Chicago Cubs vs Houston Colt .45s
April 12, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, Houston Colt .45s 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock cf 3 0 0 0
  McKnight ph 1 0 0 0
  Gerard p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Altman rf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 0
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0
Thacker c 2 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy cf 0 0 0 0
Curtis p 1 0 1 0
  Barragan ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 0
Amalfitano 2b 2 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 3 1 1 0
Mejias rf 3 0 1 0
Smith c 3 0 1 1
Pendleton lf 3 0 0 0
Heist cf 3 0 0 0
  Spangler cf 0 0 0 0
Buddin ss 3 0 0 0
Stone p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 4 1
Chicago 000 000 000031
Houston 000 100 01x241
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (0-1) 7.0 3 1 1 3 3
  Gerard   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Anderson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
4
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (1-0) 9.0 3 0 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
9

  E–Santo (1), Buddin (1).  DP–Chicago 2, Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Hubbs (1,off Stone).  Team LOB–5.  SB–Aspromonte (2,2nd base off Gerard/Barragan).  CS–Aspromonte (1,2nd base by Curtis/Thacker).  WP–Gerard (1), Anderson (1).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:02.  A–7,838.
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