Cincinnati Reds 12, Houston Colt .45s 8
Regular Season Game 82
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, July 8, 1962 (D) at Crosley Field

HOU N    0  0  0    4  4  0    0  0  0  -   8 11  1
CIN N    0  3  0    0  6  2    1  0  x  -  12 13  2
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lillis ss                     4   1   1   0       1   0       2   2
Amalfitano 2b                 5   1   2   0       0   0       1   3
Mejias rf                     4   2   2   1       1   2       1   0
Larker 1b                     4   2   1   3       1   0       9   1
Warwick cf                    5   1   1   3       0   1       1   0
Aspromonte 3b                 4   0   2   0       0   0       1   2
Pendleton lf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Smith c                       4   1   1   1       0   1       6   0
Bruce p                       2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Farrell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Browne ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Kemmerer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Goodman ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  McMahon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       38   8  11   8       3   8      24   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Larker-Lillis-Larker.
E: Smith (7).

BATTING - 
2B: Lillis (4,off O'Toole); Aspromonte (7,off Maloney).
HR: Warwick (8,4th inning off O'Toole 2 on 0 out); Smith (6,4th inning off
O'Toole 0 on 2 out); Larker (6,5th inning off Drabowsky 2 on 0 out).
GDP: Lillis (5,off Maloney); Warwick (8,off Maloney).
Team LOB: 6.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kasko 3b                      5   1   2   1       0   0       0   1
Blasingame 2b                 3   1   0   0       2   0       2   5
Lynch lf                      5   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
  Gaines lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Robinson rf                   3   3   2   4       2   0       1   0
Coleman 1b                    5   3   3   3       0   1       9   0
Edwards c                     4   1   1   2       0   1      10   0
Pinson cf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Cardenas ss                   4   1   2   0       0   1       2   2
O'Toole p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Drabowsky p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Keough ph                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Maloney p                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36  12  13  10       5   6      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Cardenas-Coleman, Cardenas-Blasingame-Coleman.
E: Kasko 2 (11).

BATTING - 
2B: Coleman (6,off Bruce); Kasko (14,off Bruce).
HR: Edwards (5,2nd inning off Bruce 1 on 0 out); Robinson (14,5th inning off
Bruce 3 on 0 out); Coleman (13,6th inning off Kemmerer 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Lynch (2,off Bruce).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Keough (3,2nd base off Farrell/Smith).

PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bruce                         4     8   7   7   3   3   2  22
Farrell L(5-9)                1     2   2   0   1   2   0   6
Kemmerer                      2     3   3   3   1   0   1  10
McMahon                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8    13  12  10   5   6   3  41

Bruce faced 4 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Farrell (4), Kemmerer (1).

Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
O'Toole                       4     3   5   5   3   4   2  19
Drabowsky                     1     4   3   3   0   1   1   7
Maloney W(4-3)                4     4   0   0   0   3   0  15
Totals                        9    11   8   8   3   8   3  41

O'Toole faced 1 batter in the 5th inning
WP: Maloney (4).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Drabowsky 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey
Time of Game: 3:01   


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Colt .45s             Cincinnati Reds          
1. Lillis              ss        Kasko               3b
2. Amalfitano          2b        Blasingame          2b
3. Mejias              rf        Lynch               lf
4. Larker              1b        Robinson            rf
5. Warwick             cf        Coleman             1b
6. Aspromonte          3b        Edwards             c
7. Pendleton           lf        Pinson              cf
8. Smith               c         Cardenas            ss
9. Bruce               p         O'Toole             p

COLT .45S 1ST: Lillis popped to second; Amalfitano flied out to
center; Mejias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Kasko grounded out (shortstop to first); Blasingame
walked; Lynch grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Blasingame out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 0, Reds 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Larker flied out to left; Warwick popped to
first; Aspromonte reached on an error by Kasko [Aspromonte to
first]; Pendleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Robinson singled; Coleman doubled [Robinson scored];
Edwards homered [Coleman scored]; Pinson popped to first in foul
territory; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); O'Toole
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Reds 3.

COLT .45S 3RD: Smith grounded out (second to first); Bruce was
called out on strikes; Lillis doubled; Amalfitano grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Kasko doubled; Blasingame flied out to center; Lynch
struck out; Robinson walked; Coleman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Reds 3.

COLT .45S 4TH: Mejias walked; Larker walked [Mejias to second];
Warwick homered [Mejias scored, Larker scored]; Aspromonte
grounded out (third to first); Pendleton struck out; Smith
homered; Bruce struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 4,
Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Edwards flied out to left; Pinson popped to second;
Cardenas singled; O'Toole flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Colt .45s 4, Reds 3.

COLT .45S 5TH: Lillis walked; DRABOWSKY REPLACED O'TOOLE
(PITCHING); Amalfitano singled [Lillis to second]; Mejias
singled [Lillis scored, Amalfitano to second]; Larker homered
[Amalfitano scored, Mejias scored]; Warwick popped to catcher in
foul territory; Aspromonte singled; Pendleton flied out to
center; Smith was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Colt .45s 8, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Kasko singled; Blasingame walked [Kasko to second];
Lynch singled [Kasko to third, Blasingame to second]; Robinson
homered [Kasko scored, Blasingame scored, Lynch scored]; FARRELL
REPLACED BRUCE (PITCHING); Coleman singled; Edwards struck out;
Pinson singled [Coleman to second]; Farrell threw a wild pitch
[Coleman scored (error by Smith) (unearned), Pinson scored
(unearned)]; Cardenas struck out; KEOUGH BATTED FOR DRABOWSKY;
Keough walked; Keough stole second; Kasko reached on a fielder's
choice [Keough out at third (third unassisted)]; 6 R (4 ER), 5
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 8, Reds 9.

COLT .45S 6TH: MALONEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); BROWNE BATTED
FOR FARRELL; Browne was called out on strikes; Lillis reached on
an error by Kasko [Lillis to first]; Maloney threw a wild pitch
[Lillis to second]; Amalfitano popped to catcher in foul
territory; Mejias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s
8, Reds 9.

REDS 6TH: KEMMERER REPLACED BROWNE (PITCHING); Blasingame
grounded out (second to first); Lynch flied out to left;
Robinson walked; Kemmerer threw a wild pitch [Robinson to
second]; Coleman homered [Robinson scored]; Edwards grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 8, Reds 11.

COLT .45S 7TH: Larker grounded out (first unassisted); Warwick
was called out on strikes; Aspromonte doubled; Pendleton lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 8, Reds 11.

REDS 7TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
singled; Maloney singled [Cardenas to third]; Kasko grounded out
(third to first) [Cardenas scored, Maloney to second];
Blasingame lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 8,
Reds 12.

COLT .45S 8TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); GOODMAN
BATTED FOR KEMMERER; Goodman singled; Lillis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Goodman out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 8, Reds 12.

REDS 8TH: MCMAHON REPLACED GOODMAN (PITCHING); Lynch struck out;
Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Coleman popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 8, Reds 12.

COLT .45S 9TH: GAINES REPLACED LYNCH (PLAYING LF); Amalfitano
singled; Mejias singled [Amalfitano to second]; Larker flied out
to right; Warwick grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Mejias out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Colt .45s 8, Reds 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Colt .45s        8  11   1    6
 Reds            12  13   2    5


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