Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Colt .45s 2
Game Played on Friday, April 13, 1962 (N) at Connie Mack Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 PHI N 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 3 4 1
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 Spangler cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Mejias rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Larker 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 Giusti pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gernert 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Smith c 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 Pendleton lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Amalfitano 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 Buddin ss 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 Ranew ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Farrell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Browne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Weekly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 0 4 6 24 10
FIELDING - DP: 1. Buddin-Amalfitano-Larker.
BATTING - 2B: Amalfitano (1,off Hamilton). Team LOB: 8.
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 Callison rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 Gonzalez cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 Sievers 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 1 Torre 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Covington lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Demeter lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Klaus 3b 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 Dalrymple c 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 Amaro ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 Hamilton p 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 Totals 27 3 4 3 5 10 27 15
FIELDING - DP: 2. Amaro-Taylor-Sievers, Taylor-Amaro-Sievers. E: Hamilton (1).
BATTING - 3B: Gonzalez (1,off Tiefenauer). HR: Gonzalez (1,6th inning off Farrell 0 on 1 out). HBP: Sievers (1,by Farrell). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR Farrell L(0-1) 6 2 2 2 5 9 1 Tiefenauer 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 Totals 8 4 3 3 5 10 1
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR Hamilton W(1-0) 9 7 2 2 4 6 0
WP: Hamilton (1). BK: Hamilton (1). HBP: Farrell (1,Sievers).
Umpires: Mel Steiner, Dusty Boggess, Stan Landes, Vinnie Smith
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 12633
Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s Philadelphia Phillies 1. Aspromonte 3b Taylor 2b 2. Spangler cf Callison rf 3. Mejias rf Gonzalez cf 4. Larker 1b Sievers 1b 5. Smith c Covington lf 6. Pendleton lf Klaus 3b 7. Amalfitano 2b Dalrymple c 8. Buddin ss Amaro ss 9. Farrell p Hamilton p COLT .45S 1ST: Aspromonte walked; Debut game for Jack Hamilton; Spangler forced Aspromonte (second to shortstop); Mejias singled to third [Spangler to second]; Larker reached on an error by Hamilton [Spangler to third, Mejias to second]; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Larker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison struck out; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Phillies 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Pendleton grounded out (second to first); Amalfitano struck out; Buddin walked; Farrell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Sievers walked; Covington struck out; Klaus walked [Sievers to second]; Dalrymple singled [Sievers scored, Klaus to third]; Amaro grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dalrymple out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Phillies 1. COLT .45S 3RD: Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); Spangler made an out to center; Mejias grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Hamilton struck out; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Phillies 1. COLT .45S 4TH: Larker singled to right; Smith struck out; Pendleton was called out on strikes; Amalfitano singled [Larker to third]; Hamilton threw a wild pitch [Larker scored, Amalfitano to second]; Buddin walked; Farrell forced Buddin (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Gonzalez lined to left; Sievers made an out to left; Covington walked; Klaus walked [Covington to second]; Dalrymple grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 1. COLT .45S 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Spangler grounded out (third to first); Mejias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Amaro was called out on strikes; Hamilton struck out; Taylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 1. COLT .45S 6TH: Larker grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith made an out to center; Pendleton singled to third; Amalfitano made an out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Callison struck out; Gonzalez homered; Sievers was hit by a pitch; Covington was called out on strikes; Klaus walked [Sievers to second]; Dalrymple popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 2. COLT .45S 7TH: Buddin struck out; BROWNE BATTED FOR FARRELL; Browne grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Pidge Browne; Aspromonte singled to left; Spangler walked [Aspromonte to second]; DEMETER REPLACED COVINGTON (PLAYING LF); Mejias grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 7TH: TIEFENAUER REPLACED BROWNE (PITCHING); Amaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Hamilton struck out; Taylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 2. COLT .45S 8TH: Larker singled to left; GIUSTI RAN FOR LARKER; Smith popped to shortstop; Debut game for Dave Giusti; Pendleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Giusti out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 8TH: GERNERT REPLACED GIUSTI (PLAYING 1B); Callison singled to center; Gonzalez tripled to center [Callison scored]; Sievers grounded out (shortstop to first); Demeter popped to third; Klaus grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Phillies 3. COLT .45S 9TH: TORRE REPLACED SIEVERS (PLAYING 1B); Amalfitano doubled to center; RANEW BATTED FOR BUDDIN; Ranew struck out; Debut game for Merritt Ranew; WEEKLY BATTED FOR TIEFENAUER; Weekly grounded out (second to first) [Amalfitano to third]; Debut game for Johnny Weekly; Hamilton balked [Amalfitano scored]; Aspromonte made an out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Phillies 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 2 7 0 8 Phillies 3 4 1 6
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