Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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