Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Colt .45s 0
Regular Season Game 128
Played on Thursday, August 23, 1962 (N) at Forbes Field

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
PIT N    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  0
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Warwick rf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Spangler lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Temple 2b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       3   5
Larker 1b                     4   0   1   0       0   0      13   0
Aspromonte 3b                 3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Heist cf                      3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Smith c                       3   0   0   0       0   1       5   2
Hartman ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
Johnson p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Goodman ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Kemmerer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0       1   5      24  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hartman-Temple-Larker.

BATTING - 
GDP: Heist (3,off Law).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Spangler (5,2nd base off Law/Burgess).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Virdon cf                     4   1   2   2       0   0       3   0
Groat ss                      4   0   2   1       0   1       0   3
Skinner lf                    3   1   0   0       1   2       7   0
Burgess c                     3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Clemente rf                   3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Clendenon 1b                  3   0   1   1       0   1       7   0
Hoak 3b                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Mazeroski 2b                  3   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Law p                         3   2   1   0       0   0       1   2
Totals                       29   4   7   4       1   5      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Groat-Mazeroski-Clendenon.

BATTING - 
HR: Virdon (4,3rd inning off Johnson 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Groat (10,off Johnson).
Team LOB: 2.

PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson L(6-14)               7     5   3   3   1   4   1  25
Kemmerer                      1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                        8     7   4   4   1   5   1  30

WP: Johnson (5).

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Law W(10-6)                   9     4   0   0   1   5   0  31


Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Frank Walsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Jocko Conlan
Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 10742


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Colt .45s             Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Warwick             rf        Virdon              cf
2. Spangler            lf        Groat               ss
3. Temple              2b        Skinner             lf
4. Larker              1b        Burgess             c
5. Aspromonte          3b        Clemente            rf
6. Heist               cf        Clendenon           1b
7. Smith               c         Hoak                3b
8. Hartman             ss        Mazeroski           2b
9. Johnson             p         Law                 p

COLT .45S 1ST: Warwick lined to right; Spangler popped to
second; Temple singled; Larker grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Virdon singled; Groat grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Virdon out at second]; Skinner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first);
Heist singled; Smith flied out to left; Hartman forced Heist
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 0.

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

COLT .45S 3RD: Johnson popped to first in foul territory;
Warwick lined to left; Spangler singled; Spangler stole second;
Temple grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Colt .45s 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hoak flied out to center; Mazeroski singled; Law
forced Mazeroski (pitcher to shortstop); Virdon homered [Law
scored]; Groat struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0,
Pirates 2.

COLT .45S 4TH: Larker singled; Aspromonte was called out on
strikes; Heist grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Larker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Skinner walked; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Skinner
to second]; Burgess flied out to right; Clemente grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clendenon singled to left [Skinner scored,
Clendenon out at second (left to catcher to first)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 3.

COLT .45S 5TH: Smith struck out; Hartman flied out to left;
Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Hoak struck out; Mazeroski grounded out (second to
first); Law grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 3.

COLT .45S 6TH: Warwick struck out; Spangler grounded out (second
to first); Temple walked; Larker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Virdon grounded out (shortstop to first); Groat
singled; Skinner popped to second; Burgess popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 3.

COLT .45S 7TH: Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); Heist
flied out to left; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); Clendenon
was called out on strikes; Hoak grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 3.

COLT .45S 8TH: Hartman flied out to center; GOODMAN BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Goodman struck out; Warwick flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: KEMMERER REPLACED GOODMAN (PITCHING); Mazeroski
grounded out (third to first); Law singled; Virdon grounded out
(catcher to first) [Law to second]; Groat singled [Law scored];
Skinner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates
4.

COLT .45S 9TH: Spangler grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Temple flied out to left; Larker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Pirates 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Colt .45s        0   4   0    4
 Pirates          4   7   0    2


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