St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Colt .45s 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May 2, 1962 (N) at Busch Stadium I
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 STL N 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 x - 4 9 0
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Spangler cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Amalfitano 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 Browne 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 2 Pendleton lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Mejias rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ranew c 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 3 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lillis ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Johnson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Larker ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Shantz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Umbricht p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 5 1 1 9 24 11
FIELDING - DP: 1. Lillis-Amalfitano-Browne. E: Spangler (1).
BATTING - HR: Pendleton (3,2nd inning off Gibson 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 6.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Flood cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Javier 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 5 White 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 10 0 Musial rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Boyer 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 Minoso lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Sawatski c 4 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 Schaffer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 5 Gibson p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 32 4 9 4 3 10 27 14
BATTING - HR: White (3,4th inning off Johnson 0 on 0 out). SH: Gibson 2 (3,off Johnson 2). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: Boyer (3,2nd base off Johnson/Ranew).
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR Johnson L(0-4) 7 9 4 2 3 10 1 Umbricht 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 8 9 4 2 3 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR Gibson W(2-1) 9 5 1 1 1 9 1
WP: Gibson (4).
Umpires: Dusty Boggess, Stan Landes, Vinnie Smith, Mel Steiner
Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 7880
Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s St. Louis Cardinals 1. Spangler cf Flood cf 2. Amalfitano 2b Javier 2b 3. Browne 1b White 1b 4. Pendleton lf Musial rf 5. Mejias rf Boyer 3b 6. Ranew c Minoso lf 7. Aspromonte 3b Sawatski c 8. Lillis ss Gotay ss 9. Johnson p Gibson p COLT .45S 1ST: Spangler struck out; Amalfitano struck out; Browne grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Flood grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier struck out; White singled to center; Musial grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Pendleton homered; Mejias grounded out (second to first); Ranew struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; per film WP not PB; Aspromonte forced Ranew (second to shortstop); Lillis forced Aspromonte (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Boyer struck out (catcher to first); Minoso was called out on strikes; Sawatski struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 0. COLT .45S 3RD: Johnson was called out on strikes; Spangler was called out on strikes; Amalfitano popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Gotay singled to right; Walker ejected; Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Gotay to second]; Flood grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier made an out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 0. COLT .45S 4TH: Browne grounded out (shortstop to first); Pendleton struck out; Mejias grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: White homered; Musial made an out to center; Boyer singled to third; Minoso reached on an error by Spangler [Boyer to third, Minoso to second]; Sawatski reached on a fielder's choice [Boyer scored (unearned), Minoso to third]; Gotay singled to third [Minoso scored (unearned), Sawatski to second]; Gibson walked [Sawatski to third, Gotay to second]; Flood struck out; Javier was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 3. COLT .45S 5TH: Ranew singled to center; Aspromonte made an out to right; Lillis made an out to right; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: White flied to right in foul territory; Musial walked; Boyer struck out; Minoso singled to center [Musial to second]; Sawatski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 3. COLT .45S 6TH: Spangler grounded out (second to first); Amalfitano was called out on strikes; Browne made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Gotay singled to center; Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gotay to second]; Flood singled to left [Gotay scored, Flood to second (on throw)]; Javier singled to third [Flood to third]; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Javier out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 4. COLT .45S 7TH: Pendleton grounded out (third to first); Mejias grounded out (second to first); Ranew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Musial struck out; Boyer walked; Boyer stole second; Minoso struck out; Sawatski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 4. COLT .45S 8TH: Aspromonte singled to left; Lillis grounded out (second to first) [Aspromonte to second]; LARKER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Larker singled to right [Aspromonte to third]; SHANTZ RAN FOR LARKER; Spangler was called out on strikes; Amalfitano forced Shantz (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: UMBRICHT REPLACED SHANTZ (PITCHING); Gotay popped to first in foul territory; Gibson grounded out (second to first); Flood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 4. COLT .45S 9TH: SCHAFFER REPLACED SAWATSKI (PLAYING C ); Browne walked; Pendleton forced Browne (shortstop to second); Mejias singled to left [Pendleton to second]; Ranew lined to right; Aspromonte forced Mejias (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Cardinals 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 1 5 1 6 Cardinals 4 9 0 9
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