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@CHW		1
0
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@KCA		9
5
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@HOU		0
2
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@LAD		7
11
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@SFG		4
8
Thursday, April 12, 1962
, Colt Stadium
Attendance: 7,838, Time of Game: 2:02
Cubs
0
0-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
9th, 3 GB
 at Colts
2
3-0
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Dean Stone (1-0)
L: Jack Curtis (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Colts           0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  X    2  4  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .191 -0.092 1.24 0.000 -0.092 -0.8 0 0
   Jim McKnight PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2.000 0.031 1.01 0.031 0.000 0.1
   Dave Gerard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Hubbs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .167 .417 -0.083 1.36 0.041 -0.124 -0.3 2 1 2B
Billy Williams LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .432 -0.066 1.16 0.020 -0.086 -0.4 3 0
Ernie Banks 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .417 1.083 -0.151 1.15 0.000 -0.151 -1.3 9 0 GDP
George Altman RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .167 -0.096 0.96 0.000 -0.096 -0.7 1 0
Ron Santo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .473 -0.016 0.79 0.026 -0.042 0.0 2 4
Andre Rodgers SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.081 1.10 0.000 -0.081 -0.6 2 2
Moe Thacker C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.045 0.88 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 3 1
   Elder White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 -0.053 2.14 0.000 -0.053 -0.2
   Danny Murphy CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jack Curtis P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.000 0.059 0.78 0.059 0.000 0.5 0 1
   Cuno Barragan PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.037 1.54 0.000 -0.037 -0.1 2 0
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 2 9 .100 .290 -0.630 1.12 0.177 -0.807 -4.2 24 9
2B: K Hubbs (1, off D Stone).
TB: K Hubbs 2; R Santo; J Curtis.
GIDP: E Banks (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Hubbs-A Rodgers-E Banks; M Thacker-K Hubbs.
E: R Santo (1).

Houston Colts

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Aspromonte 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .364 .825 0.069 0.77 0.122 -0.054 1.0 0 2 SB,CS
Joey Amalfitano 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .705 -0.001 0.97 0.046 -0.047 -0.0 2 3
Dick Gernert 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 .333 .833 0.038 0.93 0.076 -0.038 0.1 10 1
Roman Mejias RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.500 -0.007 1.30 0.038 -0.045 -0.1 1 0
Hal Smith C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .364 1.091 0.031 1.54 0.084 -0.053 0.2 10 0
Jim Pendleton LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 -0.120 1.18 0.000 -0.120 -1.3 2 0 GDP
Al Heist CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.053 0.68 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 1 0
   Al Spangler CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.270 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Buddin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 -0.052 0.70 0.000 -0.052 -0.6 0 2
Dean Stone P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.036 0.49 0.000 -0.036 -0.4 1 2
Team Totals 26 2 4 1 4 5 .154 .421 -0.131 0.92 0.366 -0.498 -1.7 27 10
TB: H Smith; D Gernert; R Mejias; B Aspromonte.
GIDP: J Pendleton (1).
RBI: H Smith (4).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Aspromonte-J Amalfitano-D Gernert.
E: D Buddin (1).
Baserunning
SB: B Aspromonte (2, 2nd base off D Gerard/C Barragan).
CS: B Aspromonte (1, 2nd base by J Curtis/M Thacker).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Curtis, L (0-1) 7 3 1 1 3 3 0 1.29 25 67 0.189 1.02 2.3
Dave Gerard 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.00 4 0 0 -0.004 0.56 -0.1
Bob Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 2 1 -0.054 0.76 -0.4
Team Totals 8 4 2 2 4 5 0 2.25 30 67 2 1 0.131 1.12 1.7

