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Astros
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 30, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on August 30, 1964 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1964 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 30, 1964 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 17,799 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Al Forman 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
Walt Bond | First Baseman |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
Joe Gaines | Right Fielder |
John Hoffman | Catcher |
Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Ruiz | Second Baseman |
Mel Queen | Right Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
Jimmie Coker | Catcher |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
Joey Jay | Pitcher |
Dick Sisler | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 30, 1964
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Jay
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Jay
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bond vs. Jay
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Fox scores. Spangler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Jay
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Jay
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Johnson
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Queen vs. Johnson
Queen hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Jay
Gaines is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Jay
Hoffman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Jay
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Jay
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros juggles the ball. That's an error on Boros. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Jay
Fox hits a line drive into left field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Hoffman scores. Lillis goes all the way around to score. Fox moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spangler vs. Jay
Spangler hits a line drive into center field. Pinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pinson. Fox scores. Spangler moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bond vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz misplays the ball. That's an error on Ruiz. Spangler scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Henry
Aspromonte hits a popup in front of the plate. Coker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coker vs. Johnson
Coker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Johnson
Cardenas bunts towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenas for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Johnson
Boros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Johnson
Henry bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruiz vs. Johnson
Ruiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boros scores. Henry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Queen vs. Johnson
Queen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaines. Queen reaches second base with a double. Henry scores. Ruiz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching.
Pinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Henry
Hardy hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Henry
Gaines hits a line drive towards third. Boros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Henry
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jones
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coker vs. Jones
Coker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Jones
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Jones
Boros hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bond settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henry vs. Jones
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Henry
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Henry
Lillis hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Henry
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Henry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Jones
Ruiz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Queen vs. Jones
Queen hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jones
Pinson hits a line drive into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Henry
Spangler hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Henry
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz misplays the ball. That's an error on Ruiz. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Henry
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Henry
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jones
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coker vs. Jones
Coker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Jones
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coker moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Jones
Boros hits a line drive into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Henry
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Henry
Hoffman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Henry
Mike White pinch hits for Gordon Jones.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Queen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Owens
Jim Owens now pitching.
Henry hits a line drive towards third. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Owens
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Queen vs. Owens
Queen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Henry
Lillis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Henry
Fox bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lillis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Henry
Eddie Kasko pinch runs for Nellie Fox.
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to third for the out. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bond vs. Henry
Bond strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Ellis
Sammy Ellis now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Queen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Owens
Bob Lillis now playing second base. Eddie Kasko now playing shortstop.
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Owens
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Owens
The ball gets by Hoffman for a passed ball. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Owens
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coker vs. Owens
Coker hits a line drive into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Ellis
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Ellis
Gaines is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Ellis
Hoffman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Owens
Jerry Grote now catching.
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Owens
Boros bunts towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Owens
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Ellis
Dave Roberts pinch hits for Jim Owens.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Ellis
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Ellis
Kasko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Ellis
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bond vs. Ellis
Bond hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Woodeshick
Dave Roberts now playing first base. Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Ruiz hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Queen vs. Woodeshick
Queen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first, with Woodeshick covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Woodeshick
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Woodeshick
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hardy. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Pinson goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/30/1964, game 2 -- Houston at Cincinnati (D) Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Lillis B, ss-2b 5 1 2 0 Ruiz C, 2b 5 1 1 1 Fox N, 2b 3 2 2 1 Queen M, rf 5 1 1 2 Kasko E, pr-ss 1 0 1 0 Pinson V, cf 5 2 3 2 Spangler A, lf 5 2 2 1 Robinson F, lf 5 0 2 1 Bond W, 1b 5 0 0 1 Johnson D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Coker J, c 4 0 2 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 2 0 Hardy C, cf 4 0 0 0 Boros S, 3b 4 1 1 1 Gaines J, rf 4 0 0 0 Jay J, p 0 0 0 0 Hoffman J, c 3 1 0 0 Henry B, p 3 1 1 0 Grote J, c 0 0 0 0 Ellis S, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 1 0 0 0 Jones G, p 1 0 0 0 White M, ph 1 0 0 0 Owens J, p 0 0 0 0 Roberts D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 7 3 39 7 14 7 Houston 240 000 000 -- 6 Cincinnati 060 000 001 -- 7 2 outs when winning run was scored. Houston IP H R ER BB SO Johnson K 1.2 6 5 5 0 0 Jones G 3.1 5 1 1 0 1 Owens J 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 Woodeshick H (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Jay J 1.2 4 6 1 1 2 Henry B 5.0 1 0 0 0 2 Ellis S (W) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 E -- Johnson D, Boros S, Robinson F, Pinson V, Ruiz C 2 LOB -- Houston 7, Cincinnati 7 2B -- Queen M, Robinson F HR -- Pinson V SH -- Cardenas L, Fox N PB -- Hoffman J T -- 2:26 A -- 17799
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