Houston Colt .45s 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Regular Season Game 40
Played on Wednesday, May 23, 1962 (N) at Colt Stadium
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 2 8 3
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Zimmer 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 Lynch ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rojas 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pinson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Robinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Coleman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Post lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Edwards c 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 Blasingame 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Purkey p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Pavletich ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 0 5 0 2 6 24 10 FIELDING - PB: Edwards (4). BATTING - 2B: Zimmer (2,off Johnson); Pinson (11,off Johnson). 3B: Edwards (1,off Johnson). Team LOB: 9.
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Spangler lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 Goodman 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Lillis pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mejias rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Larker 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 Warwick cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Ranew c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Smith 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Buddin ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 Johnson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 29 2 8 2 1 3 27 13 FIELDING - E: Smith (4), Johnson 2 (3). BATTING - 2B: Smith (6,off Purkey); Warwick (3,off Purkey); Buddin (1,off Purkey). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Spangler (2,2nd base by Purkey/Edwards).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Purkey L(7-1) 8 8 2 2 1 3 0 30
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnson W(2-5) 9 5 0 0 2 6 0 36 Umpires: HP - Vinnie Smith, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Stan Landes Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 9266 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Colt .45s 1. Cardenas ss Spangler lf 2. Zimmer 3b Goodman 2b 3. Pinson cf Mejias rf 4. Robinson rf Larker 1b 5. Coleman 1b Warwick cf 6. Post lf Ranew c 7. Edwards c Smith 3b 8. Blasingame 2b Buddin ss 9. Purkey p Johnson p REDS 1ST: Cardenas flied out to center; Zimmer doubled; Pinson grounded out (third to first); Robinson reached on an error by Johnson [Zimmer to third]; Coleman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 1ST: Spangler flied out to center; Goodman singled; Mejias flied out to center; Larker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 0. REDS 2ND: Post struck out; Edwards walked; Blasingame forced Edwards (pitcher to shortstop); Purkey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Warwick grounded out (third to first); Ranew grounded out (third to first); Smith doubled; Buddin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 0. REDS 3RD: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Zimmer struck out; Pinson doubled; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 3RD: Johnson struck out; Spangler singled to center [Spangler out at second (center to second)]; Goodman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 0. REDS 4TH: Coleman flied out to left; Post popped to shortstop; Edwards tripled; Blasingame grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 4TH: Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); Larker singled; Warwick doubled to left [Larker scored, Warwick out at third (left to shortstop to catcher to third)]; Ranew grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 1. REDS 5TH: Purkey singled; Cardenas forced Purkey (second to shortstop); Zimmer struck out; Cardenas was picked off first but was safe on an error by Johnson [Cardenas to third]; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 5TH: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Buddin popped to first; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 1. REDS 6TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Coleman flied out to right; Post walked; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 6TH: Spangler walked; Spangler was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Goodman flied out to center; Mejias flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 1. REDS 7TH: Blasingame popped to catcher in foul territory; Purkey struck out; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 7TH: Larker flied out to center; Warwick flied out to right; Ranew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 1. REDS 8TH: LYNCH BATTED FOR ZIMMER; Lynch grounded out (second to first); Pinson grounded out (second to first); Robinson reached on an error by Smith; Coleman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 8TH: ROJAS REPLACED LYNCH (PLAYING 3B); Smith flied out to left; Buddin doubled; Johnson popped to second; Edwards allowed a passed ball [Buddin to third]; Spangler singled [Buddin scored]; Goodman singled [Spangler to third]; LILLIS RAN FOR GOODMAN; Mejias popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 2. REDS 9TH: LILLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Post grounded out (third to first); Edwards flied out to left; Blasingame singled; PAVLETICH BATTED FOR PURKEY; Pavletich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Colt .45s 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 0 5 0 9 Colt .45s 2 8 3 4
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