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Miley BB CD 1964 Reds-Colts 4/23
Called by Loel Passe and Gene Elston

Ken Johnson becomes the first and only pitcher in Major League history to toss a 9-inning no hitter and lose.  Pete Rose reaches base in the ninth on an error by Johnson, and scores when Vada Pinson is safe on an error by Nellie Fox.

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Cincinnati Reds 1, Houston Colt .45s 0

Game Played on Thursday, April 23, 1964 (N) at Colt Stadium

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  0  2
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 2
Ruiz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Keough pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Skinner lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
Nuxhall p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 29 1 0 0 2 9 27 12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Cardenas-Johnson, Ruiz-Rose-Johnson, Cardenas-Ruiz-Cardenas.
E: Johnson (2), Cardenas (2).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 3.
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kasko ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Fox 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 4
Runnels 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 12 0
Lillis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weekly rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Wynn lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Beauchamp cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Johnson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 6 27 12
FIELDING - 
E: Fox (2), Johnson (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Wynn (2,off Nuxhall).
GDP: Wynn (2,off Nuxhall); Weekly (1,off Nuxhall).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Fox (1,2nd base by Nuxhall/Edwards).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nuxhall W(1-1) 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 31
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson L(2-1) 9 0 1 0 2 9 0 31
Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Al Barlick