April 14, 1962 Houston Colt .45's at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 0 CLE 6
WSA 4 NYY 11
@DET 5 KCA 7
CHW 3 LAA 12
@MIN 5 STL 7
@CHC 4 LAD 5
MLN 4 PIT 6
@NYM 2 PHI 3
HOU 0 SFG 13
CIN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 2,732

Saturday, April 14, 1962, 1:36PM
Time of Game: 2:06

Colts

3-2

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

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

W: A Mahaffey (2-0), L: K Johnson (0-1)

Phillies

3-1

Won 2

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Colts                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .627    0    1   0   GDP
A Spangler CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .710    0    1   0   
R Mejias RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .450 1.200    0    0   0   
N Larker 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.004    0   11   2   
H Smith C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .632    0    7   2   
J Pendleton LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .329    0    2   0   HBP
J Amalfitano 2B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .844    0    2   5   CS
D Buddin SS                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .167  .500    0    0   6   
K Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Ranew PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Umbricht P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    0   5                    24  16

BATTING

HBP: J Pendleton (1, by A Mahaffey).

TB: R Mejias 2; D Buddin 2; N Larker 2; J Amalfitano.

GIDP: B Aspromonte (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: N Larker (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Amalfitano (2, 2nd base by A Mahaffey/C Dalrymple).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .365    0    2   5   
J Callison RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .222  .500    0    0   0   2B
T Gonzalez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .353 1.095    0    1   0   
R Sievers 1B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .100  .500    0    6   0   
  B Klaus PR-3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .600         2   0   
W Covington LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .606    0    1   0   
  B Consolo PR                0   1   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  F Torre 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         2   0   
D Demeter 3B-LF               3   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .643    0    4   3   
C Dalrymple C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .748    0    5   1   
R Amaro SS                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .417  .917    0    4   1   
A Mahaffey P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       28   3   6   2    1   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Callison (1, off K Johnson).

SH: A Mahaffey (2, off K Johnson).

TB: R Amaro 2; J Callison 2; W Covington; D Demeter; R Sievers.

RBI: R Amaro (2); J Callison (1).

2-out RBI: J Callison.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Demeter-T Taylor-R Sievers.

BASERUNNING

PO: C Dalrymple (2nd base by H Smith).

PITCHING

Houston Colts                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Johnson, L (0-1)             7     6   3   2    1   5   0   2.57   27     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 1· 3     59    -     1.00   0.01
J Umbricht                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     6   3   2    1   5   0          30     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 2· 3           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Mahaffey, W (2-0)            9     7   0   0    0   5   0   2.00   33     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2· 3     78    -     1.05   0.52
Totals                         9     7   0   0    0   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Mahaffey (2; J Pendleton).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 2,732.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Colts                 Philadelphia Phillies                
1. B Aspromonte         3B    1. T Taylor             2B 
2. A Spangler           CF    2. J Callison           RF 
3. R Mejias             RF    3. T Gonzalez           CF 
4. N Larker             1B    4. R Sievers            1B 
5. H Smith              C     5. W Covington          LF 
6. J Pendleton          LF    6. D Demeter            3B 
7. J Amalfitano         2B    7. C Dalrymple          C  
8. D Buddin             SS    8. R Amaro              SS 
9. K Johnson            P     9. A Mahaffey           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  0-0  -2-      18%  73% J Callison      K Johnson       Double to SS; Amaro Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3       7%  50% K Johnson       A Mahaffey      Strikeout
   t 5   1  0-0  1--       7%  57% B Aspromonte    A Mahaffey      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  1--      -7%  43% D Buddin        A Mahaffey      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Amalfitano to 3B
   b 6   1  0-0  -2-      -5%  55% T Taylor        K Johnson       Groundout: P-1B; Amaro stays at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Mahaffey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Mejias        Single to SS
          1--      50%  N Larker        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mejias to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  H Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  J Callison      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Mahaffey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  J Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Amalfitano    Single to CF
          1--      43%  D Buddin        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Amalfitano to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  K Johnson       Strikeout
   O      1-3      55%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  R Sievers       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  W Covington     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      52%  D Demeter       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  C Dalrymple     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Mahaffey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  A Spangler      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  R Mejias        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  N Larker        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Amaro         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      51%  A Mahaffey      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Mahaffey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  H Smith         Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Pendleton     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      53%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  D Buddin        Amalfitano Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Sievers       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Mahaffey facing 8-9-1
          ---      45%  D Buddin        Single to 3B
   O      1--      50%  K Johnson       Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      57%  B Aspromonte    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  W Covington     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Demeter       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Dalrymple     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Mahaffey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  A Spangler      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  R Mejias        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      54%  N Larker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      57%  H Smith         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
          ---      63%  R Amaro         Single to RF
   O      1--      61%  A Mahaffey      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Amaro to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  T Taylor        Groundout: P-1B; Amaro stays at 2B
   R      -2-      73%  J Callison      Double to SS; Amaro Scores
   O      -2-      70%  T Gonzalez      Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 7th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-1, Art Mahaffey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  J Pendleton     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      77%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  D Buddin        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Johnson facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  R Sievers       Walk
                  Billy Klaus pinch runs for Roy Sievers batting 4th
          1--      86%  W Covington     Single to RF; Klaus to 2B
                  Billy Consolo pinch runs for Wes Covington batting 5th
          12-      91%  D Demeter       Single to 3B/Bunt; Klaus to 3B; Consolo to 2B
   RO     123      92%  C Dalrymple     Fielder's Choice 1B; Klaus out at Hm/1B-C; Consolo Scores/No RBI; Demeter to 3B; Dalrymple to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
   R      1-3      95%  R Amaro         Single to 1B/Bunt; Demeter Scores/unER; Dalrymple to 2B
   O      12-      94%  A Mahaffey      Dalrymple Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B); Amaro to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 8th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Art Mahaffey facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Torre replaces Billy Consolo playing 1B batting 5th; Billy Klaus moves to 3B; Don Demeter moves to LF; Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Ken Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  M Ranew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  B Aspromonte    Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      97%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Umbricht facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Umbricht replaces Merritt Ranew pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Gonzalez      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 3.

Top of the 9th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Art Mahaffey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  R Mejias        Strikeout
          ---      97%  N Larker        Single to 1B (Line Drive)
   O      1--      99%  H Smith         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--     100%  J Pendleton     Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Phillies 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHI196204140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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