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Astros 7 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
August 9, 1963

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros, played on August 9, 1963 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1963 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 7 H: 14 E: 5 LOB: 13
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherHal Woodeshick  
Losing PitcherDon Schwall  
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Game Winning RBIJohn Weekly 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1963 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherKen Johnson  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Gibbon  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Chris Pelekoudas
2B: Frank Walsh
3B: Ken Burkhart

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Carl Warwick  Right Fielder 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
John Bateman  Catcher 
Jim Wynn  Left Fielder 
Rusty Staub  First Baseman 
Howie Goss  Center Fielder 
Bob Lillis  Shortstop 
Ken Johnson  Pitcher 
Harry Craft  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Bailey  Third Baseman 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Jerry Lynch  Left Fielder 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Donn Clendenon  First Baseman 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Joe Gibbon  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

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Astros 7 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
August 9, 1963

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         Game of 8/9/1963, game 1 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Warwick C, rf         8  0  4  1   Bailey B, 3b          6  0  2  0   
Temple J, 2b          3  1  0  0   Virdon B, cf          5  1  1  1   
Runnels P, 2b         1  0  0  0   Clemente R, rf        4  0  0  2   
Woodeshick H, p       3  0  0  0   Lynch J, lf           7  1  0  0   
Aspromonte B, 3b      6  1  1  0   Burgess S, c          3  0  1  0   
Bateman J, c          6  1  2  2   Brand R, pr           1  1  0  0   
Wynn J, lf-ss         7  0  2  1   McBean A, p           0  0  0  0   
Staub R, 1b           4  1  1  0   Haddix H, p           0  0  0  0   
Goss H, cf            6  2  3  0   Schwall D, p          3  0  0  0   
Lillis B, ss          3  0  1  0   Mazeroski B, 2b       6  0  0  0   
Smith H, ph           0  0  0  0   Clendenon D, 1b       7  1  1  0   
Fazio E, pr-2b        1  1  0  0   Logan J, ss           7  1  3  1   
Johnson K, p          3  0  0  0   Gibbon J, p           0  0  0  0   
Umbricht J, p         0  0  0  0   Sisk T, p             1  0  0  0   
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   Mota M, ph            1  0  0  0   
Drott D, p            0  0  0  0   Face R, p             0  0  0  0   
Spangler A, ph        0  0  0  0   Pagliaroni J, ph-c    5  1  2  1   
Weekly J, ph-lf       3  0  0  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     54  7 14  5                        56  6 10  5

Houston          300 000 030 000 001 --  7
Pittsburgh       000 100 500 000 000 --  6

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson K             6.1  7  6  1  0  7
Umbricht J*           0.0  0  0  0  2  0
McMahon D+            0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Drott D               0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Woodeshick H (W)      8.0  3  0  0  2  5

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibbon J              0.1  3  3  3  1  0
Sisk T                5.2  1  0  0  3  3
Face R                1.0  2  0  0  0  1
McBean A              0.2  2  3  2  1  1
Haddix H#             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Schwall D (L)         7.1  6  1  1  3  4
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Clemente R, Wynn J 2, Temple J 2, Logan J, Fazio E
DP -- Houston 1, Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Houston 13, Pittsburgh 12
2B -- Wynn J, Logan J, Bateman J, Goss H 2
3B -- Bateman J, Virdon B
CS -- Warwick C
SH -- Mazeroski B, Virdon B, Bateman J, Fazio E
PB -- Pagliaroni J
T -- 3:57
A -- 0

    

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