Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Colt .45s
April 23, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1964 at Colt Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, Houston Colt .45s 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 1 0 0
Ruiz 3b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0
  Keough pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Skinner lf 2 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 0 0
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 4 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 2 0
Runnels 1b 3 0 1 0
  Lillis pr 0 0 0 0
Weekly rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 0
Wynn lf 3 0 1 0
Beauchamp cf 3 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Cincinnati 000 000 001102
Houston 000 000 000052
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (1-1) 9.0 5 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
6
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (2-1) 9.0 0 1 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
0
1
0
2
9

  E–Johnson (2), Cardenas (2), Fox (2), Johnson (1).  DP–Cincinnati 3.  2B–Houston Wynn (2,off Nuxhall).  Team–4.  CS–Fox (1,2nd base by Nuxhall/Edwards).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–1:56.  A–5,426.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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