Houston Colt .45s 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Regular Season Game 50
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, June 3, 1962 (D) at Forbes Field
HOU N 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 - 10 17 2 PIT N 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 11 1
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lillis ss 5 1 4 3 0 0 2 2 Amalfitano 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 Mejias rf 5 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 Larker 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 Warwick cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 Pendleton lf 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Smith c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 Spangler pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddin 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Goodman ph,3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Giusti p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Tiefenauer p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Browne ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Golden pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranew c 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Totals 42 10 17 10 3 3 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Mejias-Smith. E: Goodman 2 (5). PB: Smith (2). BATTING - 2B: Pendleton (7,off Haddix); Warwick (6,off Haddix). 3B: Lillis (1,off Sturdivant). HR: Mejias (13,7th inning off Sturdivant 0 on 0 out). GDP: Amalfitano (4,off Haddix); Buddin (3,off Sturdivant). IBB: Pendleton (1,by Sturdivant). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Mejias (6,2nd base off Sturdivant/Burgess).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Virdon cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Groat ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 Skinner lf 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 Clendenon pr,1b 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Clemente rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 Burgess c 4 2 2 1 1 1 5 0 Hoak 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 4 Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 Haddix p 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olivo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamabe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schofield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Face p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 6 11 5 4 6 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 3. Groat-Mazeroski-Stuart, Hoak-Mazeroski-Stuart, Hoak-Stuart-Burgess. E: Hoak (4). BATTING - 2B: Burgess (4,off Giusti); Skinner (8,off Giusti). 3B: Clemente (3,off Tiefenauer). HR: Haddix (1,2nd inning off Giusti 2 on 2 out); Burgess (3,4th inning off Giusti 0 on 0 out). SH: Sturdivant (1,off Tiefenauer). IBB: Burgess (3,by Tiefenauer). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti 4 6 5 5 3 1 2 21 Tiefenauer W(2-4) 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 12 McMahon SV(1) 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 9 Totals 9 11 6 6 4 6 2 42 Giusti faced 2 batters in the 5th inning WP: Giusti (7). IBB: Tiefenauer (2,Burgess). Inherited Runners - Scored: Tiefenauer 2-0. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Haddix 2 8 4 3 0 1 0 14 Sturdivant L(3-3) 5 5 4 4 3 1 1 21 Olivo 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 Lamabe 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Face 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 17 10 9 3 3 1 45 Haddix faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning Sturdivant faced 2 batters in the 8th inning Olivo faced 2 batters in the 8th inning IBB: Sturdivant (3,Pendleton). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sturdivant 2-0; Olivo 2-2; Lamabe 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 3:07 Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Lillis ss Virdon cf 2. Amalfitano 2b Groat ss 3. Mejias rf Skinner lf 4. Larker 1b Stuart 1b 5. Warwick cf Clemente rf 6. Pendleton lf Burgess c 7. Smith c Hoak 3b 8. Buddin 3b Mazeroski 2b 9. Giusti p Haddix p COLT .45S 1ST: Lillis singled; Amalfitano flied out to right; Mejias popped to shortstop; Larker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Virdon grounded out (shortstop to first); Groat grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Skinner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Pirates 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Warwick singled; Pendleton doubled [Warwick scored]; Smith reached on an error by Hoak [Pendleton to third, Smith to first]; Buddin popped to third; Giusti singled [Pendleton scored (unearned), Smith to second]; Lillis singled [Smith scored, Giusti to second]; Amalfitano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lillis out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stuart popped to shortstop; Clemente singled; Burgess doubled [Clemente to third]; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Clemente scored, Burgess to third]; Hoak walked; Mazeroski flied out to right; Haddix homered [Burgess scored, Hoak scored]; Virdon lined to second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Pirates 4. COLT .45S 3RD: Mejias singled; Larker singled [Mejias to second]; Warwick doubled [Mejias scored, Larker to third]; STURDIVANT REPLACED HADDIX (PITCHING); Pendleton was walked intentionally; Smith popped to shortstop; Buddin grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Pendleton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Pirates 4. PIRATES 3RD: Groat grounded out (pitcher to first); Skinner doubled; Stuart grounded out (pitcher to first); Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Pirates 4. COLT .45S 4TH: Giusti grounded out (third to first); Lillis popped to shortstop; Amalfitano grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Burgess homered; Hoak walked; Mazeroski grounded out (third to first) [Hoak to second]; Sturdivant lined to shortstop; Virdon grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Pirates 5. COLT .45S 5TH: Mejias singled; Mejias stole second; Larker lined to center; Warwick flied out to right; Pendleton walked; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Pirates 5. PIRATES 5TH: Groat singled; Skinner walked [Groat to second]; TIEFENAUER REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Stuart struck out; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first) [Groat to third, Skinner to second]; Burgess was walked intentionally; Hoak lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Pirates 5. COLT .45S 6TH: GOODMAN BATTED FOR BUDDIN; Goodman struck out; Tiefenauer walked; Lillis tripled [Tiefenauer scored]; Amalfitano hit into a double play (third to first) [Lillis out at home (first to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: GOODMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Mazeroski singled; Sturdivant out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Mazeroski to second]; Smith allowed a passed ball [Mazeroski to third]; Virdon popped to first in foul territory; Groat popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Pirates 5. COLT .45S 7TH: Mejias homered; Larker popped to catcher in foul territory; Warwick flied out to center; Pendleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: Skinner lined to first; Stuart singled; CLENDENON RAN FOR STUART; Clemente tripled [Clendenon scored]; Burgess hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Clemente out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Pirates 6. COLT .45S 8TH: CLENDENON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Smith singled; SPANGLER RAN FOR SMITH; Goodman singled [Spangler to second]; BROWNE BATTED FOR TIEFENAUER; OLIVO REPLACED STURDIVANT (PITCHING); Browne singled [Spangler scored, Goodman to second]; GOLDEN RAN FOR BROWNE; Lillis singled [Goodman scored, Golden to second]; LAMABE REPLACED OLIVO (PITCHING); Amalfitano forced Golden (pitcher to third) [Lillis to second]; Mejias singled [Lillis scored, Amalfitano to second]; Larker forced Mejias (shortstop to second) [Amalfitano to third]; Warwick singled [Amalfitano scored, Larker to second]; Pendleton popped to shortstop; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 10, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: RANEW REPLACED GOLDEN (PLAYING C ); SPANGLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCMAHON REPLACED PENDLETON (PITCHING); Hoak reached on an error by Goodman [Hoak to second (error by Goodman)]; Mazeroski struck out; SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR LAMABE; Schofield grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hoak to third]; Virdon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 10, Pirates 6. COLT .45S 9TH: FACE REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Spangler grounded out (second to first); Goodman popped to third; Ranew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 10, Pirates 6. PIRATES 9TH: Groat singled; Skinner singled [Groat to second]; Clendenon was called out on strikes; Clemente struck out; Burgess struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 10, Pirates 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 10 17 2 8 Pirates 6 11 1 9
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