Houston Colt .45s 8, Chicago Cubs 6 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Colt .45s 8, Chicago Cubs 6

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Game Played on Wednesday, May 30, 1962 (D) at Wrigley Field

HOU N 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 8 1 CHI N 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 2

BATTING

Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Spangler lf 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 Amalfitano 2b 6 1 1 3 1 1 6 6 Mejias rf 5 2 1 1 2 1 4 0 Larker 1b 4 1 0 0 2 1 13 2 Warwick cf 7 2 4 1 0 1 4 0 Ranew c 5 1 1 1 2 1 8 2 Aspromonte 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Buddin pr,3b 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 Lillis ss 6 0 1 1 1 1 2 9 Stone p 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Witt p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giusti p 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 Totals 47 8 8 8 14 13 42 21

FIELDING - DP: 2. Lillis-Amalfitano-Larker, Giusti-Lillis-Amalfitano. E: Larker (5).

BATTING - 2B: Warwick 2 (5,off Anderson,off Schultz); Lillis (3,off Elston). HR: Amalfitano (1,3rd inning off Koonce 1 on 1 out); Mejias (12,7th inning off Anderson 0 on 1 out). HBP: Aspromonte (4,by Anderson); Larker (2,by Anderson). GDP: Buddin (2,off Elston); Amalfitano (3,off Elston). IBB: Ranew 2 (3,by Elston,by Hobbie). Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING - SB: Warwick (4,2nd base off Schultz/Thacker); Lillis (2,2nd base off Schultz/Thacker); Mejias (5,2nd base off Schultz/Thacker). CS: Mejias (2,2nd base by Elston/Tappe); Ranew (1,Home by Hobbie/Thacker).

Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Smith cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Brock ph,cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hubbs 2b 7 1 2 2 0 1 4 3 Williams lf 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 Banks 1b 5 1 2 0 1 0 13 3 Altman rf 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Rodgers ss 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 Santo 3b 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Tappe c 3 1 2 1 1 0 11 2 Will ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thacker c 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Koonce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Elston p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 McKnight ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hobbie p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 49 6 11 6 6 7 42 21

FIELDING - DP: 2. Elston-Tappe-Banks, Rodgers-Hubbs-Banks. E: Williams (6), Rodgers (11).

BATTING - 2B: Thacker (2,off Giusti). 3B: Hubbs (2,off Stone). SF: Rodgers (2,off Witt). GDP: Williams (4,off Giusti); Rodgers (2,off Giusti). Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - SB: Altman (5,2nd base off Giusti/Ranew). CS: Brock (2,2nd base by Giusti/Ranew).

PITCHING

Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stone 2.2 4 4 0 1 2 0 14 Witt 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 11 Anderson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Giusti W(1-3) 9 3 0 0 2 4 0 29 Totals 14 11 6 2 6 7 0 56

Inherited Runners - Scored: Witt 2-0; Anderson 2-1. .

Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Koonce 3 2 4 3 3 0 1 14 Anderson 3.1 3 2 2 3 6 1 18 Elston 4.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 15 Schultz L(3-2) 2.1 2 2 2 3 4 0 12 Hobbie 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 Totals 14 8 8 7 14 13 2 63

HBP: Anderson 2 (3,Aspromonte,Larker). IBB: Elston (3,Ranew); Hobbie (5,Ranew). Inherited Runners - Scored: Elston 2-0; Hobbie 1-1. .

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Shag Crawford

Ejections: Bob Aspromonte by Ed Vargo [HBP non-call (Reversed)]

Time of Game: 4:30 Attendance: 17842

Starting Lineups:

Houston Colt .45s Chicago Cubs

1. Spangler lf Smith cf
2. Amalfitano 2b Hubbs 2b
3. Mejias rf Williams lf
4. Larker 1b Banks 1b
5. Warwick cf Altman rf
6. Ranew c Rodgers ss
7. Aspromonte 3b Santo 3b
8. Lillis ss Tappe c
9. Stone p Koonce p

COLT .45S 1ST: Spangler grounded out (first to pitcher); Amalfitano grounded out (shortstop to first); Mejias grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Smith flied out to center; Hubbs struck out; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Larker walked; Warwick singled to left [Larker to third (error by Williams), Warwick to second]; Ranew grounded out (shortstop to first) [Larker scored, Warwick to third]; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first) [Warwick scored (unearned)]; Lillis grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Banks grounded out (shortstop to first); Altman grounded out (second to first); Rodgers flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Cubs 0.

