Houston Colt .45s 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Thursday, April 12, 1962 (D) at Colt Stadium
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 2 4 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 McKnight ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hubbs 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 Williams lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Banks 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Altman rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Santo 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Thacker c 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis p 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Barragan ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 30 0 3 0 2 9 24 9
FIELDING - DP: 2. Thacker-Hubbs, Hubbs-Rodgers-Banks. E: Santo (1).
BATTING - 2B: Hubbs (1,off Stone). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Amalfitano 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 Gernert 1b 3 1 1 0 1 2 10 1 Mejias rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Smith c 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 Pendleton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Heist cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Spangler cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddin ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Stone p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Totals 26 2 4 1 4 5 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 1. Aspromonte-Amalfitano-Gernert. E: Buddin (1).
BASERUNNING - SB: Aspromonte (2,2nd base off Gerard/Barragan). CS: Aspromonte (1,2nd base by Curtis/Thacker).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR Curtis L(0-1) 7 3 1 1 3 3 0 Gerard 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 8 4 2 2 4 5 0
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR Stone W(1-0) 9 3 0 0 2 9 0
WP: Gerard (1), Anderson (1).
Umpires: Vinnie Smith, Mel Steiner, Dusty Boggess, Stan Landes
Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 7838
Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Colt .45s 1. Brock cf Aspromonte 3b 2. Hubbs 2b Amalfitano 2b 3. Williams lf Gernert 1b 4. Banks 1b Mejias rf 5. Altman rf Smith c 6. Santo 3b Pendleton lf 7. Rodgers ss Heist cf 8. Thacker c Buddin ss 9. Curtis p Stone p CUBS 1ST: Brock struck out; Hubbs doubled to center; Williams walked; Banks grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 1ST: Aspromonte walked; Amalfitano struck out; Gernert struck out while Aspromonte was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 2ND: Altman was called out on strikes; Santo singled to center; Rodgers was called out on strikes; Thacker made an out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Mejias singled to left; Smith lined to left; Pendleton popped to second; Heist forced Mejias (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 3RD: Curtis singled to right; Brock struck out; Hubbs struck out; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 3RD: Buddin popped to third; Stone grounded out (pitcher to first); Aspromonte lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. CUBS 4TH: Banks made an out to center; Altman grounded out (first unassisted); Santo popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 4TH: Amalfitano walked; On a bunt Gernert singled to pitcher [Amalfitano to second]; Mejias forced Amalfitano (third unassisted) [Gernert to third (error by Santo), Mejias to first]; Smith singled to left [Gernert scored, Mejias to second]; Pendleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. CUBS 5TH: Rodgers made an out to right; Thacker was called out on strikes; Curtis walked; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 5TH: Heist popped to first in foul territory; Buddin grounded out (third to first); Stone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. CUBS 6TH: Hubbs struck out; Williams grounded out (second to first); Banks made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 6TH: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Amalfitano grounded out (shortstop to first); Gernert walked; Mejias popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. CUBS 7TH: On a bunt Altman grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo struck out; Rodgers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 7TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Pendleton flied to left in foul territory; Heist grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. CUBS 8TH: SPANGLER REPLACED HEIST (PLAYING CF); WHITE BATTED FOR THACKER; On a bunt White grounded out (third to first); BARRAGAN BATTED FOR CURTIS; Barragan popped to second; MCKNIGHT BATTED FOR BROCK; McKnight reached on an error by Buddin; Hubbs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 8TH: GERARD REPLACED MCKNIGHT (PITCHING); BARRAGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MURPHY REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING CF); Buddin made an out to right; Stone was called out on strikes; Aspromonte singled to center; Aspromonte stole second; Amalfitano walked; Gerard threw a wild pitch [Aspromonte to third, Amalfitano to second]; ANDERSON REPLACED GERARD (PITCHING); Anderson threw a wild pitch [Aspromonte scored, Amalfitano to third]; Anderson entered the game in mid-count but not specific; Gernert was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 2. CUBS 9TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Banks grounded out (shortstop to first); Altman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colt .45s 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 0 3 1 5 Colt .45s 2 4 1 4
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