Houston Colt .45s 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Thursday, September 27, 1962 (N) at Dodger Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    0  2  4    2  0  0  -   8 11  2
LA  N    0  0  3    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   6 14  1
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Warwick lf,cf                 5   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
Temple 2b                     4   2   0   0       1   0       3   4
Heist cf                      2   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Spangler ph,lf              3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Larker 1b                     5   1   2   2       0   0       7   0
Aspromonte 3b                 4   1   0   1       1   0       3   1
Mejias rf                     4   2   2   3       0   1       1   0
Smith c                       4   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Hartman ss                    4   0   2   2       0   0       1   3
Golden p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Brunet p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Umbricht p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   8  11   8       2   4      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Temple-Larker.
E: Temple (6), Aspromonte (14).

BATTING - 
2B: Hartman (5,off L. Sherry).
3B: Larker (5,off Roebuck).
HR: Mejias (24,5th inning off Koufax 1 on 0 out).
SH: Umbricht (1,off Perranoski).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Temple (1,2nd base off Roebuck/Roseboro).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wills ss                      5   2   3   1       0   0       3   3
Gilliam 2b                    5   0   1   1       0   0       2   2
W. Davis cf                   5   1   3   0       0   0       1   0
T. Davis lf                   4   1   2   1       1   0       0   0
Howard rf                     5   0   2   2       0   1       3   0
Fairly 1b                     5   1   1   0       0   1      10   1
Roseboro c                    4   1   2   0       0   0       5   1
Carey 3b                      2   0   0   0       0   0       2   4
  Moon ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Spencer 3b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Koufax p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Roebuck p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  L. Sherry p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Snider ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Perranoski p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Walls ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Williams p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       41   6  14   5       1   4      27  14

FIELDING - 
E: Spencer (10).

BATTING - 
2B: Howard (24,off Golden).
3B: Wills (10,off Golden).
GDP: Howard (17,off Brunet).
Team LOB: 9.

PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Golden                        4.1   9   4   4   0   1   0  22
Brunet                        0.2   2   2   1   0   0   0   3
Umbricht W(4-0)               4     3   0   0   1   3   0  17
Totals                        9    14   6   5   1   4   0  42

Brunet faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Brunet 2-0; Umbricht 2-2.
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Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Koufax                        5     3   2   2   1   4   1  19
Roebuck                       0.2   2   3   3   1   0   0   5
L. Sherry                     0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3
Perranoski L(6-5)             2     3   2   1   0   0   0  10
Williams                      1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    11   8   7   2   4   1  41

Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Sherry 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Vinnie Smith
Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 29855


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Colt .45s             Los Angeles Dodgers      
1. Warwick             lf        Wills               ss
2. Temple              2b        Gilliam             2b
3. Heist               cf        W. Davis            cf
4. Larker              1b        T. Davis            lf
5. Aspromonte          3b        Howard              rf
6. Mejias              rf        Fairly              1b
7. Smith               c         Roseboro            c
8. Hartman             ss        Carey               3b
9. Golden              p         Koufax              p

COLT .45S 1ST: Warwick was called out on strikes; Temple popped
to catcher in foul territory; Heist struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Gilliam
popped to third in foul territory; On a bunt W. Davis singled to
second; T. Davis singled to right [W. Davis to third]; Howard
forced T. Davis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Colt .45s 0, Dodgers 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Larker flied out to right; Aspromonte flied out
to center; Mejias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Fairly lined to center; Roseboro grounded out
(second to first); Carey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Dodgers 0.

COLT .45S 3RD: Smith made an out to first; Hartman flied out to
right; Golden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Koufax was called out on strikes; Wills tripled;
Gilliam singled to center [Wills scored]; W. Davis singled to
left [Gilliam to second]; T. Davis forced Gilliam (third
unassisted) [W. Davis to third (error by Aspromonte)]; Howard
doubled to center [W. Davis scored, T. Davis scored]; Fairly
flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Dodgers
3.

COLT .45S 4TH: Warwick grounded out (third to first); Temple
flied out to right; Heist singled to left; Larker made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Roseboro flied out to center; Carey flied out to
center; Koufax grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Dodgers 3.

COLT .45S 5TH: Aspromonte walked; Mejias homered [Aspromonte
scored]; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Hartman
singled to right; On a bunt Golden forced Hartman (third to
shortstop); Warwick grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills singled to left; Gilliam lined to left; W.
Davis singled to right [Wills to second]; T. Davis singled to
center [Wills scored, W. Davis to third]; BRUNET REPLACED GOLDEN
(PITCHING); Howard grounded into a double play (second to first)
[T. Davis out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 2,
Dodgers 4.

COLT .45S 6TH: ROEBUCK REPLACED KOUFAX (PITCHING); Temple
walked; SPANGLER BATTED FOR HEIST; Spangler popped to third in
foul territory; Temple stole second; Larker tripled to right
[Temple scored]; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first);
Mejias singled to center [Larker scored]; L. SHERRY REPLACED
ROEBUCK (PITCHING); Smith singled to left [Mejias to third];
Hartman doubled to left [Mejias scored, Smith scored]; Brunet
grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s
6, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: SPANGLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WARWICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Fairly singled to second;
Roseboro singled to left [Fairly to second]; UMBRICHT REPLACED
BRUNET (PITCHING); MOON BATTED FOR CAREY; Moon reached on an
error by Temple [Fairly scored (no RBI), Roseboro to third];
SNIDER BATTED FOR L. SHERRY; Snider struck out; Wills singled to
shortstop [Roseboro scored (unearned), Moon to second]; Gilliam
flied out to center; W. Davis made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 6, Dodgers 6.

COLT .45S 7TH: SPENCER REPLACED MOON (PLAYING 3B); PERRANOSKI
REPLACED SNIDER (PITCHING); Warwick singled to center; Temple
reached on an error by Spencer [Warwick to second]; On a bunt
Spangler singled to pitcher [Warwick to third, Temple to
second]; Larker forced Spangler (second to shortstop) [Warwick
scored, Temple to third]; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Temple scored (unearned), Larker to second]; Mejias
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Colt .45s 8, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: T. Davis walked; Howard was called out on strikes;
Fairly struck out; Roseboro singled to right [T. Davis to
second]; Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Colt .45s 8, Dodgers 6.

COLT .45S 8TH: Smith singled to left; Hartman forced Smith
(pitcher to shortstop); Umbricht out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Hartman to second]; Warwick grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 8,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: WALLS BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Walls flied out to
center; Wills grounded out (second to first); Gilliam flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 8, Dodgers 6.

COLT .45S 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED WALLS (PITCHING); Temple
grounded out (third to first); Spangler grounded out (first to
pitcher); Larker singled to second; Aspromonte forced Larker
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 8, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 9TH: W. Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt T. Davis popped to third in foul territory; Howard singled
to center; Fairly made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Colt .45s 8, Dodgers 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Colt .45s        8  11   2    6
 Dodgers          6  14   1    9


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