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September 7, 1963

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 4 0
Astros 0 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 4 0
Astros 2 5 0

Howie Goss Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .201
OBP .000 .255
At Bats 3 349
Hits 0 70
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 38

Dick Ellsworth Season Stats

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20 7 0
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Colt Stadium - September 7, 1963
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Dick Ellsworth
Merritt Ranew
Ernie Banks
Ken Hubbs
Ron Santo
Andre Rodgers
Billy Williams
Ellis Burton
Lou Brock
Howie Goss
Hal Smith
Ernie Fazio
Bob Bruce

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 4 0 3
Houston Astros 2 5 0 4
Winning Pitcher Turk Farrell
Losing Pitcher Dick Ellsworth
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Howie Goss
Attendance 4,802
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Goss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brock. Goss reaches second base with a double. Bruce scores. Fazio scores. Smith moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Smith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 9 Warwick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Bruce moves to third. Fazio moves to second.
Bottom 9 Fazio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Bob Bruce pinch runs for John Weekly. There's a wild pitch. Bruce moves to second.
Bottom 9 John Weekly pinch hits for Turk Farrell. Weekly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Santo strikes out.
Top 9 Burton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ernie Banks now playing first base. Staub hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ellsworth is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boccabella strikes out.
Bottom 7 Goss strikes out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Williams strikes out.
Top 7 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Burton hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fazio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodgers hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brock bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub strikes out.
Top 5 Ranew hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boccabella hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hubbs strikes out.
Bottom 4 Goss strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodgers tags and scores.
Top 4 Burton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to third.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Warwick strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fazio strikes out.
Bottom 3 Farrell bunts towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. Lillis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lillis takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Ellsworth hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 2 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 2 Goss hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brock. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Hubbs strikes out.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Warwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Fazio hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burton strikes out.
Top 1 Rodgers strikes out. There goes Brock. The throw from Smith to Lillis, and Brock is out.
Top 1 Brock takes first base on ball four.