Houston Colt .45s vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 2, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1962 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler cf 4 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 0 0
Browne 1b 3 0 0 0
Pendleton lf 4 1 1 1
Mejias rf 4 0 1 0
Ranew c 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Lillis ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 1 0
  Shantz pr 0 0 0 0
  Umbricht p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 0 1 1
Javier 2b 4 0 1 0
White 1b 4 1 2 1
Musial rf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 0
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Sawatski c 4 0 0 1
  Schaffer c 0 0 0 0
Gotay ss 4 1 3 1
Gibson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Houston 010 000 000151
St. Louis 000 301 00x490
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-4) 7.0 9 4 2 3 10
  Umbricht   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
2
3
10
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (2-1) 9.0 5 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
9

  E–Spangler (1).  DP–Houston 1.  HR–Houston Pendleton (3,2nd inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis White (3,4th inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Gibson 2 (3,off Johnson 2).  Team–9.  SB–Boyer (3,2nd base off Johnson/Ranew).  WP–Gibson (4).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:27.  A–7,880.
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