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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 7, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on August 7, 1964 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,344 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Al Forman 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Joe Gaines | Right Fielder |
| Walt Bond | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Right Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 7, 1964
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Simmons
Spangler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Simmons
Fox hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Simmons
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Brown
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Brown
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Brown
There goes Brock. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Brown
Brown spins and fires to second, with Lillis covering, and has Brock trapped. There's the throw to Aspromonte who tags Brock for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Brown
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Simmons
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Simmons
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Simmons
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Brown
Groat hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Brown
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Simmons
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Simmons
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Simmons
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Brown
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Brown
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Brown
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Javier for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Brown
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Simmons
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Simmons
Fox is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Simmons
Gaines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bond vs. Simmons
Bond hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Simmons
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White 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, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Brown
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Brown
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Brown
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Simmons
Hardy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Simmons
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Simmons
Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Simmons
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Brown
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Brown
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Brown
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to third for the out. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. McCarver moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Brown
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Brown
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver scores. Simmons scores. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Brown
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Simmons
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Simmons
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Simmons
Gaines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Simmons
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
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Brown
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaines. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Brown
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gaines throws the ball in to Lillis who tags Groat trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond fields it and throws to home to get Boyer. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Raymond
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Simmons
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Simmons
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Simmons
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Raymond
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Raymond
Simmons bunts towards the mound. Raymond fields it and throws to first for the out. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Raymond
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Julian Javier.
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. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Raymond
There's a wild pitch. McCarver scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Raymond
Brock 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 8
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Simmons
Dal Maxvill now playing second base.
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Simmons
Don Larsen pinch hits for Claude Raymond.
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Simmons
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Simmons
Fox takes first base on ball four. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaines vs. Simmons
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Groat fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Larsen
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Larsen
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flood vs. Larsen
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Boyer moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shannon vs. Larsen
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Simmons
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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Simmons
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Simmons
Hardy hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1964 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Spangler A, lf 4 0 1 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Fox N, 2b 2 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gaines J, rf 4 0 2 0 Maxvill D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Bond W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 2 2
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 1 0 White B, 1b 4 1 2 1
Hardy C, cf 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 0 2 0
Lillis B, ss 3 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 0
Grote J, c 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0
Brown H, p 2 0 0 0 Shannon M, rf 4 0 1 0
Raymond C, p 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 3 2 3 0
Larsen D, ph-p 1 0 0 0 Simmons C, p 2 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 32 4 12 3
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 100 020 10x -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (L) 5.1 8 3 3 1 2
Raymond C 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Larsen D 1.0 3 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
DP -- Houston 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 6, St.Louis 6
2B -- Boyer K
HR -- White B
SB -- Brock L
CS -- Brock L
SH -- Simmons C
HBP -- by Simmons C (Fox N)
WP -- Brown H, Raymond C
T -- 1:52
A -- 14344
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