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Astros 5 @ Giants 2
Candlestick Park
July 17, 1964

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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 July 17, 1964 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 17, 1964 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 2 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherBob Bruce  
Losing PitcherRon Herbel  
SaveHal Woodeshick  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateJuly 17, 1964 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Bruce  
Home Starting PitcherRon Herbel  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance15,328 
Time of Game2 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Doug Harvey
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: Tony Venzon
3B: Lee Weyer

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Spangler  Center Fielder 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Joe Gaines  Right Fielder 
Walt Bond  Left Fielder 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Dave Roberts  First Baseman 
Eddie Kasko  Shortstop 
Jerry Grote  Catcher 
Bob Bruce  Pitcher 
Harry Craft  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jesus Alou  Right Fielder 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Willie McCovey  Left Fielder 
Jim Ray Hart  Third Baseman 
Tom Haller  Catcher 
Hal Lanier  Second Baseman 
Jose Pagan  Shortstop 
Ron Herbel  Pitcher 
Alvin Dark  Manager 

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Astros 5 @ Giants 2
Candlestick Park
July 17, 1964

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         Game of 7/17/1964 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Spangler A, cf        3  0  2  2   Alou J, rf            5  0  2  1   
Fox N, 2b             5  1  0  0   Alou M, cf            5  0  2  0   
Gaines J, rf          4  1  1  0   Cepeda O, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Bond W, lf            4  0  1  2   McCovey W, lf         4  1  1  0   
Aspromonte B, 3b      4  0  1  0   Hart J, 3b            5  0  0  0   
Roberts D, 1b         2  1  0  0   Haller T, c           2  0  1  1   
Kasko E, ss           3  0  0  0   Lanier H, 2b          3  1  1  0   
Grote J, c            4  2  2  0   Snider D, ph          0  0  0  0   
Bruce B, p            2  0  0  0   Kuenn H, ph           1  0  1  0   
Woodeshick H, p       1  0  0  0   Davenport J, ss       0  0  0  0   
                                   Pagan J, ss           2  0  0  0   
                                   Mays W, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Shaw B, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Herbel R, p           3  0  0  0   
                                   Pierce B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Peterson C, ph-2b     1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  5  7  4                        36  2  8  2

Houston          002 000 201 --  5
San Francisco    010 001 000 --  2

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bruce B (W)           7.2  6  2  2  4  5
Woodeshick H (S)      1.1  2  0  0  1  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Herbel R (L)          6.1  4  4  2  4  4
Pierce B              1.2  1  0  0  0  1
Shaw B                1.0  2  1  1  0  1

E -- Gaines J, Herbel R, Cepeda O, Aspromonte B
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 6, San Francisco 12
2B -- Alou J, Bond W, Haller T, Aspromonte B, Grote J
CS -- Spangler A
SH -- Bruce B
SF -- Spangler A
T -- 2:43
A -- 15328

    

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