Game Logs - April 13, 1963

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April 13, 1963

1963 Chronology

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Baltimore Orioles

New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox

Washington Senators

Chicago White Sox

Los Angeles Angels

Detroit Tigers

Cleveland Indians

Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Athletics

Los Angeles Dodgers

Houston Colt 45's

Colt Stadium

Attendance: 15,164

Starting Lineups
DODGERS Willie Davis cf Gene Oliver 2b Tommy Davis lf Frank Howard rf Bill Skowron 1b Ken McMullen 3b Doug Camilli c Dick Tracewski ss Don Drysdale p	COLT 45'S Bob Lillis ss Al Spangler lf Pete Runnels 1b Rusty Staub rf Bob Aspromonte 3b Howie Goss cf Jim Campbell c Ernie Fazio 2b George Brunet p

In the Dodgers 3rd a triple by Gene Oliver, a double by Tommy Davis, and a single by Frank Howard gave Los Angeles a 3-0 lead. Three runs were all Don Drysdale needed; in the first eight innings a Houston base runner reached second only once. The Colt 45's avoided a shutout when Al Spangler opened the 9th with a double, reached third on a Rusty Staub single, and scored when Drysdale threw a wild pitch.

	R	H	E	LOB
DODGERS	3	8	0	6
COLT 45's	1	5	1	5

WP: Drysdale (2-0) 9 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 8 k

LP: Brunet (0-1) 2.1 ip, 4 h, 3 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 2 k

Howard (LAD) 4 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Skowron (LAD) 4 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 2 so

New York Mets

Milwaukee Braves

County Stadium

Attendance: 5,067

Starting Lineups
METS Larry Burright 2b Gordy Coleman c Duke Snider rf Frank Thomas lf Jim Hickman cf Tim Harkness 1b Charlie Neal 3b Al Moran ss Galen Cisco p	BRAVES Ty Cline cf Frank Bolling 2b Hank Aaron rf Eddie Mathews 3b Mack Jones lf Len Gabrielson 1b Joe Torre c Ray McMillan ss Lew Burdette p

Len Gabrielson's two-run homer contributed to a 4-0 Braves lead in the 1st. In the Braves 5th, Frank Bolling doubled and later scored on an Eddie Mathews single. Jim Hickman's solo homer in the 7th and Duke Snider's dinger in the 9th were the only runs for the Mets. Milwaukee starter Lew Burdette pitched a complete game without issuing a single walk, and, apart from the two home runs, allowed just two Mets to hit their way on.

	R	H	E	LOB
METS	2	3	1	2
BRAVES	5	7	1	5

HRs: Snider (2), Hickman (1), Gabrielson (1)

WP: Burdette (1-0) 9 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 0 bb, 1 k

LP: Cisco (0-1) 8 ip, 7 h, 5 r, 5 er, 2 bb, 5 k

Hickman (NYM) 3 ab, 1 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Bolling (MIL) 4 ab, 3 h, 2 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Philadelphia Phillies

St. Louis Cardinals

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds

Crosley Field

Attendance: 4,481

Starting Lineups
PIRATES Dick Schofield ss Bob Skinner lf Roberto Clemente rf Donn Clendenon 1b Bill Mazeroski 2b Bob Bailey 3b Bill Virdon cf Jim Pagliaroni c Bob Friend p	REDS Leo Cardenas ss Pete Rose 2b Vada Pinson rf Frank Robinson lf Gordy Coleman 1b Johnny Edwards c Gene Freese 3b Tommy Harper cf Jim O'Toole p

Two singles and Mazeroski's homer gave the Pirates a 3-0 lead in the 1st. Cincinnati cut the deficit by one in the 4th when an error by third baseman Bill Bailey and a balk by Bob Friend contributed to an unearned run by Frank Robinson. In the 6th the Bucs broke it open wit hfour hits, which, combined with another Cincinnati error, gave them four more runs. A Pete Rose triple and a Frank Robinson homer led an 8th inning Reds rally, making the score 7-4, but in the Pirates 9th Reds reliever John Tsitouris balked and threw a wild pitch while the Pirates shelled him for five runs on seven hits.

	R	H	E	LOB
PIRATES	12	17	2	8
REDS	4	6	1	7

HRs: Mazeroski (1)

WP: Friend (1-0) 9 ip, 6 h, 4 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 5 k

LP: O'Toole (1-1) 7 ip, 9 h, 7 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 6 k

Mazeroski (PIT) 5 ab, 3 h, 3 r, 3 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Schofield (PIT) 6 ab, 3 h, 0 r, 2 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Skinner (PIT) 6 ab, 3 h, 2 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 3 so

San Francisco Giants

Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field

Attendance: 12,090

Starting Lineups
GIANTS Chuck Hiller 2b Jim Davenport 3b Willie Mays cf Willie McCovey lf Orlando Cepeda 1b Tom Haller c Felipe Alou rf Jose Pagan ss Jack Sanford p	CUBS Don Landrum cf Andre Rodgers ss Billy Williams lf Ron Santo 3b Ernie Banks 1b Lou Brock rf Ken Hubbs 2b Dick Bertell c Glen Hobbie p

The Giants scored first on a Willie McCovey solo homer in the 4th. The Cubs tied it in the 5th when Ernie Banks led off with a double and scored when Ken Aspromonte reached on an error committed by Jose Pagan. The game remained tied until the 8th, when Willie Mays hit a solo home run, and San Francisco held on to win, 2-1.

	R	H	E	LOB
GIANTS	2	8	2	7
CUBS	1	3	1	4

HRs: McCovey (2), Mays (2)

WP: Sanford (2-0) 9 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 4 k

LP: Toth (0-1) 2.2 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 34, 1 bb, 1 k

Mays (SFG) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so