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Houston Astros @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1963-08-12 Β· Night game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 7240 Β· 74Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 6 mph Β· 2:05
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Colt .45's 4β2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Bob Friend earned the win and Roy Face picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
W: Bob Friend L: Turk Farrell SV: Roy Face
Umpires β HP: Chris Pelekoudas Β· 1B: Frank Walsh Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Ken Burkhart Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Spangler | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Runnels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Wynn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Warwick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Lillis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turk Farrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hal Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Bailey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bill Virdon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jerry Lynch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donn Clendenon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Pagliaroni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Logan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Friend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Manny Mota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Turk Farrell | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Friend | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
Roy Face | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Spangler: S
- Pete Runnels: 13.1-2
- Bob Aspromonte: 9/L
- John Bateman: 63
Bot 1
- Bob Bailey: W
- Bill Virdon: S.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: S.2-3;1-2
- Jerry Lynch: S.3-H;2-H;1-2#
- Bill Mazeroski: 5/FL
- Donn Clendenon: S.2-H;1-2#
- Jim Pagliaroni: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Rusty Staub: S
- Jim Wynn: S.1-2
- Carl Warwick: 6/P
- Bob Lillis: 53.2-3;1-2
- Turk Farrell: 43
Bot 2
- Johnny Logan: 63
- Bob Friend: 3/P
- Bob Bailey: 8
Top 3
- Al Spangler: D
- Pete Runnels: 43/SH.2-3
- Bob Aspromonte: S.3-H
- John Bateman: D.1-3
- Rusty Staub: 4/L
- Jim Wynn: 63
Bot 3
- Bill Virdon: D
- Roberto Clemente: 31
- Jerry Lynch: K
- Bill Mazeroski: 9
Top 4
- Carl Warwick: K
- Bob Lillis: 53
- Turk Farrell: K
Bot 4
- Donn Clendenon: 53
- Jim Pagliaroni: 5/FL
- Johnny Logan: 63
Top 5
- Al Spangler: S
- Pete Runnels: 46(1)3/GDP
- Bob Aspromonte: 5/FL
Bot 5
- Bob Friend: K
- Bob Bailey: K
- Bill Virdon: 43
Top 6
- John Bateman: 8
- Rusty Staub: E3.B-1
- Jim Wynn: 54(1)/FO
- Carl Warwick: S.1-2#
- Bob Lillis: 53
Bot 6
- Roberto Clemente: 43
- Jerry Lynch: 2/FL
- Bill Mazeroski: 31
Top 7
- Turk Farrell: 9
- Al Spangler: 3/G
- Pete Runnels: S
- Bob Aspromonte: K
Bot 7
- Donn Clendenon: 7
- Jim Pagliaroni: 53
- Johnny Logan: S
- Bob Friend: K/C
Top 8
- John Bateman: 63
- Rusty Staub: 63
- Jim Wynn: 63
Bot 8
- Bob Bailey: S
- Bill Virdon: 13/SH.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: K/C
- Manny Mota: S.2-H
- Bill Mazeroski: S.1-2#
- Donn Clendenon: 3/P
Top 9
- Carl Warwick: E6.B-1
- Hal Smith: S.1-2#
- John Weekly: 9
- Al Spangler: D.2-H(UR);1-3
- Pete Runnels: K/C
- Bob Aspromonte: 13



