COLT .45S 3RD: Stone walked; Spangler forced Stone (second to shortstop); Amalfitano homered [Spangler scored]; Mejias grounded out (third to first); Larker walked; Warwick grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Santo grounded out (first to pitcher); Tappe walked; WHITE BATTED FOR KOONCE; White grounded out (first unassisted) [Tappe to second]; Smith reached on an error by Larker (assist by Lillis) [Tappe to third, Smith to first]; Hubbs tripled [Tappe scored (unearned), Smith scored (unearned)]; Williams singled to second [Hubbs scored (unearned)]; Banks singled [Williams to second]; Altman singled [Williams scored (unearned), Banks to third]; WITT REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Rodgers walked [Altman to second]; Rodgers was picked off first (catcher to first); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Cubs 4.

COLT .45S 4TH: ANDERSON REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Ranew singled; Bob Aspromonte claimed that he was hit by a pitch but HP umpire Ed Vargo ruled it a foul ball; Aspromonte ejected but then Vargo reversed his decision and awarded the HBP; Aspromonte was hit by a pitch [Ranew to second]; BUDDIN RAN FOR ASPROMONTE; Lillis struck out; Witt struck out; Spangler walked [Ranew to third, Buddin to second]; Amalfitano walked [Ranew scored, Buddin to third, Spangler to second]; Mejias forced Spangler (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: BUDDIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Santo popped to first; Tappe singled; On a bunt Anderson struck out; Smith walked [Tappe to second]; Hubbs forced Tappe (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Cubs 4.

COLT .45S 5TH: Larker flied out to center; Warwick struck out; Ranew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Williams singled; Banks singled to left [Williams to second]; Altman flied out to right [Williams to third]; Rodgers hit a sacrifice fly to center [Williams scored]; Santo walked [Banks to second]; ANDERSON REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Tappe singled [Banks scored, Santo to second]; Anderson popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 6TH: Buddin was called out on strikes; Lillis walked; PENDLETON BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Pendleton forced Lillis (third to second); Spangler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PENDLETON (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (second to pitcher); Hubbs singled; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hubbs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 7TH: Amalfitano popped to third; Mejias homered to right; Larker was hit by a pitch; Warwick doubled to left [Larker to third]; ELSTON REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Ranew was walked intentionally; Buddin grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Larker out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: Banks walked; Altman forced Banks (second to shortstop); Altman stole second; Rodgers popped to catcher in foul territory; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 8TH: Lillis popped to second; Giusti popped to catcher; Spangler grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: Tappe grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Elston struck out; BROCK BATTED FOR SMITH; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 9TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Amalfitano grounded out (pitcher to first); Mejias walked; Larker popped to catcher in foul territory; Mejias was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 9TH: Hubbs grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams struck out; Banks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 10TH: Warwick popped to shortstop; Ranew grounded out (pitcher to first); Buddin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 10TH: Altman walked; On a bunt Rodgers grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Altman out at second]; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 11TH: Lillis doubled; Giusti was called out on strikes; Spangler walked; Amalfitano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spangler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 11TH: WILL BATTED FOR TAPPE; Will grounded out (second to first); MCKNIGHT BATTED FOR ELSTON; McKnight singled; Brock forced McKnight (shortstop to second); Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 12TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MCKNIGHT (PITCHING); THACKER REPLACED WILL (PLAYING C ); Mejias struck out; Larker struck out; Warwick singled to right; Warwick stole second; Ranew grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 12TH: Hubbs grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (third to first); Banks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 13TH: Buddin walked; On a bunt Lillis forced Buddin (first to shortstop); Giusti struck out; Lillis stole second; Spangler walked; Amalfitano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 13TH: Altman lined to second; Rodgers flied out to center; Santo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Cubs 6.

COLT .45S 14TH: Mejias walked; Mejias stole second; Larker grounded out (second to first) [Mejias to third]; Warwick doubled to left [Mejias scored]; HOBBIE REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Ranew was walked intentionally; Buddin walked [Warwick to third, Ranew to second]; Lillis reached on an error by Rodgers [Warwick scored (RBI), Ranew to third, Buddin to second]; Ranew was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); Giusti struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 8, Cubs 6.

CUBS 14TH: Thacker doubled to right; Hobbie struck out; Brock flied out to right; Hubbs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 8, Cubs 6.

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

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