Top 1

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Johnson
  
  Taylor strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Johnson
  
  Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. Callison moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Covington vs. Johnson
  
  Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Johnson
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple. Covington goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Dalrymple vs. Johnson
  
  Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fazio vs. Bennett
  
  Fazio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vaughan vs. Bennett
  
  Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Weekly vs. Bennett
  
  Weekly hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Warwick vs. Bennett
  
  Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Johnson
  
  Sievers strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Johnson
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wine vs. Johnson
  
  There goes Rojas. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Fazio applying the tag. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wine vs. Johnson
  
  Wine hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goss vs. Bennett
  
  Goss strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Bennett
  
  Staub hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Bennett
  
  Aspromonte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bennett vs. Johnson
  
  Bennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taylor vs. Johnson
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Callison vs. Johnson
  
  Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Covington vs. Johnson
  
  Covington hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bateman vs. Bennett
  
  Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Bennett
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fazio vs. Bennett
  
  Fazio is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vaughan vs. Bennett
  
  Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Johnson
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dalrymple vs. Johnson
  
  Dalrymple hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Johnson
  
  Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Johnson
  
  Rojas strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Weekly vs. Bennett
  
  Weekly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Warwick vs. Bennett
  
  Warwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goss vs. Bennett
  
  Goss strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wine vs. Johnson
  
  Wine strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bennett vs. Johnson
  
  Bennett hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Johnson
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Bennett
  
  Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Bennett
  
  Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bateman vs. Bennett
  
  Bateman hits a line drive towards first. Sievers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Johnson
  
  Callison strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Covington vs. Johnson
  
  Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Johnson
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Bennett
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fazio vs. Bennett
  
  Fazio takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vaughan vs. Bennett
  
  Vaughan strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Weekly vs. Bennett
  
  Weekly is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Warwick vs. Bennett
  
  Warwick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goss vs. Bennett
  
  Goss hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dalrymple vs. Johnson
  
  Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Johnson
  
  Sievers strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Johnson
  
  Rojas strikes out. Bateman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rojas out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Bennett
  
  Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Bennett
  
  Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Aspromonte reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bateman vs. Brown
  
  Don Hoak now playing third base. Paul Brown now pitching. Tony Taylor now playing second base.
  
  Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to home to get Aspromonte. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Brown
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Emery vs. Johnson
  
  Cal Emery pinch hits for Bobby Wine.
  
  Emery hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Herrnstein vs. Johnson
  
  John Herrnstein pinch hits for Don Hoak.
  
  Herrnstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrnstein for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Johnson
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte. Taylor moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Callison vs. Johnson
  
  Callison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Covington vs. Johnson
  
  Covington strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fazio vs. Brown
  
  John Herrnstein now playing left field. Dick Allen now playing third base. Ruben Amaro now playing shortstop.
  
  Fazio hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vaughan vs. Brown
  
  Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Weekly vs. Brown
  
  Weekly hits a line drive into left field. Herrnstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Johnson
  
  Bob Lillis now playing shortstop.
  
  Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Weekly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dalrymple vs. Johnson
  
  Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fazio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Johnson
  
  Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Averill vs. Johnson
  
  Bob Oldis pinch runs for Roy Sievers. Earl Averill pinch hits for Paul Brown.
  
  Averill hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Weekly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/20/1963 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Taylor T, 3b-2b       4  1  0  0   Fazio E, 2b           3  1  0  0   
Callison J, rf        4  0  1  1   Vaughan G, ss         3  0  0  0   
Covington W, lf       4  1  0  0   Lillis B, ss          0  0  0  0   
Allen D, 3b           0  0  0  0   Weekly J, lf          4  0  0  0   
Gonzalez T, cf        4  0  1  1   Warwick C, rf         3  1  1  3   
Dalrymple C, c        4  0  0  0   Goss H, cf            3  0  0  0   
Sievers R, 1b         4  0  2  0   Staub R, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Oldis B, pr           0  0  0  0   Aspromonte B, 3b      3  0  1  0   
Rojas C, 2b           3  0  1  0   Bateman J, c          3  0  1  0   
Brown P, p            0  0  0  0   Johnson K, p          3  1  1  0   
Averill E, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Wine B, ss            2  0  0  0                                      
Emery C, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Amaro R, ss           0  0  0  0                                      
Bennett D, p          2  0  1  0                                      
Hoak D, 3b            0  0  0  0                                      
Herrnstein J, ph-lf   1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2  6  2                        28  3  4  3

Philadelphia     100 000 010 --  2
Houston          000 003 00x --  3

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bennett D (L)         6.1  4  3  3  2  6
Brown P               1.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W)         9.0  6  2  0  0  8

E -- Vaughan G, Aspromonte B
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Houston 3
3B -- Gonzalez T, Aspromonte B
HR -- Warwick C
CS -- Rojas C
T -- 2:00
A -- 4039

    

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