Houston Colt .45s 9, Milwaukee Braves 1 (2)
Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1962 (D) at County Stadium
HOU N 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 - 9 12 0 MIL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lillis ss 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 Spangler cf 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Mejias rf 5 2 2 5 0 0 1 0 Larker lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Pendleton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Browne 1b 5 3 3 1 0 0 6 0 Aspromonte 3b 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 Ranew c 5 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 Amalfitano 2b 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 Farrell p 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 40 9 12 9 6 5 27 5
BATTING - 2B: Browne (2,off Cloninger). HR: Mejias 2 (7,1st inning off Willey 1 on 1 out,8th inning off Butler 2 on 2 out); Larker (3,3rd inning off Willey 0 on 1 out); Browne (1,7th inning off Butler 0 on 1 out). SH: Farrell (1,off Willey). Team LOB: 11.
Milwaukee Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A T. Aaron lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 Jones rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 H. Aaron cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 Mathews 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Menke 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 Bolling 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Torre c 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Samuel ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Willey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Piche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spahn ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Butler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bedell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cloninger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 11 27 9
FIELDING - E: Bolling (2), Samuel (1).
BATTING - 2B: H. Aaron (3,off Farrell); Menke (1,off Farrell). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR Farrell W(2-2) 9 4 1 1 2 11 0
Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR Willey L(0-2) 4.2 9 4 3 2 0 2 Piche 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Butler 3 2 4 1 1 3 2 Cloninger 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 Totals 9 12 9 5 6 5 4
WP: Willey (1).
Umpires: Ed Sudol, Al Forman, Tom Gorman, Bill Jackowski
Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 12635
Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s Milwaukee Braves 1. Lillis ss T. Aaron lf 2. Spangler cf Jones rf 3. Mejias rf H. Aaron cf 4. Larker lf Mathews 3b 5. Browne 1b Adcock 1b 6. Aspromonte 3b Bolling 2b 7. Ranew c Torre c 8. Amalfitano 2b Samuel ss 9. Farrell p Willey p COLT .45S 1ST: Lillis made an out to center; Spangler singled to right; Willey threw a wild pitch [Spangler to second]; Mejias homered [Spangler scored]; Larker grounded out (second to first); Browne singled to center; Aspromonte walked [Browne to second]; Ranew popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: T. Aaron singled to left; Jones grounded out (catcher to first) [T. Aaron to second]; H. Aaron doubled to center [T. Aaron scored]; Mathews struck out; Adcock made an out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 1. COLT .45S 2ND: MENKE REPLACED MATHEWS (PLAYING 3B); Amalfitano singled to center; Farrell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Amalfitano to second]; Lillis made an out to center; Spangler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Bolling grounded out (third to first); Torre struck out; Samuel popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Braves 1. COLT .45S 3RD: Mejias made an out to left; Larker homered; Browne grounded out (pitcher to first); Aspromonte singled to center; Ranew made an out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Willey struck out; T. Aaron struck out; Jones popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Braves 1. COLT .45S 4TH: Amalfitano grounded out (shortstop to first); Farrell singled to center; Lillis singled to left [Farrell to second]; Spangler made an out to left; Mejias popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron walked; Menke doubled to left [H. Aaron to third]; Adcock popped to shortstop; Bolling made an out to left; Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Braves 1. COLT .45S 5TH: Larker made an out to right; Browne reached on an error by Bolling; Aspromonte walked [Browne to second]; Ranew made an out to right; Amalfitano singled to left [Browne scored (unearned), Aspromonte to second]; PICHE REPLACED WILLEY (PITCHING); Farrell forced Amalfitano (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Samuel struck out; SPAHN BATTED FOR PICHE; Spahn struck out; T. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Braves 1. COLT .45S 6TH: BUTLER REPLACED SPAHN (PITCHING); Lillis grounded out (shortstop to first); Spangler grounded out (third to first); Mejias popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Jones struck out; H. Aaron made an out to left; Menke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Braves 1. COLT .45S 7TH: Larker grounded out (pitcher to first); Browne homered; Aspromonte was called out on strikes; Ranew was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Adcock grounded out (shortstop to first); Bolling grounded out (second to first); Torre popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Braves 1. COLT .45S 8TH: Amalfitano walked; Farrell struck out; Lillis reached on an error by Samuel [Amalfitano to second]; Spangler made an out to right; Mejias homered (unearned) [Amalfitano scored (unearned), Lillis scored (unearned)]; Larker grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 8, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: PENDLETON REPLACED LARKER (PLAYING LF); Samuel made an out to center; BEDELL BATTED FOR BUTLER; Bedell popped to third in foul territory; T. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 8, Braves 1. COLT .45S 9TH: CLONINGER REPLACED BEDELL (PITCHING); Browne doubled to left; Aspromonte walked; Ranew struck out; Amalfitano walked [Browne to third, Aspromonte to second]; Farrell struck out; Lillis walked [Browne scored, Aspromonte to third, Amalfitano to second]; Spangler made an out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Colt .45s 9, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Jones singled to right; H. Aaron made an out to left; Menke was called out on strikes; Adcock walked [Jones to second]; Bolling made an out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 9, Braves 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 9 12 0 11 Braves 1 4 2 5
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