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CHW  2
NYY  1
 STL  3
@HOU  1
 NYM  5
PIT  0
 PHI  8
CHC  1
Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 8,053

 Monday, August 17, 1964, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:15
Cardinals
3
63-55
Won 2
5th, 9 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    3 10  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  3
W: Mike Cuellar (4-3), L: Hal Brown (2-12), S: Barney Schultz (4)
 Astros
1
50-70
Lost 2
9th, 23 GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .718              4   0   
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .302  .758              5   0   CS
B White 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .303  .823             11   1   
K Boyer 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .308  .860              0   4   
D Groat SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .689              0   2   
  D Maxvill PR-SS             0   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   0   
B Skinner RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .660              0   0   
  M Shannon RF                2   1   1   1    0   0  .266  .699              0   0   
T McCarver C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .746              6   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .253  .680              0   2   
R Craig P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .587              1   0   
  C Warwick PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .704              0   0   
  M Cuellar P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       34   3  10   0    2   5                         27  10
Batting Events
TB: D Groat 2; K Boyer 2; L Brock 2; T McCarver 2; M Shannon; R Craig.
RBI: D Groat (48); J Javier (55); M Shannon (21).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning Events
CS: L Brock (12, 2nd base by H Brown/J Grote).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Spangler LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .597              2   0   2B
N Fox 2B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .635              1   2   
J Gaines RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .729              3   1   
W Bond 1B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .251  .767              9   0   HR
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .738              2   1   
C Hardy CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .195  .491              3   1   
E Kasko SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .607              3   4   
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .162  .489              4   2   
H Brown P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .129  .285              0   2   
  J Owens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .280              0   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   0    2   6                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: A Spangler (12, off R Craig).
HR: W Bond (18, off R Craig; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: W Bond 4; A Spangler 2; C Hardy; J Gaines.
RBI: W Bond (64).
2-out RBI: W Bond.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Gaines-E Kasko.
PB: J Grote (8).
E: A Spangler (5); J Grote (6); E Kasko (10).

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 Craig                        7     3   1   1    2   5   1   3.14   26     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 3     70    -     0.82   0.15
M Cuellar, W (4-3)             1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.88    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.38   0.01
B Schultz, S (4)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.27   0.09
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   6   1          33     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1· 4          1-0 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Brown, L (2-12)              8.1   8   2   2    2   4   0   3.54   32     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 8     61    -     1.36  -0.01
J Owens                        0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.86    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-1    1.80  -0.24
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2·10          1-1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 8,053.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 13mph out to Centerfield.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Houston Astros                               
1. Curt Flood                   CF       1. Al Spangler                  LF
2. Lou Brock                    LF       2. Nellie Fox                   2B
3. Bill White                   1B       3. Joe Gaines                   RF
4. Ken Boyer                    3B       4. Walt Bond                    1B
5. Dick Groat                   SS       5. Bob Aspromonte               3B
6. Bob Skinner                  RF       6. Carroll Hardy                CF
7. Tim McCarver                  C       7. Eddie Kasko                  SS
8. Julian Javier                2B       8. Jerry Grote                   C
9. Roger Craig                   P       9. Hal Brown                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 1 -2- R 47% 68% 0-1 STL D. Groat H. Brown Single to CF; Boyer Scores; Groat to 3B/Adv on E7
b6 2 --- R -21% 27% 0-0 HOU W. Bond R. Craig Home Run
t9 1 --3 R 17% 86% 1-1 STL M. Shannon J. Owens Single to CF; Maxvill Scores
t9 1 --- 13% 21% 0-1 STL K. Boyer H. Brown Single to SS; Boyer to 2B/Adv on E6
t6 1 12- OO -13% 43% 0-0 STL D. Groat H. Brown Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS

