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Astros 2 @ Giants 1
Candlestick Park
April 17, 1963

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on April 17, 1963 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateApril 17, 1963 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 2 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 2
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 1 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherKen Johnson  
Losing PitcherDon Larsen  
SaveDon McMahon  
Game Winning RBIJim Campbell 

Game Info

DateApril 17, 1963 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherKen Johnson  
Home Starting PitcherBilly O'Dell  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance10,190 
Time of Game3 hours 21 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Tony Venzon
2B: Mel Steiner
3B: Augie Donatelli

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Lillis  Shortstop 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Pete Runnels  First Baseman 
Carl Warwick  Right Fielder 
Howie Goss  Center Fielder 
Carroll Hardy  Left Fielder 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Jim Campbell  Catcher 
Ken Johnson  Pitcher 
Harry Craft  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chuck Hiller  Second Baseman 
Jim Davenport  Third Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Willie McCovey  Left Fielder 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Tom Haller  Catcher 
Felipe Alou  Right Fielder 
Jose Pagan  Shortstop 
Billy O'Dell  Pitcher 
Alvin Dark  Manager 

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Astros 2 @ Giants 1
Candlestick Park
April 17, 1963

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         Game of 4/17/1963 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Lillis B, ss          6  0  1  0   Hiller C, 2b          5  0  1  0   
Temple J, 2b          5  0  1  0   Davenport J, 3b       2  0  0  0   
Runnels P, 1b         6  0  1  0   Bailey E, ph          1  0  0  0   
Warwick C, rf         6  0  1  0   Bolin B, p            0  0  0  0   
Goss H, cf            6  1  1  0   Cardenal J, pr        0  0  0  0   
Hardy C, lf           6  0  3  0   Larsen D, p           0  0  0  0   
Aspromonte B, 3b      5  0  1  0   Amalfitano J, ph      1  0  0  0   
Campbell J, c         4  1  2  1   Mays W, cf            5  0  0  0   
Johnson K, p          5  0  0  0   McCovey W, lf         4  1  1  1   
Spangler A, ph        1  0  0  0   Cepeda O, 1b          5  0  0  0   
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   Haller T, c           4  0  1  0   
                                   Alou F, rf            5  0  0  0   
                                   Pagan J, ss           5  0  2  0   
                                   O'Dell B, p           3  0  0  0   
                                   Kuenn H, ph           0  0  0  0   
                                   Bowman E, 3b          2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50  2 11  1                        42  1  6  1

Houston          010 000 000 000 1 --  2
San Francisco    000 000 001 000 0 --  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W)        12.0  5  1  1  4  7
McMahon D (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
O'Dell B              8.0  9  1  1  3  3
Bolin B               3.0  1  0  0  1  2
Larsen D (L)          2.0  1  1  1  0  2

LOB -- Houston 13, San Francisco 8
2B -- Goss H
HR -- McCovey W, Campbell J
SB -- Aspromonte B, Hardy C, Goss H, Haller T, Pagan J
SH -- Davenport J, Hiller C
Balk -- McMahon D
T -- 3:21
A -- 10190

    

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