Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Colt .45s 2
Regular Season Game 44
Played on Sunday, May 27, 1962 (D) at Colt Stadium

PIT N    0  0  0    2  0  5    0  0  0  -   7  9  2
HOU N    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  5
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hoak 3b                       4   0   1   0       1   2       2   2
Groat ss                      5   2   2   0       0   0       3   4
Skinner lf                    4   2   2   0       0   0       1   0
Clemente rf                   4   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Burgess c                     4   1   3   2       0   1       7   0
Stuart 1b                     4   1   1   1       0   2       9   1
Mazeroski 2b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Goss cf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Law p                         3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       35   7   9   3       2   7      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Law-Groat-Stuart, Groat-Stuart.
E: Groat (10), Mazeroski (5).

BATTING - 
SH: Law (1,off McMahon).
GDP: Groat (3,off Witt).
Team LOB: 4.

Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Pendleton lf                  4   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
Goodman 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Mejias rf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
Larker 1b                     3   1   1   0       0   0       6   0
  Giusti p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ranew ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McMahon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Warwick cf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Smith c                       4   0   2   0       0   1       7   0
Aspromonte ss                 4   1   0   1       0   1       3   1
Lillis 2b                     2   0   1   0       0   0       5   3
Johnson p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Witt p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Browne ph,1b                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2       0   5      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Goodman-Lillis-Larker.
E: Pendleton (5), Goodman (2), Warwick (2), Smith (5), Lillis (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Smith (7,off Law); Pendleton (6,off Law).
SH: Lillis (2,off Law).
GDP: Browne (2,off Law).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mejias (4,2nd base off Law/Burgess).

PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Law W(2-1)                    9     8   2   1   0   5   0  34

WP: Law (1).

Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson L(2-6)                6     7   7   2   0   5   0  26
Witt                          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Giusti                        1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
McMahon                       1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        9     9   7   2   2   7   0  38


Umpires: HP - Vinnie Smith, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Stan Landes
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 11793


Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Colt .45s        
1. Hoak                3b        Pendleton           lf
2. Groat               ss        Goodman             3b
3. Skinner             lf        Mejias              rf
4. Clemente            rf        Larker              1b
5. Burgess             c         Warwick             cf
6. Stuart              1b        Smith               c
7. Mazeroski           2b        Aspromonte          ss
8. Goss                cf        Lillis              2b
9. Law                 p         Johnson             p

PIRATES 1ST: Hoak struck out; Groat popped to second; Skinner
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Colt .45s 0.

COLT .45S 1ST: Pendleton popped to third; Goodman grounded out
(second to first); Mejias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Colt .45s 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Clemente grounded out (second to first); Burgess
struck out; Stuart struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Colt .45s 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Larker singled; Warwick flied out to center;
Smith doubled [Larker to third]; Aspromonte grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Larker scored]; Lillis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Colt
.45s 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski popped to shortstop; Goss flied out to
left; Law was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Colt .45s 1.

COLT .45S 3RD: Johnson popped to second; Pendleton flied out to
center; Goodman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Colt .45s 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Hoak popped to second; Groat singled; Skinner
singled to center [Groat scored (error by Warwick) (no RBI),
Skinner to second]; Clemente grounded out (first unassisted)
[Skinner to third]; Burgess singled [Skinner scored (unearned)];
Stuart popped to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Colt .45s 1.

COLT .45S 4TH: Mejias singled; Larker popped to shortstop;
Mejias stole second [Mejias to third (error by Mazeroski)];
Warwick struck out; Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Colt .45s 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski popped to first; Goss popped to
shortstop; Law grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Colt .45s 1.

COLT .45S 5TH: Aspromonte reached on an error by Groat; Lillis
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Aspromonte to
second]; Johnson grounded out (first unassisted) [Aspromonte to
third]; Pendleton doubled [Aspromonte scored (unearned)];
Goodman flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Colt .45s 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Hoak singled; Groat singled [Hoak to second];
Skinner forced Hoak (pitcher to third) [Groat to second];
Clemente reached on an error by Lillis [Groat scored (no RBI),
Skinner to second]; Burgess singled [Skinner scored (unearned),
Clemente to second]; Stuart singled to center [Clemente scored
(unearned), Burgess scored (error by Goodman) (unearned), Stuart
to third]; Mazeroski flied out to left [Stuart scored (error by
Pendleton) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Goss struck out; 5 R (1 ER), 4
H, 3 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Colt .45s 2.

COLT .45S 6TH: Mejias grounded out (third to first); Larker
popped to catcher in foul territory; Warwick singled; Smith
singled [Warwick to second]; Law threw a wild pitch [Warwick to
third, Smith to second]; Aspromonte struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 7, Colt .45s 2.

PIRATES 7TH: WITT REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Law grounded out
(third to first); Hoak walked; Groat grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hoak out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Colt .45s 2.

COLT .45S 7TH: Lillis singled; BROWNE BATTED FOR WITT; Browne
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Lillis out at second]; Pendleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Colt .45s 2.

PIRATES 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED LARKER (PITCHING); BROWNE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Skinner singled; Clemente flied out to left;
Burgess singled [Skinner to second]; Stuart struck out;
Mazeroski forced Burgess (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 7, Colt .45s 2.

COLT .45S 8TH: Goodman singled; Mejias struck out; RANEW BATTED
FOR GIUSTI; Ranew lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Goodman out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Colt
.45s 2.

PIRATES 9TH: MCMAHON REPLACED RANEW (PITCHING); Goss walked;
Goss was picked off first but was safe on an error by Smith
[Goss to second]; Law out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Goss to third]; Hoak struck out; Groat grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Colt .45s 2.

COLT .45S 9TH: Warwick grounded out (third to first); Smith
struck out; Aspromonte popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Colt .45s 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          7   9   2    4
 Colt .45s        2   8   5    5


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