Houston Colts

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dean Stone, W (1-0) 9 3 0 0 2 9 0 0.00 32 88 0.631 1.12 4.2
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 2 9 0 0.00 32 88 0.631 0.92 4.2
Balks: None.
WP: D Gerard (1); B Anderson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vinnie Smith, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:02.
Attendance: 7,838.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Colts
1 Lou Brock CF 1 Bob Aspromonte 3B
2 Ken Hubbs 2B 2 Joey Amalfitano 2B
3 Billy Williams LF 3 Dick Gernert 1B
4 Ernie Banks 1B 4 Roman Mejias RF
5 George Altman RF 5 Hal Smith C
6 Ron Santo 3B 6 Jim Pendleton LF
7 Andre Rodgers SS 7 Al Heist CF
8 Moe Thacker C 8 Don Buddin SS
9 Jack Curtis P 9 Dean Stone P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 12- OO CHC E. Banks D. Stone 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 0-0 1 1-3 R HOU H. Smith J. Curtis 8% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gernert Scores; Mejias to 2B
b4 1-0 1 12- OO HOU J. Pendleton J. Curtis -8% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-0 0 1-- HOU D. Gernert J. Curtis 7% 67% Single to P/Bunt; Amalfitano to 2B
b8 1-0 2 -23 R HOU D. Gernert B. Anderson 6% 94% Wild Pitch; Amalfitano to 3B; Aspromonte Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Dean Stone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC L. Brock D. Stone 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- CHC K. Hubbs D. Stone -4% 48% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 -2- CHC B. Williams D. Stone -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- OO CHC E. Banks D. Stone 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Aspromonte J. Curtis 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Amalfitano J. Curtis -3% 55% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO HOU D. Gernert J. Curtis -5% 50% Double Play: Strikeout, Aspromonte Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Dean Stone facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC G. Altman D. Stone 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- CHC R. Santo D. Stone -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CHC A. Rodgers D. Stone 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CHC M. Thacker D. Stone 2% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU R. Mejias J. Curtis 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- O HOU H. Smith J. Curtis -3% 55% Lineout: LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Pendleton J. Curtis -3% 52% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- O HOU A. Heist J. Curtis -2% 50% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Dean Stone facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- CHC J. Curtis D. Stone -4% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 0 1-- O CHC L. Brock D. Stone 4% 50% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 1-- O CHC K. Hubbs D. Stone 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 1-- O CHC B. Williams D. Stone 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Buddin J. Curtis -2% 53% Popfly: 3B
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Stone J. Curtis -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte J. Curtis -1% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Dean Stone facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O CHC E. Banks D. Stone 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O CHC G. Altman D. Stone 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-0 2 --- O CHC R. Santo D. Stone 1% 56% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Amalfitano J. Curtis 4% 60% Walk
b4 0-0 0 1-- HOU D. Gernert J. Curtis 7% 67% Single to P/Bunt; Amalfitano to 2B
b4 0-0 0 12- O HOU R. Mejias J. Curtis -2% 64% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Gernert to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Mejias to 1B
b4 0-0 1 1-3 R HOU H. Smith J. Curtis 8% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gernert Scores; Mejias to 2B
b4 1-0 1 12- OO HOU J. Pendleton J. Curtis -8% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Colts' Dean Stone facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O CHC A. Rodgers D. Stone 3% 68% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 --- O CHC M. Thacker D. Stone 2% 70% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-1 2 --- CHC J. Curtis D. Stone -2% 68% Walk
t5 0-1 2 1-- O CHC L. Brock D. Stone 3% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Colts Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O HOU A. Heist J. Curtis -2% 70% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Buddin J. Curtis -1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- O HOU D. Stone J. Curtis -1% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Colts' Dean Stone facing 2-3-4
t6 0-1 0 --- O CHC K. Hubbs D. Stone 4% 71% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 --- O CHC B. Williams D. Stone 3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- O CHC E. Banks D. Stone 2% 75% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Colts Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
b6 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte J. Curtis -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Amalfitano J. Curtis -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-0 2 --- HOU D. Gernert J. Curtis 1% 73% Walk
b6 1-0 2 1-- O HOU R. Mejias J. Curtis -2% 70% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Colts' Dean Stone facing 5-6-7
t7 0-1 0 --- O CHC G. Altman D. Stone 4% 75% Groundout: P-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O CHC R. Santo D. Stone 3% 78% Strikeout
t7 0-1 2 --- O CHC A. Rodgers D. Stone 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Colts Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Jack Curtis facing 5-6-7
b7 1-0 0 --- O HOU H. Smith J. Curtis -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Pendleton J. Curtis -1% 77% Foul Flyball: LF
b7 1-0 2 --- O HOU A. Heist J. Curtis -1% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Colts' Dean Stone facing 8-9-1
Al Spangler replaces Al Heist playing CF batting 7th
Elder White pinch hits for Moe Thacker (C) batting 8th
t8 0-1 0 --- O CHC E. White D. Stone 5% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
Cuno Barragan pinch hits for Jack Curtis (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 --- O CHC C. Barragan D. Stone 4% 85% Popfly: 2B
Jim McKnight pinch hits for Lou Brock (CF) batting 1st
t8 0-1 2 --- CHC J. McKnight D. Stone -3% 82% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t8 0-1 2 1-- O CHC K. Hubbs D. Stone 6% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Colts Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Dave Gerard facing 8-9-1
Dave Gerard replaces Jim McKnight (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Cuno Barragan moves from PH to C
Danny Murphy replaces Elder White (PH) playing CF batting 8th
b8 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Buddin D. Gerard -1% 86% Flyball: RF
b8 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Stone D. Gerard -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-0 2 --- HOU B. Aspromonte D. Gerard 1% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 1-0 2 1-- HOU J. Amalfitano D. Gerard 1% 87% Aspromonte Steals 2B
b8 1-0 2 -2- HOU J. Amalfitano D. Gerard 0% 87% Walk
b8 1-0 2 12- HOU D. Gernert D. Gerard 1% 88% Wild Pitch; Aspromonte to 3B; Amalfitano to 2B
Bob Anderson replaces Dave Gerard pitching and batting 1st
b8 1-0 2 -23 R HOU D. Gernert B. Anderson 6% 94% Wild Pitch; Amalfitano to 3B; Aspromonte Scores
b8 2-0 2 --3 O HOU D. Gernert B. Anderson -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Colts' Dean Stone facing 3-4-5
t9 0-2 0 --- O CHC B. Williams D. Stone 4% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 0-2 1 --- O CHC E. Banks D. Stone 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-2 2 --- O CHC G. Altman D. Stone 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Colts 2.

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