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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 16, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on June 16, 1963 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1963 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 16, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 40,499 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Al Forman |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Carl Warwick | Left Fielder |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
Jim Campbell | Catcher |
Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | Left Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Tom Haller | Catcher |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Cap Peterson | Third Baseman |
Ernie Bowman | Shortstop |
Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 16, 1963
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Perry
Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Perry
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Perry
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Perry
Warwick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Perry
Goss hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Johnson
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Johnson
There goes Haller. The throw from Campbell and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Johnson
Peterson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss. Peterson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Johnson
Bowman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Perry
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campbell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Perry
Lillis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Johnson
Perry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss. Perry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Johnson
There goes Perry. The throw from Campbell and he is out, Aspromonte applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Johnson
There goes Hiller. The throw from Campbell and he is out, Lillis applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Goss throws the ball in to Campbell who tags McCovey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Perry
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Perry
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Perry
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Johnson
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Warwick. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peterson vs. Johnson
Peterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Johnson
Matty Alou pinch hits for Ernie Bowman.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Jose Pagan now playing shortstop.
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Perry
Goss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. Perry
Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Goss moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Goss moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lillis vs. Perry
Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Temple vs. Perry
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Johnson
Perry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Perry for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Perry
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Perry
Warwick hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Johnson
Haller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Johnson
Peterson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Perry
Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Goss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Perry
Campbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goss moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Larsen
Brock Davis pinch hits for Ken Johnson. Don Larsen now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lillis vs. Larsen
Lillis bunts in front of the plate. Haller fields it and throws to first for the out. Goss scores. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Larsen
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Larsen
Staub hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Woodeshick
Larsen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Woodeshick
Hiller takes first base on ball four. Larsen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Woodeshick
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Larsen scores. Hiller moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Woodeshick
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Woodeshick
Mays takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haller vs. Woodeshick
Haller takes first base on ball four. Hiller scores. Kuenn moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Larsen
Warwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Larsen
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Larsen
Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goss vs. Larsen
Goss strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Larsen
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. McMahon
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goss throws the ball in to Lillis who tags Davenport trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. McMahon
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. McMahon
Larsen bunts towards the mound. McMahon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiller vs. McMahon
Hiller hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. McMahon
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Larsen
Felipe Alou now playing right field. Harvey Kuenn now playing left field. Willie McCovey now playing first base. Al Spangler pinch hits for Don Mc
Spangler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Larsen
Lillis takes first base on ball four. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Larsen
Temple bunts towards the mound. Larsen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spangler moves to third. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Pierce
Billy Pierce now pitching.
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Spangler scores. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Warwick vs. Duffalo
Jim Duffalo now pitching.
Warwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Duffalo
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1963, game 2 -- Houston at San Francisco (D) Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Lillis B, ss 3 0 0 1 Hiller C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Temple J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kuenn H, rf-lf 4 1 1 1 Staub R, rf 5 0 0 0 McCovey W, lf-1b 4 0 2 1 Warwick C, lf 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 5 0 3 0 Haller T, c 2 1 1 2 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 2 0 Goss H, cf 4 1 2 0 Alou F, rf 0 0 0 0 Campbell J, c 4 0 2 1 Peterson C, 3b 3 0 2 0 Johnson K, p 1 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 1 0 1 0 Davis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Bowman E, ss 1 0 0 0 Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Alou M, ph 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 2 0 1 0 Spangler A, ph 1 1 1 0 Perry G, p 2 0 2 0 Larsen D, p 2 1 2 0 Pierce B, p 0 0 0 0 Duffalo J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 10 2 33 4 15 4 Houston 000 010 101 -- 3 San Francisco 001 001 20x -- 4 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Johnson K 6.0 10 2 2 2 2 Woodeshick H (L) 0.2 2 2 2 3 1 McMahon D 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Perry G* 6.0 6 2 2 2 5 Larsen D (W)+ 2.0 4 1 1 2 2 Pierce B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Duffalo J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th DP -- Houston 1, San Francisco 1 LOB -- Houston 11, San Francisco 10 2B -- Peterson C, Perry G, McCovey W, Cepeda O HR -- Haller T CS -- Haller T, Hiller C SH -- Lillis B T -- 2:50 A -- 40499
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