Houston Colt .45s 11, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April 10, 1962 (D) at Colt Stadium
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 5 0 HOU N 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 3 x - 11 13 2
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 Hubbs 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Banks 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 11 1 Altman rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 White ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Rodgers ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Barragan c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Cardwell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Gerard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morhardt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McKnight ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 2 4 24 13
FIELDING - DP: 1. Rodgers-Hubbs-Banks.
BATTING - 3B: McKnight (1,off Shantz). HR: Banks (1,7th inning off Shantz 0 on 1 out). SF: Brock (1,off Shantz). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Aspromonte 3b 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 Spangler cf 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 Mejias rf 5 3 3 6 0 0 4 0 Larker 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 12 1 Pendleton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Smith c 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Amalfitano 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 Buddin ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Shantz p 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Totals 34 11 13 11 4 2 27 15
FIELDING - DP: 2. Buddin-Amalfitano-Larker, Shantz-Amalfitano-Larker. E: Smith (1), Amalfitano (1).
BATTING - 2B: Smith (1,off Cardwell). 3B: Spangler (1,off Cardwell). HR: Mejias 2 (2,3rd inning off Cardwell 2 on 0 out,8th inning off Lary 2 on 2 out); Smith (1,3rd inning off Cardwell 0 on 2 out). SH: Buddin (1,off Schultz). HBP: Amalfitano (1,by Schultz). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Aspromonte (1,2nd base off Lary/Barragan). CS: Amalfitano (1,2nd base by Warner/Barragan).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR Cardwell L(0-1) 2.2 5 5 5 2 1 2 Gerard 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Schultz 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 Warner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lary 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 Totals 8 13 11 11 4 2 3
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR Shantz W(1-0) 9 5 2 2 2 4 1
Schultz faced 4 batters in the 7th inning HBP: Schultz (1,Amalfitano).
Umpires: Dusty Boggess, Stan Landes, Vinnie Smith, Mel Steiner
Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 25271
Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Colt .45s 1. Brock cf Aspromonte 3b 2. Hubbs 2b Spangler cf 3. Williams lf Mejias rf 4. Banks 1b Larker 1b 5. Altman rf Pendleton lf 6. Santo 3b Smith c 7. White ss Amalfitano 2b 8. Barragan c Buddin ss 9. Cardwell p Shantz p CUBS 1ST: First game for Houston franchise; Brock struck out; Hubbs grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to right; Banks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 1ST: Aspromonte singled to left; Spangler tripled to right [Aspromonte scored]; Mejias grounded out (pitcher to first); Larker reached on a fielder's choice [Spangler out at home (first to catcher)]; Pendleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. CUBS 2ND: Altman popped to second; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Elder White; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 2ND: Smith doubled to center; Brock missed a diving catch; Amalfitano grounded out (pitcher to first); Buddin struck out; Shantz popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. CUBS 3RD: Barragan singled to center; Cardwell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Barragan out at second]; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 3RD: Aspromonte walked; Spangler walked [Aspromonte to second]; Mejias homered [Aspromonte scored, Spangler scored]; Larker made an out to center; Pendleton popped to third; Smith homered; GERARD REPLACED CARDWELL (PITCHING); Amalfitano grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Dave Gerard; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 5. CUBS 4TH: Hubbs grounded out (first unassisted); Williams grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Banks lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 5. COLT .45S 4TH: Buddin grounded out (shortstop to first); Shantz grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte singled to center; Spangler grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 5. CUBS 5TH: Altman reached on an error by Amalfitano; Santo forced Altman (pitcher to shortstop); Smith dropped a foul fly hit by White; White walked [Santo to second]; Barragan grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 5. COLT .45S 5TH: Mejias made an out to left; Larker walked; Pendleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Larker to second]; Smith popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 5. CUBS 6TH: MORHARDT BATTED FOR GERARD; Morhardt made an out to second; On a bunt Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Hubbs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 5. COLT .45S 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MORHARDT (PITCHING); Amalfitano was hit by a pitch; Buddin out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Amalfitano to second]; Shantz struck out; Aspromonte made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 5. CUBS 7TH: Williams struck out; Banks homered; Altman grounded out (first to pitcher); Santo walked; RODGERS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rodgers popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 5. COLT .45S 7TH: RODGERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Spangler singled to shortstop; Mejias singled to center [Spangler to second]; Larker singled to right [Spangler scored, Mejias to third]; Pendleton singled to third [Mejias scored, Larker to second]; WARNER REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Larker to third, Pendleton out at second]; Debut game for Jack Warner; Amalfitano singled to pitcher [Larker scored]; Warner slipped trying to field the grounder; Amalfitano was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Colt .45s 8. CUBS 8TH: Barragan made an out to right; MCKNIGHT BATTED FOR WARNER; McKnight tripled to center; Brock hit a sacrifice fly to right [McKnight scored]; Hubbs lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Colt .45s 8. COLT .45S 8TH: LARY REPLACED MCKNIGHT (PITCHING); Buddin made an out to right; Shantz grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte singled to shortstop; Aspromonte stole second; Spangler walked; Mejias homered [Aspromonte scored, Spangler scored]; Larker made an out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Colt .45s 11. CUBS 9TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Banks singled to center; Altman struck out; Santo made an out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Colt .45s 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 5 0 4 Colt .45s 11 13 2 5
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