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' Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL C. Flood H. Brown Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 STL L. Brock H. Brown Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 STL B. White H. Brown Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 HOU A. Spangler R. Craig Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 HOU N. Fox R. Craig Lineout: 1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Gaines R. Craig Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL K. Boyer H. Brown Lineout: LF
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 STL D. Groat H. Brown Single to 2B
t2 1 1-- O -2% 49% 0-0 STL B. Skinner H. Brown Groundout: 2B unassisted; Groat to 2B
t2 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 STL T. McCarver H. Brown Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 HOU W. Bond R. Craig Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 HOU B. Aspromonte R. Craig Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 HOU C. Hardy R. Craig Walk
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 HOU E. Kasko R. Craig Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Hal Brown facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL J. Javier H. Brown Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 STL R. Craig H. Brown Groundout: P-1B
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 STL C. Flood H. Brown Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 HOU J. Grote R. Craig Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 HOU H. Brown R. Craig Strikeout
b3 2 --- -3% 46% 0-0 HOU A. Spangler R. Craig Double to CF
b3 2 -2- -1% 45% 0-0 HOU N. Fox R. Craig Walk
b3 2 12- O 5% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Gaines R. Craig Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 STL L. Brock H. Brown Strikeout
t4 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 STL B. White H. Brown Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- 2% 47% 0-0 STL K. Boyer H. Brown Single to LF
t4 2 1-- O -3% 44% 0-0 STL D. Groat H. Brown Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 HOU W. Bond R. Craig Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 HOU B. Aspromonte R. Craig Flyball: LF
b4 2 --- -1% 47% 0-0 HOU C. Hardy R. Craig Single to 2B
b4 2 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 HOU E. Kasko R. Craig Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Hal Brown facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 STL B. Skinner H. Brown Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 STL T. McCarver H. Brown Single to RF
t5 1 1-- O -4% 47% 0-0 STL J. Javier H. Brown Strikeout
t5 2 1-- 4% 50% 0-0 STL R. Craig H. Brown Single to CF; McCarver to 3B
t5 2 1-3 O -7% 44% 0-0 STL C. Flood H. Brown Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 8-9-1
Mike Shannon replaces Bob Skinner playing RF batting 6th
b5 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 HOU J. Grote R. Craig Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 HOU H. Brown R. Craig Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 HOU A. Spangler R. Craig Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 5% 55% 0-0 STL L. Brock H. Brown Single to 2B
t6 0 1-- O -9% 47% 0-0 STL B. White H. Brown Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 1 --- 0% 47% 0-0 STL B. White H. Brown E2 on Foul Ball
t6 1 --- 4% 50% 0-0 STL B. White H. Brown Walk
t6 1 1-- 5% 56% 0-0 STL K. Boyer H. Brown Walk; White to 2B
t6 1 12- OO -13% 43% 0-0 STL D. Groat H. Brown Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 3% 46% 0-0 HOU N. Fox R. Craig Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 HOU J. Gaines R. Craig Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- R -21% 27% 0-0 HOU W. Bond R. Craig Home Run
b6 2 --- O 1% 28% 1-0 HOU B. Aspromonte R. Craig Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Hal Brown facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -4% 24% 0-1 STL M. Shannon H. Brown Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O -3% 21% 0-1 STL T. McCarver H. Brown Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 2 --- O -2% 19% 0-1 STL J. Javier H. Brown Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Roger Craig facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 2% 21% 1-0 HOU C. Hardy R. Craig Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O 1% 22% 1-0 HOU E. Kasko R. Craig Flyball: LF
b7 2 --- O 1% 23% 1-0 HOU J. Grote R. Craig Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Hal Brown facing 9-1-2
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Roger Craig (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -5% 18% 0-1 STL C. Warwick H. Brown Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- O -4% 14% 0-1 STL C. Flood H. Brown Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- O -2% 12% 0-1 STL L. Brock H. Brown Single to CF; Brock out at 2B/CF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2
Mike Cuellar replaces Carl Warwick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 1% 13% 1-0 HOU H. Brown M. Cuellar Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O 1% 14% 1-0 HOU A. Spangler M. Cuellar Groundout: P-1B
b8 2 --- O 1% 14% 1-0 HOU N. Fox M. Cuellar Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Hal Brown facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O -7% 8% 0-1 STL B. White H. Brown Strikeout
t9 1 --- 13% 21% 0-1 STL K. Boyer H. Brown Single to SS; Boyer to 2B/Adv on E6
t9 1 -2- R 47% 68% 0-1 STL D. Groat H. Brown Single to CF; Boyer Scores; Groat to 3B/Adv on E7
Jim Owens replaces Hal Brown pitching and batting 9th; Dal Maxvill pinch runs for Dick Groat (SS) batting 5th
t9 1 --3 R 17% 86% 1-1 STL M. Shannon J. Owens Single to CF; Maxvill Scores
t9 1 1-- 5% 90% 2-1 STL T. McCarver J. Owens Single to LF; Shannon to 3B
t9 1 1-3 RO 3% 94% 2-1 STL J. Javier J. Owens Groundout: 2B-1B; Shannon Scores; McCarver to 2B
t9 2 -2- O -1% 92% 3-1 STL M. Cuellar J. Owens Strikeout, Passed Ball; McCarver out at 3B/C-3B; Cuellar to 1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
Dal Maxvill moves from PR to SS
b9 0 --- -8% 84% 1-3 HOU J. Gaines M. Cuellar Single to RF
b9 0 1-- O 7% 91% 1-3 HOU W. Bond M. Cuellar Strikeout
Barney Schultz replaces Mike Cuellar pitching and batting 9th
b9 1 1-- O 5% 96% 1-3 HOU B. Aspromonte B. Schultz Groundout: 3B-1B; Gaines to 2B
b9 2 -2- O 4% 100% 1-3 HOU C. Hardy B. Schultz Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

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