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September 8, 1963

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 9 0
Astros 2 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 9 0
Astros 2 4 0

John Boccabella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .278
OBP .667 .300
At Bats 3 18
Hits 2 5
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Hal Woodeshick Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 8 7
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Colt Stadium - September 8, 1963
Out
Hal Woodeshick
Hal Smith
Rusty Staub
Ernie Fazio
Bob Aspromonte
Bob Lillis
Jim Wynn
Howie Goss
Carl Warwick
John Boccabella
Nelson Mathews
Ron Santo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 9 0 6
Houston Astros 2 4 0 1
Winning Pitcher Ken Johnson
Losing Pitcher Larry Jackson
Save Hal Woodeshick
Game Winning RBI Jim Wynn
Attendance 6,533
Time of Game 2 hours 1 minute
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Boccabella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fazio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Nelson Mathews pinch runs for Ken Hubbs. The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Santo moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Top 9 Hubbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Top 9 Burton hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodgers tags and scores.
Top 9 Bob Bruce now pitching. Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. Rodgers moves to third.
Top 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodgers moves to second.
Top 9 Ernie Fazio now playing second base. Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Merritt Ranew now catching. Don Elston now pitching. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brock bunts towards first. Staub catches it and steps on first to double up Ranew.
Top 8 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Larry Jackson. Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer. Ranew hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Goss strikes out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boccabella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 7 The umpire calls a balk on Jackson Wynn scores.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burton who is chasing the ball. Wynn reaches third base with a triple. Runnels goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boccabella for the out.
Top 7 Hubbs hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burton hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Williams strikes out.
Top 6 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Goss hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Schaffer strikes out.
Top 5 Boccabella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss. Boccabella reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Warwick hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hubbs strikes out.
Top 4 Burton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 There goes Goss. The throw from Schaffer and he is out, Hubbs applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Goss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Schaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boccabella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Burton is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Warwick hits a line drive towards the mound. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.