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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1963-08-09 · Night game · Forbes Field · 11 innings · Att: 9420 · 74°F, cloudy · 3:10
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Colt .45's 7–6. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 7th. Al McBean earned the win. Bill Virdon went 2-for-6 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
W: Al McBean L: Dick Drott SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Chris Pelekoudas · 1B: Frank Walsh · 2B: Ken Burkhart · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Spangler | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Runnels | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Hal Smith | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Staub | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Carl Warwick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Lillis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Bruce | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Howie Goss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Bateman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Drott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ernie Fazio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Bailey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Virdon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Lynch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Donn Clendenon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Pagliaroni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Johnny Logan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Earl Francis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Manny Mota | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al McBean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Brand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bruce | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
 Don McMahon | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Umbricht | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Drott | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Francis | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
 Bob Veale | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Roy Face | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al McBean | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Spangler: 7
- Pete Runnels: 63
- Bob Aspromonte: K
Bot 1
- Bob Bailey: 53
- Bill Virdon: D
- Roberto Clemente: S.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Jerry Lynch: 8
- Bill Mazeroski: S.2-H
- Donn Clendenon: HP.1-2
- Jim Pagliaroni: 5(2)/FO
Top 2
- Hal Smith: E6.B-1
- Rusty Staub: W.1-2
- Carl Warwick: K/BF
- Jim Wynn: K
- Bob Lillis: 13
Bot 2
- Johnny Logan: 8
- Earl Francis: K/C
- Bob Bailey: 6/L
Top 3
- Bob Bruce: S
- Al Spangler: D.1-3
- Pete Runnels: E6.3-3;B-1
- Bob Aspromonte: T.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR)
- Hal Smith: 9(B)2(3)/DP
- Rusty Staub: W
- Carl Warwick: 6/P
Bot 3
- Bill Virdon: HR
- Roberto Clemente: S
- Jerry Lynch: 36(1)3/GDP
- Bill Mazeroski: 3/L
Top 4
- Jim Wynn: 5/P
- Bob Lillis: 53
- Bob Bruce: D
- Al Spangler: 13
Bot 4
- Donn Clendenon: 63
- Jim Pagliaroni: K
- Johnny Logan: S
- Earl Francis: K
Top 5
- Pete Runnels: W
- Bob Aspromonte: D.1-3
- Hal Smith: FC6.3XH(625);2-3;B-1
- Rusty Staub: WP.3-H;1-3
- Rusty Staub: WP.3-H
- Rusty Staub: W
- Carl Warwick: K
- Jim Wynn: W.1-2
- Bob Lillis: 53
Bot 5
- Bob Bailey: S
- Bill Virdon: 7
- Roberto Clemente: 16(1)/FO
- Jerry Lynch: K
Top 6
- Bob Bruce: S
- Al Spangler: 64(1)/FO
- Pete Runnels: 13.1-2
- Bob Aspromonte: 63
Bot 6
- Bill Mazeroski: 53
- Donn Clendenon: K/C
- Jim Pagliaroni: K
Top 7
- Hal Smith: 53
- Rusty Staub: 7
- Carl Warwick: 63
Bot 7
- Johnny Logan: K/C
- Manny Mota: S
- Bob Bailey: W.1-2
- Bill Virdon: 13.2-3;1-2
- Roberto Clemente: WP.3-H;2-3#
- Roberto Clemente: W
- Jerry Lynch: W.1-2
- Bill Mazeroski: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Donn Clendenon: 8
Top 8
- Jim Wynn: E6.B-1
- Howie Goss: K
- John Bateman: K
- Al Spangler: S.1-2#
- Pete Runnels: S.2-H(UR);1-2#
- Bob Aspromonte: K/C
Bot 8
- Jim Pagliaroni: W
- Johnny Logan: 14/SH.1-2
- Manny Mota: 8
- Bob Bailey: 63
Top 9
- Hal Smith: K/C
- Rusty Staub: S
- Carl Warwick: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Bill Virdon: 43
- Roberto Clemente: 43
- Al McBean: K
Top 10
- Jim Wynn: E3.B-1
- Howie Goss: 36(1)/FO
- Dick Drott: K/C
- Al Spangler: 6/P
Bot 10
- Bill Mazeroski: 6/P
- Donn Clendenon: K
- Ron Brand: 8
Top 11
- Ernie Fazio: 1/L
- Bob Aspromonte: 9
- Hal Smith: S
- Rusty Staub: 9
Bot 11
- Johnny Logan: W
- Manny Mota: S.1-2
- Bob Bailey: S.2-3;1-2
- Bill Virdon: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Roberto Clemente: S.3-H;2-3;1-2