Houston Colt .45s 6, Chicago Cubs 0
Regular Season Game 8
Played on Thursday, April 19, 1962 (D) at Wrigley Field

HOU N    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  4  -   6 12  1
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Aspromonte 3b                 5   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Spangler cf                   4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Mejias rf                     3   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
  Weekly rf                   1   2   1   1       1   0       1   0
Browne 1b                     4   0   1   0       1   1       7   0
  Golden pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gernert 1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Pendleton lf                  5   1   3   1       0   1       5   0
Ranew c                       5   1   3   1       0   1       4   1
Amalfitano 2b                 4   0   0   1       0   2       4   4
Buddin ss                     3   1   0   0       1   0       0   3
Stone p                       4   0   1   1       0   1       0   1
Totals                       38   6  12   6       3   8      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Buddin-Amalfitano-Browne.
E: Amalfitano (2).
PB: Ranew (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Ranew (1,off Cardwell); Mejias (1,off Cardwell).
3B: Browne (1,off Cardwell).
HR: Weekly (1,7th inning off Cardwell 0 on 1 out).
SH: Spangler (1,off Cardwell); Stone (1,off Cardwell).
SF: Amalfitano (1,off Schultz).
HBP: Aspromonte (1,by Cardwell); Buddin (1,by Schultz).
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Ranew (1,2nd base off Cardwell/Thacker).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
White ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Hubbs 2b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       2   6
Williams lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Banks 1b                      2   0   0   0       1   0      11   1
Santo 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
McKnight rf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Altman cf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Thacker c                     3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
  Taylor c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Cardwell p                    2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Barragan ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gerard p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schultz p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Warner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0       1   3      27  12

FIELDING - 
E: Gerard (1).

BATTING - 
HBP: Banks (1,by Stone).
GDP: Santo (3,off Stone).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Hubbs (1,2nd base by Stone/Ranew).

PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stone W(2-0)                  9     5   0   0   1   3   0  33

HBP: Stone (1,Banks).

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cardwell L(0-3)               8     9   2   2   2   8   1  37
Gerard                        0.1   2   4   1   1   0   0   5
Schultz                       0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Warner                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9    12   6   3   3   8   1  46

HBP: Cardwell (1,Aspromonte); Schultz (3,Buddin).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Schultz 2-2; Warner 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Frank Walsh
Ejections: HOU Manager Harry Craft by Ken Burkhart [Call at 2B];
Roman Mejias by Ken Burkhart [Call at 2B]
Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 3835


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Colt .45s             Chicago Cubs             
1. Aspromonte          3b        White               ss
2. Spangler            cf        Hubbs               2b
3. Mejias              rf        Williams            lf
4. Browne              1b        Banks               1b
5. Pendleton           lf        Santo               3b
6. Ranew               c         McKnight            rf
7. Amalfitano          2b        Altman              cf
8. Buddin              ss        Thacker             c
9. Stone               p         Cardwell            p

COLT .45S 1ST: Aspromonte was hit by a pitch; Spangler out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Aspromonte to second]; Mejias
struck out; Browne walked; Pendleton singled to pitcher
[Aspromonte to third, Browne to second]; Ranew struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: White reached on an error by Amalfitano; Hubbs forced
White (third to second); Williams singled to right [Hubbs to
second]; Banks was hit by a pitch [Hubbs to third, Williams to
second]; Santo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Banks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Colt
.45s 0, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Amalfitano was called out on strikes; Buddin
walked; Stone reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Buddin to second]; Aspromonte singled to shortstop [Buddin to
third, Stone to second]; Spangler singled to center [Buddin
scored, Stone to third, Aspromonte to second]; Mejias struck
out; Browne grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: McKnight grounded out (second to first); Altman struck
out; Thacker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 3RD: Pendleton popped to shortstop; Ranew doubled to
left; Amalfitano flied out to left; Buddin reached on a
fielder's choice [Ranew to third]; Stone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardwell singled to center; White made an out to
catcher [Cardwell stayed at first]; Elder White called for
interference here; Hubbs popped to second; Williams flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 4TH: Aspromonte grounded out (second to first);
Spangler popped to shortstop; Mejias doubled to left [Mejias out
at second (left to second)]; Roman Mejias rounded 2B too far;
Mejias and Colts Manager Harry Craft ejected by 1B umpire Ken
Burkhart; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: WEEKLY REPLACED MEJIAS (PLAYING RF); Banks walked;
Santo grounded out (third to first) [Banks to second]; McKnight
was called out on strikes; Altman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 5TH: Browne tripled to center; Pendleton struck out;
Ranew grounded out (second to first) [Browne stayed at third];
Amalfitano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Thacker grounded out (third to first); Cardwell flied
out to left; White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 1, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 6TH: Buddin grounded out (first to second to first);
Stone grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hubbs singled to center; Williams flied out to left;
Banks popped to third; Hubbs was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 7TH: Spangler grounded out (first unassisted); Weekly
homered; Browne was called out on strikes; Pendleton singled to
center; Ranew singled to center [Pendleton to third]; Ranew
stole second; Amalfitano struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Colt
.45s 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Santo singled to left; Ranew allowed a passed ball
[Santo to second]; McKnight grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Santo stayed at second]; Altman flied out to center; Thacker
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 2, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED THACKER (PLAYING C ); Buddin
flied out to center; Stone was called out on strikes; Aspromonte
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: BARRAGAN BATTED FOR CARDWELL; Barragan grounded out
(shortstop to first); White flied out to left; Hubbs singled to
pitcher; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Colt .45s 2, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 9TH: GERARD REPLACED BARRAGAN (PITCHING); Spangler
grounded out (second to first); Weekly walked; Browne reached on
an error by Gerard [Weekly to second, Browne to first]; GOLDEN
RAN FOR BROWNE; Pendleton singled to right [Weekly scored,
Golden to third]; Ranew singled to right [Golden scored
(unearned), Pendleton to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED GERARD
(PITCHING); Amalfitano hit a sacrifice fly to right [Pendleton
scored (unearned), Ranew to second]; Buddin was hit by a pitch;
Stone singled to center [Ranew scored (unearned), Buddin to
second]; WARNER REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Aspromonte forced
Stone (shortstop to second); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Colt
.45s 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: GERNERT REPLACED GOLDEN (PLAYING 1B); Banks flied out
to center; Santo grounded out (second to first); McKnight
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 6, Cubs 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Colt .45s        6  12   1   13
 Cubs             0   5   1    6


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