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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 9, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on August 9, 1964 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Bruce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,658 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Ed Vargo |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Joe Gaines | Right Fielder |
| Walt Bond | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Right Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 9, 1964
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Sadecki
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Sadecki
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Sadecki
Gaines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Sadecki
Bond hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Bruce
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bruce
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bruce
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Bruce
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sadecki
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Sadecki
Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Sadecki
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Bruce
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaines. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Bruce
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Bruce
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Bruce
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Bruce
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Bruce
Flood hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Sadecki
Grote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Grote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruce vs. Sadecki
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spangler vs. Sadecki
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Sadecki
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grote scores. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaines vs. Sadecki
There's a wild pitch. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gaines vs. Sadecki
Gaines is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bruce
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bruce
There goes Brock. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Bruce
White strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Bruce
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bond settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Bruce
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Bruce
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Bruce
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Sadecki
Bond hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Sadecki
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bond moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hardy vs. Sadecki
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Sadecki
Lillis hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond juggles the ball. That's an error on Bond. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Larsen
Sadecki bunts towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Larsen
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Larsen
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Larsen
White hits a line drive into left field. Spangler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spangler. Flood moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Larsen
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood scores. White scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Larsen
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Sadecki
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Sadecki
Larsen takes first base on ball four. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Sadecki
Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Sadecki
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grote tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Sadecki
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Raymond
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raymond fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Raymond
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Raymond
Sadecki takes first base on ball four. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Raymond
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon scores. Sadecki moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Raymond
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Sadecki
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sadecki
Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Sadecki
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Raymond
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Raymond
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Raymond
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaines. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Raymond
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Raymond
Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Sadecki
Lillis strikes out. McCarver drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lillis out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Sadecki
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sadecki, and towards Groat, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raymond vs. Sadecki
Raymond hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Coombs
Danny Coombs now pitching.
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Coombs
Sadecki bunts towards the mound. Coombs fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Coombs
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Coombs
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond fields the ball and throws to Coombs covering. Safe. Javier scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Coombs
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Sadecki
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Sadecki
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Sadecki
Gaines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bond vs. Sadecki
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Sadecki
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Coombs
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Coombs
Groat strikes out. There goes Boyer. The throw from Grote to Lillis, and Boyer is out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Coombs
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Coombs
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Coombs
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Coombs
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadecki vs. Coombs
Sadecki hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Sadecki
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Sadecki
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Sadecki
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1964 -- Houston at St.Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Spangler A, lf 4 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 5 1 2 2
Fox N, 2b 3 0 2 2 Brock L, lf 5 1 2 1
Gaines J, rf 4 0 2 0 White B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Bond W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 2
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 5 1 3 1
Hardy C, cf 4 0 1 0 McCarver T, c 3 1 3 1
Lillis B, ss 4 0 0 0 Shannon M, rf 5 1 1 0
Grote J, c 3 2 1 0 Javier J, 2b 3 2 0 0
Bruce B, p 1 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 2 0 1 0
Larsen D, p 0 0 0 0
Raymond C, p 1 0 0 0
Coombs D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 36 8 14 7
Houston 001 010 000 -- 2
St.Louis 011 310 11x -- 8
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce B (L) 3.0 6 2 2 1 2
Larsen D 1.0 3 3 0 0 0
Raymond C 2.0 3 1 1 2 0
Coombs D 2.0 2 2 2 4 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki R (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
E -- Bond W, Spangler A
DP -- Houston 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 6, St.Louis 13
2B -- Groat D 2, Grote J
SB -- Brock L, Shannon M, McCarver T
CS -- Boyer K
SH -- Sadecki R 2
SF -- Fox N
WP -- Sadecki R
T -- 2:26
A -- 19658
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