Houston Colt .45s vs Milwaukee Braves
May 4, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1962 at County Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 7, Milwaukee Braves 4

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 5 1 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 2 1 0
Mejias rf 5 1 2 0
Pendleton cf 4 2 2 2
Smith c 4 1 2 3
Weekly lf 1 0 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 1 1
  Spangler lf 1 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 3 0 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Bruce p 4 0 1 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Aaron T. lf 5 1 1 0
Jones rf 3 1 0 0
Aaron H. cf 4 1 1 1
Mathews 3b 3 1 2 2
Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 3 0 1 1
Crandall c 3 0 1 0
Samuel ss 3 0 0 0
  Bedell ph 1 0 0 0
Hendley p 2 0 1 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Butler p 0 0 0 0
  Menke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Houston 002 020 2017101
Milwaukee 400 000 000472
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Woodeshick   0.2 3 4 4 2 0
  Bruce  W (1-0) 7.1 4 0 0 1 10
  Farrell  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
12
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hendley  L (2-2) 6.1 6 6 2 5 1
  Nottebart   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Butler   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
3
5
1

  E–Lillis (2), Mathews (3), Bolling (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Milwaukee T Aaron (2,off Woodeshick); Mathews 2 (4,off Woodeshick,off Bruce).  HR–Houston Smith (3,5th inning off Hendley 1 on, 2 out); Pendleton (4,9th inning off Butler 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Pendleton (1,off Hendley); Bolling (1,off Woodeshick).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  WP–Hendley (1).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:51.  A–7,811.
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