July 2, 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Colt .45's Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
MIN 3 CLE 2
BAL 0 DET 2
CHW 1 NYY 8
KCA 4 LAA 2
@WSA 1 CHC 6
@CIN 5 CIN 4
CHC 3 PIT 4
@HOU 2 LAD 5
PHI 1 LAD 4
PHI 0 NYM 8
@SFG 5 MLN 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 11,760

Monday, July 2, 1962
Time of Game: 2:35

Pirates

46-32

Won 3

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  1    4  8  1
Colts           0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  0

W: B Friend (8-8), L: H Woodeshick (2-6), S: R Face (14)

Colts

32-43

Lost 2

8th, 18 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .704    0    1   0   
D Groat SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .707    0    2   4   
R Clemente RF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .316  .820    0    2   0   GDP
D Stuart 1B                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .233  .685    0   11   0   HR
D Hoak 3B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .261  .749    0    0   1   2B
D Clendenon LF                2   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .779    0    1   0   
  B Skinner PH-LF             1   0   1   2    1   0  .320  .921    0    0   0   CS
D Leppert C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .625    0    7   0   GDP
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .704    0    3   5   
B Friend P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .156  .334    0    0   1   
  D Olivo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633         0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   4   8   4    4   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Hoak (11, off H Woodeshick).

HR: D Stuart (11, off D McMahon; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: D Stuart 5; D Clendenon 2; D Hoak 2; B Skinner; D Groat; D Leppert.

GIDP: D Leppert (5); R Clemente (11).

RBI: B Skinner 2 (41); D Hoak (35); D Stuart (36).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Stuart.

E: D Leppert (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Skinner (3, 2nd base by D McMahon/M Ranew).

Houston Colts                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Spangler LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .744    0    1   0   
J Amalfitano 2B               3   1   1   0    0   1  .224  .595    0    2   2   2B
R Mejias RF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .311  .886    0    3   0   
N Larker 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .756    0    9   0   
C Warwick CF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .275  .736    0    3   0   SF
M Ranew C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .691    0    6   1   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   3   0    0   0  .281  .770    0    1   2   
B Lillis SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .512    0    2   4   GDP
  P Browne PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .774         0   0   
  J Pendleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .751    0    0   0   
H Woodeshick P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .056    0    0   1   
  D McMahon P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Cerv PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .422    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    1   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Amalfitano (7, off B Friend).

SF: C Warwick (4, off B Friend).

TB: B Aspromonte 3; R Mejias 3; J Amalfitano 2; N Larker.

GIDP: B Lillis (4).

RBI: N Larker (33); C Warwick (32).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Aspromonte-J Amalfitano-N Larker; B Lillis-J Amalfitano-N Larker.

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Friend, W (8-8)              8.1   8   2   2    1   5   0   3.81   34     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 8     63    -     1.19   0.13
D Olivo, H (5)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.99    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.83   0.10
R Face, S (14)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.34    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.69   0.09
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 8          4-0

Houston Colts                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Woodeshick, L (2-6)          6     5   3   3    2   2   0   4.02   23     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 5     50    -     1.14  -0.08
D McMahon, BS (1)              3     3   1   1    2   4   1   1.47   12     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          2-2    0.72  -0.10
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   6   1          35     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 8          2-2

H Woodeshick faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Dusty Boggess.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 11,760.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Colts                        
1. B Virdon             CF    1. A Spangler           LF 
2. D Groat              SS    2. J Amalfitano         2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. R Mejias             RF 
4. D Stuart             1B    4. N Larker             1B 
5. D Hoak               3B    5. C Warwick            CF 
6. D Clendenon          LF    6. M Ranew              C  
7. D Leppert            C     7. B Aspromonte         3B 
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. B Lillis             SS 
9. B Friend             P     9. H Woodeshick         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-0  12-      25%  58% D Hoak          H Woodeshick    Double; Clemente Scores; Stuart to 3B
   b 3   1  0-0  1-3     -11%  26% N Larker        B Friend        Single; Amalfitano Scores; Mejias to 3B
   t 7   0  2-1  -23      10%  68% B Skinner       D McMahon       Single/Interference called; Stuart Scores; Hoak Scores; Skinner out at 2B/1B
   b 9   1  4-2  12-      10%  91% J Pendleton     D Olivo         Strikeout
   t 7   0  2-0  1--      10%  33% D Stuart        H Woodeshick    Single; Clemente to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Woodeshick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  J Amalfitano    Reached on Interference on C; Amalfitano to 1B
          1--      42%  R Mejias        Single; Amalfitano to 2B
   O      12-      44%  N Larker        Groundout: P-1B; Amalfitano to 3B; Mejias to 2B
   O      -23      50%  C Warwick       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Woodeshick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Stuart        Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Hoak          Walk
          1--      54%  D Clendenon     Single; Hoak to 2B
   OO     12-      45%  D Leppert       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  M Ranew         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  B Aspromonte    Single
   O      1--      48%  B Lillis        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  H Woodeshick    Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Woodeshick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  B Friend        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Spangler      Flyball: RF
          ---      42%  J Amalfitano    Double
          -2-      37%  R Mejias        Single; Amalfitano to 3B
   R      1-3      26%  N Larker        Single; Amalfitano Scores; Mejias to 3B
   RO     1-3      24%  C Warwick       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Mejias Scores
   O      1--      26%  M Ranew         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Hal Woodeshick facing 2-3-4
          ---      30%  D Groat         Single
   OO     1--      21%  R Clemente      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      20%  D Stuart        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Colts Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
          ---      18%  B Aspromonte    Single
   OO     1--      23%  B Lillis        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      24%  H Woodeshick    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Hal Woodeshick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      21%  D Hoak          Flyball: CF
          ---      24%  D Clendenon     Single
   O      1--      20%  D Leppert       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      18%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Colts Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      19%  A Spangler      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      21%  R Mejias        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Hal Woodeshick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      18%  B Friend        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      16%  B Virdon        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      14%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Colts Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      16%  N Larker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      17%  C Warwick       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      17%  M Ranew         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Colts 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Hal Woodeshick facing 3-4-5
          ---      23%  R Clemente      Walk
          1--      33%  D Stuart        Single; Clemente to 2B
   R      12-      58%  D Hoak          Double; Clemente Scores; Stuart to 3B
                  Don McMahon replaces Hal Woodeshick pitching and batting 9th; Bob Skinner pinch hits for Donn Clendenon batting 6th
   RRO    -23      68%  B Skinner       Single/Interference called; Stuart Scores; Hoak Scores; Skinner out at 2B/1B
   O      ---      66%  D Leppert       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      65%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Colts Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Skinner moves to LF
   O      ---      70%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      73%  B Lillis        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      76%  D McMahon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Colts 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don McMahon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  B Friend        Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  D Groat         Walk
   O      1--      71%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Colts Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  A Spangler      Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  J Amalfitano    Strikeout Looking
          ---      78%  R Mejias        Single
   O      1--      85%  N Larker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Colts 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don McMahon facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      93%  D Stuart        Home Run
   O      ---      92%  D Hoak          Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  B Skinner       Walk
   O      1--      92%  D Leppert       Skinner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      92%  " "             Single
   O      1--      92%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Colts 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Colts Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  C Warwick       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  M Ranew         Walk
          1--      81%  B Aspromonte    Single; Ranew to 2B
                  Diomedes Olivo replaces Bob Friend pitching and batting 9th; Pidge Browne pinch hits for Bob Lillis batting 8th; Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Pidge Browne batting 8th
   O      12-      91%  J Pendleton     Strikeout
                  Roy Face replaces Diomedes Olivo pitching and batting 9th; Bob Cerv pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  B Cerv          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Colts 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196207020

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