Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. Brown
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Brown
  
  Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Brown
  
  White hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spangler vs. Craig
  
  Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Craig
  
  Fox hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gaines vs. Craig
  
  Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Brown
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Brown
  
  Groat 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 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skinner vs. Brown
  
  Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McCarver vs. Brown
  
  McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bond vs. Craig
  
  Bond hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bond for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Craig
  
  Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Craig
  
  Hardy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kasko vs. Craig
  
  Kasko strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. Brown
  
  Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Craig vs. Brown
  
  Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. Brown
  
  Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Craig
  
  Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Craig
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spangler vs. Craig
  
  Spangler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Spangler reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fox vs. Craig
  
  Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gaines vs. Craig
  
  Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Brown
  
  Brock strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Brown
  
  White hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Brown
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Groat vs. Brown
  
  Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bond vs. Craig
  
  Bond hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Craig
  
  Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Craig
  
  Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kasko vs. Craig
  
  Kasko strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skinner vs. Brown
  
  Skinner 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 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. Brown
  
  McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Javier vs. Brown
  
  Javier strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Craig vs. Brown
  
  Craig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Flood vs. Brown
  
  Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Craig
  
  Mike Shannon now playing right field.
  
  Grote hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Craig
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spangler vs. Craig
  
  Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Brown
  
  Brock 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 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Brown
  
  There goes Brock. The throw from Grote and he is out, Kasko applying the tag. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Brown
  
  White hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Grote settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Grote. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Brown
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Brown
  
  Boyer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Groat vs. Brown
  
  Groat hits a line drive towards right. Gaines catches it and throws to second to double up White. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Craig
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gaines vs. Craig
  
  Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bond vs. Craig
  
  Bond hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Craig
  
  Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shannon vs. Brown
  
  Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. Brown
  
  McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. Brown
  
  Javier strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Craig
  
  Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kasko vs. Craig
  
  Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Craig
  
  Grote strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Warwick vs. Brown
  
  Carl Warwick pinch hits for Roger Craig.
  
  Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. Brown
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Brown
  
  Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hardy throws the ball in to Kasko who tags Brock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Cuellar
  
  Mike Cuellar now pitching.
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spangler vs. Cuellar
  
  Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Cuellar
  
  Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Brown
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Brown
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kasko. Boyer moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Groat vs. Brown
  
  Groat hits a line drive to left center field. The ball gets by Hardy. Spangler fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spangler. Boyer scores. Groat moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Shannon vs. Owens
  
  Dal Maxvill pinch runs for Dick Groat. Jim Owens now pitching.
  
  Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCarver vs. Owens
  
  McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shannon moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Javier vs. Owens
  
  Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shannon scores. McCarver moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cuellar vs. Owens
  
  Cuellar strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gaines vs. Cuellar
  
  Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop.
  
  Gaines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bond vs. Cuellar
  
  Bond strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aspromonte vs. Schultz
  
  Barney Schultz now pitching.
  
  Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaines moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hardy vs. Schultz
  
  Hardy hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/17/1964 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Flood C, cf           4  0  0  0   Spangler A, lf        4  0  1  0   
Brock L, lf           4  0  2  0   Fox N, 2b             3  0  0  0   
White B, 1b           3  0  0  0   Gaines J, rf          4  0  1  0   
Boyer K, 3b           3  1  2  0   Bond W, 1b            4  1  1  1   
Groat D, ss           4  0  2  1   Aspromonte B, 3b      4  0  0  0   
Maxvill D, pr-ss      0  1  0  0   Hardy C, cf           3  0  1  0   
Skinner B, rf         2  0  0  0   Kasko E, ss           3  0  0  0   
Shannon M, rf         2  1  1  1   Grote J, c            3  0  0  0   
McCarver T, c         4  0  2  0   Brown H, p            3  0  0  0   
Javier J, 2b          4  0  0  1   Owens J, p            0  0  0  0   
Craig R, p            2  0  1  0                                      
Warwick C, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Cuellar M, p          1  0  0  0                                      
Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3 10  3                        31  1  4  1

St.Louis         000 000 003 --  3
Houston          000 001 000 --  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Craig R               7.0  3  1  1  2  5
Cuellar M (W)         1.1  1  0  0  0  1
Schultz B (S)         0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brown H (L)           8.1  8  2  2  2  4
Owens J               0.2  2  1  1  0  1

E -- Grote J, Kasko E, Spangler A
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Houston 5
2B -- Spangler A
HR -- Bond W
CS -- Brock L
PB -- Grote J
T -- 2:15
A -- 8053

    

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