Taylor Strikeout
t4 1 --- R 14% 47% 0-1 STL K. Boyer K. Johnson Home Run
t8 0 --- 14% 64% 1-1 STL R. Washburn K. Johnson Double to LF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL C. Flood K. Johnson Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 STL L. Brock K. Johnson Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 STL B. White K. Johnson Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 HOU B. Lillis R. Washburn Single to LF
b1 0 1-- -10% 32% 0-0 HOU N. Fox R. Washburn Single to RF; Lillis to 3B
b1 0 1-3 RO 2% 34% 0-0 HOU A. Spangler R. Washburn Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lillis Scores
b1 1 1-- OO 4% 38% 1-0 HOU W. Bond R. Washburn Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Ken Johnson facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 36% 0-1 STL K. Boyer K. Johnson Strikeout
t2 1 --- 5% 41% 0-1 STL B. Skinner K. Johnson Double to CF
t2 1 -2- O -3% 37% 0-1 STL D. Groat K. Johnson Groundout: 2B-1B; Skinner to 3B
t2 2 --3 O -4% 33% 0-1 STL J. Javier K. Johnson Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 35% 1-0 HOU B. Aspromonte R. Washburn Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O 1% 36% 1-0 HOU R. Staub R. Washburn Flyball: SS
b2 2 --- O 1% 37% 1-0 HOU D. Roberts R. Washburn Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -3% 35% 0-1 STL T. McCarver K. Johnson Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- 3% 38% 0-1 STL R. Washburn K. Johnson Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t3 1 1-- O -3% 35% 0-1 STL C. Flood K. Johnson Flyball: LF
t3 2 1-- O -3% 32% 0-1 STL L. Brock K. Johnson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 34% 1-0 HOU J. Grote R. Washburn Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O 1% 35% 1-0 HOU K. Johnson R. Washburn Strikeout
b3 2 --- O 1% 36% 1-0 HOU B. Lillis R. Washburn Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Ken Johnson facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 33% 0-1 STL B. White K. Johnson Lineout: CF
t4 1 --- R 14% 47% 0-1 STL K. Boyer K. Johnson Home Run
t4 1 --- O -2% 46% 1-1 STL B. Skinner K. Johnson Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- 2% 47% 1-1 STL D. Groat K. Johnson Single to LF
t4 2 1-- 1% 48% 1-1 STL J. Javier K. Johnson Passed Ball; Groat to 2B
t4 2 -2- O -4% 44% 1-1 STL J. Javier K. Johnson Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 1-1 HOU N. Fox R. Washburn Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 HOU A. Spangler R. Washburn Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- -1% 47% 1-1 HOU W. Bond R. Washburn Walk
b4 2 1-- O 3% 50% 1-1 HOU B. Aspromonte R. Washburn Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- 5% 55% 1-1 STL T. McCarver K. Johnson Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t5 0 1-- O -2% 53% 1-1 STL R. Washburn K. Johnson Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McCarver to 2B
t5 1 -2- O -4% 49% 1-1 STL C. Flood K. Johnson Groundout: 2B-1B; McCarver to 3B
t5 2 --3 O -5% 44% 1-1 STL L. Brock K. Johnson Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 47% 1-1 HOU R. Staub R. Washburn Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 HOU D. Roberts R. Washburn Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 HOU J. Grote R. Washburn Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ken Johnson facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 STL B. White K. Johnson Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1 --- O -2% 44% 1-1 STL K. Boyer K. Johnson Groundout: P-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 43% 1-1 STL B. Skinner K. Johnson Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 3% 46% 1-1 HOU K. Johnson R. Washburn Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O 2% 48% 1-1 HOU B. Lillis R. Washburn Lineout: CF
b6 2 --- O 2% 50% 1-1 HOU N. Fox R. Washburn Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ken Johnson facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -4% 46% 1-1 STL D. Groat K. Johnson Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -3% 44% 1-1 STL J. Javier K. Johnson Flyball: SS
t7 2 --- O -2% 42% 1-1 STL T. McCarver K. Johnson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O 4% 45% 1-1 HOU A. Spangler R. Washburn Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O 3% 48% 1-1 HOU W. Bond R. Washburn Flyball: 2B
b7 2 --- O 2% 50% 1-1 HOU B. Aspromonte R. Washburn Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- 14% 64% 1-1 STL R. Washburn K. Johnson Double to LF
t8 0 -2- O -0% 64% 1-1 STL C. Flood K. Johnson Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Washburn to 3B
t8 1 --3 R 14% 77% 1-1 STL L. Brock K. Johnson Single to LF; Washburn Scores
t8 1 1-- 6% 84% 2-1 STL B. White K. Johnson Single to RF; Brock to 3B
Hal Woodeshick replaces Walt Bond (LF) pitching and batting 4th; Al Spangler moves from CF to LF; Mike White replaces Ken Johnson (P) playing CF batting 9th
t8 1 1-3 OO -11% 73% 2-1 STL K. Boyer H. Woodeshick Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 6-7-8
Carl Warwick replaces Bob Skinner playing LF batting 5th
b8 0 --- O 6% 79% 1-2 HOU R. Staub R. Washburn Flyball: SS
b8 1 --- -7% 72% 1-2 HOU D. Roberts R. Washburn Walk
Roger Craig replaces Ray Washburn pitching and batting 9th; John Bateman pinch hits for Jerry Grote (C) batting 8th
b8 1 1-- O 7% 79% 1-2 HOU J. Bateman R. Craig Strikeout
b8 2 1-- O 6% 86% 1-2 HOU M. White R. Craig Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Hal Woodeshick facing 5-6-7
John Bateman moves from PH to C
t9 0 --- O -1% 84% 2-1 STL C. Warwick H. Woodeshick Groundout: P-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 83% 2-1 STL D. Groat H. Woodeshick Groundout: P-1B
t9 2 --- O -1% 83% 2-1 STL J. Javier H. Woodeshick Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
b9 0 --- -24% 58% 1-2 HOU B. Lillis R. Craig Double to LF
b9 0 -2- O 2% 61% 1-2 HOU N. Fox R. Craig Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lillis to 3B
Mike Cuellar replaces Roger Craig pitching and batting 9th
b9 1 --3 O 25% 85% 1-2 HOU A. Spangler M. Cuellar Groundout: P-1B
Ron Taylor replaces Mike Cuellar pitching and batting 9th; Joe Gaines pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick (P) batting 4th
b9 2 --3 O 15% 100% 1-2 HOU J. Gaines R. Taylor Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

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