Milwaukee Braves 3, Houston Colt .45s 2 (1)
Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1962 (D) at County Stadium
HOU N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 MIL N 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lillis ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 5 Amalfitano 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 Mejias rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 Pendleton cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Smith c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Gernert 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 Weekly lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Golden p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Browne ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 3 4 24 10
FIELDING - DP: 3. Lillis-Gernert, Lillis-Amalfitano-Gernert, Amalfitano-Lillis-Gernert. E: Aspromonte (3).
BATTING - HR: Mejias (5,3rd inning off Spahn 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 7.
Milwaukee Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bedell lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Jones rf 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 H. Aaron cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 Adcock 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 Menke 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Crandall c 3 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 McMillan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Spahn p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 3 9 3 1 1 27 13
FIELDING - DP: 1. Mathews-Menke-Adcock.
BATTING - 3B: Jones (2,off Golden). HR: Crandall (2,4th inning off Golden 0 on 2 out). SH: McMillan (2,off Golden). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Jones (3,2nd base off Golden/Smith).
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR Golden L(1-1) 8 9 3 3 1 1 1
Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR Spahn W(3-3) 9 8 2 2 3 4 1
WP: Golden (1).
Umpires: Bill Jackowski, Ed Sudol, Al Forman, Tom Gorman
Time of Game: 2:06
Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s Milwaukee Braves 1. Lillis ss Bedell lf 2. Amalfitano 2b Jones rf 3. Mejias rf H. Aaron cf 4. Pendleton cf Mathews 3b 5. Smith c Adcock 1b 6. Gernert 1b Menke 2b 7. Weekly lf Crandall c 8. Aspromonte 3b McMillan ss 9. Golden p Spahn p COLT .45S 1ST: Lillis grounded out (shortstop to first); Amalfitano popped to second; Mejias singled to left; Pendleton forced Mejias (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Bedell popped to catcher in foul territory; Jones singled to center; H. Aaron walked [Jones to second]; Mathews struck out; Adcock singled to left [Jones scored, H. Aaron to second]; Menke made an out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Braves 1. COLT .45S 2ND: Smith made an out to left; Gernert struck out; Weekly walked; Aspromonte walked [Weekly to second]; Golden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Crandall singled to right; McMillan out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Crandall to second]; Golden threw a wild pitch [Crandall to third]; Spahn singled to center [Crandall scored]; Bedell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Spahn out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Braves 2. COLT .45S 3RD: Lillis singled to left; Amalfitano made an out to center; Mejias homered [Lillis scored]; Pendleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Jones singled to left; H. Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jones out at second]; Mathews made an out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 2. COLT .45S 4TH: Gernert walked; Weekly made an out to left; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gernert out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Adcock made an out to center; Menke grounded out (third to first); Crandall homered; McMillan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. COLT .45S 5TH: Golden grounded out (first unassisted); Lillis singled to left; Lillis was picked off first (pitcher to first); Amalfitano singled to left; Mejias singled to left [Amalfitano to second]; Pendleton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Spahn grounded out (first unassisted); Bedell grounded out (first unassisted); Jones singled to right; Jones stole second; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. COLT .45S 6TH: Smith made an out to center; Gernert popped to second; Weekly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Mathews singled to right; Adcock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mathews out at second]; Menke reached on an error by Aspromonte; Crandall made an out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. COLT .45S 7TH: Aspromonte made an out to left; Golden grounded out (second to first); Lillis singled to center; Amalfitano singled to left [Lillis to second]; Mejias forced Amalfitano (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: McMillan grounded out (third to first); Spahn made an out to center; Bedell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. COLT .45S 8TH: Pendleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Gernert made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Jones tripled to right; H. Aaron lined to shortstop; Mathews popped to second; Adcock popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. COLT .45S 9TH: Weekly grounded out (third to first); Aspromonte struck out; BROWNE BATTED FOR GOLDEN; Browne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 2 8 1 7 Braves 3 9 0 5
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