St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Colt .45s 0
Regular Season Game 19
Played on Thursday, May 3, 1962 (N) at Busch Stadium I

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
STL N    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  4  1
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Amalfitano 2b                 4   0   1   0       0   0       2   4
Mejias rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Gernert 1b                    4   0   2   0       0   1      10   0
Pendleton cf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Weekly lf                     4   0   2   0       0   1       0   0
Aspromonte 3b                 3   0   0   0       1   0       0   3
Lillis ss                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Ranew c                       3   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Giusti p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Heist ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Farrell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   0   7   0       1   2      24  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Amalfitano-Lillis-Gernert.

BATTING - 
2B: Weekly (1,off Simmons).
GDP: Giusti (1,off Simmons); Heist (1,off Simmons).
Team LOB: 7.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flood cf                      4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Javier 2b                     3   1   0   0       1   2       9   2
White 1b                      2   2   1   2       2   0      10   1
Musial rf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Landrum rf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Boyer 3b                      3   0   1   1       1   0       0   6
Minoso lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Oliver c                      3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Schaffer c                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gotay ss                      2   0   1   0       1   0       1   5
Simmons p                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       27   4   4   4       6   4      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Boyer-Javier-White, Boyer-Javier-White.
E: Gotay (4).

BATTING - 
2B: Gotay (4,off Giusti); Boyer (7,off Farrell).
HR: White (4,1st inning off Giusti 1 on 1 out); Flood (3,3rd inning off Giusti
0 on 0 out).
GDP: Musial (1,off Giusti).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Boyer (4,2nd base off Giusti/Ranew); Gotay (1,2nd base off Farrell/Ranew).

PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Giusti L(0-3)                 6     3   3   3   4   2   2  24
Farrell                       2     1   1   1   2   2   0   9
Totals                        8     4   4   4   6   4   2  33


St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Simmons W(4-0)                9     7   0   0   1   2   0  34


Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Dusty Boggess
Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 6436


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Colt .45s             St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Amalfitano          2b        Flood               cf
2. Mejias              rf        Javier              2b
3. Gernert             1b        White               1b
4. Pendleton           cf        Musial              rf
5. Weekly              lf        Boyer               3b
6. Aspromonte          3b        Minoso              lf
7. Lillis              ss        Oliver              c
8. Ranew               c         Gotay               ss
9. Giusti              p         Simmons             p

COLT .45S 1ST: Amalfitano grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mejias grounded out (pitcher to first); Gernert was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Flood grounded out (third to first); Javier
walked; White homered [Javier scored]; Musial grounded out
(pitcher to first); Boyer flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 2.

COLT .45S 2ND: Pendleton flied out to right; Weekly singled to
right; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first) [Weekly to
second]; Lillis lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt
.45s 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Minoso popped to catcher in foul territory;
Oliver lined to shortstop; Gotay doubled to third; Simmons
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s
0, Cardinals 2.

COLT .45S 3RD: Ranew grounded out (pitcher to first); Giusti
reached on an error by Gotay; Amalfitano singled to right
[Giusti to second]; Mejias forced Amalfitano (shortstop to
second) [Giusti to third]; Gernert lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Flood homered; Javier flied out to right; White
walked; Musial grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [White out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 0, Cardinals 3.

COLT .45S 4TH: Pendleton popped to second; Weekly doubled to
left; Aspromonte popped to catcher in foul territory; Lillis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s
0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Boyer walked; Boyer stole second; Minoso lined to
right; Oliver flied out to center; Gotay grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 3.

COLT .45S 5TH: Ranew singled to right; Giusti grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Ranew out at second];
Amalfitano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to center; Flood popped to
second; Javier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0,
Cardinals 3.

COLT .45S 6TH: Mejias popped to second; Gernert singled to left;
Pendleton forced Gernert (shortstop to second); Weekly struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Musial
walked; Boyer forced Musial (third to second); Minoso struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 3.

COLT .45S 7TH: Aspromonte walked; Lillis singled to center
[Aspromonte to second]; Ranew forced Lillis (first to shortstop)
[Aspromonte to third]; HEIST BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Heist grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Ranew out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: FARRELL REPLACED HEIST (PITCHING); Oliver struck
out; Gotay walked; Gotay stole second; Simmons grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Gotay to third]; Flood grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 3.

COLT .45S 8TH: SCHAFFER REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING C ); Amalfitano
grounded out (third to first); Mejias popped to second; Gernert
singled to left; Pendleton forced Gernert (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Javier struck out; White walked; Musial grounded
out (shortstop to first) [White to second]; Boyer doubled to
left [White scored]; Minoso grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 4.

COLT .45S 9TH: LANDRUM REPLACED MUSIAL (PLAYING RF); Weekly
flied out to center; Aspromonte popped to catcher in foul
territory; Lillis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Cardinals 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Colt .45s        0   7   0    7
 Cardinals        4   4   1    5


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