St. Louis Cardinals 7 – 1 Houston Astros
16 June 1964 · HOU01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle · 4-for-5 | Ken Boyer | 1 in 693 games |
| 23 | final score 7–1 | 1 in 75 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Curt Simmons | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Flood | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Brock | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Boyer | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B, 2B |
| Bob Skinner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Groat | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tim McCarver | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Curt Simmons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Simmons | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lillis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mike White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Bond | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Aspromonte | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Eddie Kasko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Grote | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nellie Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bruce | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Yellen | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |