July 17, 1962 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Colt .45's Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Colt Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, July 17, 1962
Time of Game: 2:07

Phillies

41-51

Won 2

7th, 19 GB

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

W: J Hamilton (6-7), L: R Kemmerer (2-2), S: J Baldschun (9)

Colts

34-55

Lost 2

8th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .725    0    3   3   
J Callison RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .297  .831    0    1   0   HR
T Gonzalez CF                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .295  .817    0    1   0   CS
R Sievers 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .248  .786    0    8   0   3B
  F Torre 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .750         1   0   
D Demeter 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .839    0    1   0   
  B Klaus PH-3B               1   1   0   0    0   0  .195  .599    0    0   0   
T Savage LF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .284  .771    0    6   0   
S White C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .574    0    2   2   
  W Covington PH              0   0   0   1    0   0  .266  .685    0    0   0   SF
  B Oldis C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .415         2   0   
B Wine SS                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .244  .616    0    2   4   2B,IW
J Hamilton P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .054  .157    0    0   1   
  J Baldschun P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    2   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Wine (9, off J Umbricht).

3B: R Sievers (3, off R Kemmerer).

HR: J Callison (11, off R Kemmerer; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: W Covington (5, off J Umbricht).

IBB: B Wine (3, by R Kemmerer).

TB: J Callison 4; R Sievers 3; T Gonzalez 3; B Wine 2; T Savage; S White.

RBI: W Covington (27); R Sievers (49); J Callison (46).

2-out RBI: R Sievers.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Taylor-B Wine; B Wine-R Sievers; B Wine-T Taylor-R Sievers.

E: D Demeter (16).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Gonzalez (6, 2nd base by R Kemmerer/J Campbell).

PO: T Savage (3rd base by J Campbell).

Houston Colts                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Spangler LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .745    0    0   0   
B Goodman 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .606    0    1   1   
  J Umbricht P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Pendleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .691    0    0   0   
R Mejias RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .315  .875    0    0   0   
P Browne 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .648    0    8   0   
  J Amalfitano 2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .584    0    0   1   GDP
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .789    0    0   6   2B
J Campbell C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    7   3   
C Warwick CF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .732    0    2   1   GDP
B Lillis SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .495    0    2   3   
  B Cerv PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .744    0    0   0   
  E Fazio PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237         0   0   
R Kemmerer P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.467    0    1   0   
  N Larker PH-1B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .754    0    6   0   2B
Totals                       29   0   5   0    1   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Aspromonte (8, off J Hamilton); N Larker (10, off J Hamilton).

TB: N Larker 2; B Aspromonte 2; R Kemmerer; B Cerv; R Mejias.

GIDP: J Amalfitano (11); C Warwick (11).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Warwick-N Larker.

E: R Mejias (8).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Goodman (1st base by S White).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Hamilton, W (6-7)            7     4   0   0    1   3   0   4.69   24     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 3· 4     71    -     1.17   0.37
J Baldschun, S (9)             2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.05    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          1-0    1.19   0.20
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   5   0          30     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 3· 5          1-0

Houston Colts                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Kemmerer, L (2-2)            6     6   2   2    1   5   1   3.96   23     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 1· 4     56    -     0.87   0.04
J Umbricht                     3     2   1   0    1   2   0   1.54   12     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   2    2   7   1          35     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 1· 5           -

J Hamilton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Kemmerer (2; B Wine).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Al Forman, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Jackowski.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Colts                        
1. T Taylor             2B    1. A Spangler           LF 
2. J Callison           RF    2. B Goodman            2B 
3. T Gonzalez           CF    3. R Mejias             RF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. P Browne             1B 
5. D Demeter            3B    5. B Aspromonte         3B 
6. T Savage             LF    6. J Campbell           C  
7. S White              C     7. C Warwick            CF 
8. B Wine               SS    8. B Lillis             SS 
9. J Hamilton           P     9. R Kemmerer           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  1-0  -2-      15%  65% J Campbell      J Hamilton      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   b 8   0  2-0  1--      15%  92% C Warwick       J Baldschun     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 6   2  0-1  1--      14%  79% R Sievers       R Kemmerer      Triple to CF; Gonzalez Scores
   b 7   0  2-0  1--      13%  86% J Amalfitano    J Hamilton      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---      10%  58% J Callison      R Kemmerer      Home Run (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Taylor        Popfly: 2B
   R      ---      58%  J Callison      Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      61%  T Gonzalez      Single to SS
   O      1--      57%  R Sievers       Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      56%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Colts Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Hamilton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  B Goodman       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      61%  R Mejias        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  D Demeter       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  T Savage        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  S White         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Hamilton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  P Browne        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---      62%  J Campbell      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  B Wine          Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  J Hamilton      Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  T Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Hamilton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  C Warwick       Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  B Lillis        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      60%  R Kemmerer      Single to CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      63%  A Spangler      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  J Callison      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      59%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  R Sievers       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Hamilton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  B Goodman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Mejias        Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  P Browne        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  D Demeter       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  T Savage        Single to LF
          1--      72%  S White         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Savage to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  B Wine          Savage Picked off 3B (C-3B-P); White to 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      60%  J Hamilton      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Hamilton facing 5-6-7
          ---      50%  B Aspromonte    Double to RF
   OO     -2-      65%  J Campbell      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   O      ---      67%  C Warwick       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Colts 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  T Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  J Callison      Lineout: CF
          ---      64%  T Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      79%  R Sievers       Triple to CF; Gonzalez Scores
   O      --3      76%  D Demeter       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Hamilton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  B Lillis        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Norm Larker pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer batting 9th
          ---      73%  N Larker        Double to RF
   O      -2-      78%  A Spangler      Flyball: LF
          -2-      76%  B Goodman       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Larker to 3B
   O      1-3      83%  R Mejias        Goodman Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Colts 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Umbricht facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Umbricht replaces Billy Goodman pitching and batting 2nd; Norm Larker moves to 1B; Joey Amalfitano replaces Pidge Browne playing 2B batting 4th
   O      ---      81%  T Savage        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  S White         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      82%  B Wine          Double to RF
   O      -2-      80%  J Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Hamilton facing 3-4-5
          ---      73%  R Mejias        Single to LF
   OO     1--      86%  J Amalfitano    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  B Aspromonte    Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Colts 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Umbricht facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  T Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      86%  T Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  R Sievers       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Hamilton facing 6-7-8
          ---      77%  J Campbell      Walk
                  Jack Baldschun replaces Jack Hamilton pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      92%  C Warwick       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  Frank Torre replaces Roy Sievers playing 1B batting 4th; Bob Cerv pinch hits for Bob Lillis batting 8th
          ---      89%  B Cerv          Single to LF
                  Ernie Fazio pinch runs for Bob Cerv batting 8th
   O      1--      93%  N Larker        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Colts 0.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Umbricht facing 5-6-7
                  Ernie Fazio moves to SS; Billy Klaus pinch hits for Don Demeter batting 5th
          ---      96%  B Klaus         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Klaus to 3B
          --3      97%  T Savage        Walk
                  Wes Covington pinch hits for Sammy White batting 7th
   ROO    1-3      96%  W Covington     Double Play: Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Klaus Scores/unER; Savage out at 1B/CF-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Wine          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Baldschun facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Oldis replaces Wes Covington playing C batting 7th; Billy Klaus moves to 3B
   O      ---      98%  A Spangler      Foul Flyball: LF
                  Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Jim Umbricht batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  J Pendleton     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Mejias        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Colts 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196207171

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