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Reds
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
April 23, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 23, 1964 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 5,426 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Second Baseman |
| Chico Ruiz | Third Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| John Weekly | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Jim Beauchamp | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
April 23, 1964
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Johnson
Ruiz hits a fly ball into right field. Weekly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Nuxhall
Kasko hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Nuxhall
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Nuxhall
There goes Fox. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Rose applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Nuxhall
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weekly vs. Nuxhall
Weekly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Johnson
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Johnson
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Nuxhall
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Nuxhall
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Nuxhall
Beauchamp is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Johnson
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Johnson
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nuxhall
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ruiz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nuxhall
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ruiz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Nuxhall
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ruiz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Johnson
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 -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Nuxhall
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Nuxhall
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weekly vs. Nuxhall
Weekly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ruiz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Johnson
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Johnson
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Johnson
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Nuxhall
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nuxhall
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Nuxhall
Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rose scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Johnson
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose 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 -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Johnson
Ruiz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nuxhall
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nuxhall
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Nuxhall
Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson 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 -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Nuxhall
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Nuxhall
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weekly vs. Nuxhall
Weekly hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Nuxhall
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Johnson
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Johnson
Edwards 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 -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Johnson
Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nuxhall
Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beauchamp vs. Nuxhall
Beauchamp strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Nuxhall
Grote hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Nuxhall
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Johnson
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruiz vs. Johnson
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Johnson, and towards Aspromonte, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox misplays the ball. That's an error on Fox. Rose scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Johnson
Marty Keough pinch runs for Vada Pinson.
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Nuxhall
Marty Keough now playing center field.
Kasko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Nuxhall
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Nuxhall
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weekly vs. Nuxhall
Bob Lillis pinch runs for Pete Runnels.
Weekly is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1964 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Rose P, 2b 4 1 0 0 Kasko E, ss 4 0 0 0
Ruiz C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 2 0
Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 3 0 1 0
Keough M, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Lillis B, pr 0 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 4 0 0 0 Weekly J, rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Skinner B, lf 2 0 0 0 Wynn J, lf 3 0 1 0
Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0 Beauchamp J, cf 3 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 0 0 0
Nuxhall J, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 0 0 30 0 5 0
Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 9.0 0 1 0 2 9
E -- Cardenas L, Johnson K, Fox N, Johnson D
DP -- Cincinnati 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Houston 4
2B -- Wynn J
CS -- Fox N
T -- 1:56
A -- 5426
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