Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Colt .45s
May 8, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Houston Colt .45s 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 6 2 3 1
Gilliam 3b 5 1 1 0
Davis W. cf 5 0 1 0
Snider rf 3 2 1 0
Davis T. lf 2 1 1 1
Moon 1b 4 1 2 2
  Harkness 1b 0 0 0 0
Camilli c 5 0 1 2
  Sherry N. c 0 0 0 0
Burright 2b 4 1 3 1
Koufax p 3 0 0 0
  Sherry L. p 1 0 1 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 1 0
  Tracewski pr 0 1 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 7
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 6 0 2 1
Amalfitano 2b 5 0 2 1
Mejias rf 6 0 1 0
Pendleton lf 5 1 2 0
Warwick cf 4 1 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 2 2 1
Gernert 1b 3 0 0 0
  Larker ph,1b 1 0 0 1
Ranew c 4 2 1 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Umbricht p 1 0 0 0
  Weekly ph 1 0 0 0
  Cicotte p 0 0 0 0
  Heist ph 0 0 0 1
  Giusti pr 0 0 0 0
  Tiefenauer p 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 11 5
Los Angeles 103 020 000 39152
Houston 001 003 200 06112
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax   5.2 7 4 2 2 8
  Sherry   2.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Perranoski  W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Roebuck  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
6
4
4
10
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   2.2 6 4 4 1 4
  Umbricht   2.1 2 2 2 3 4
  Cicotte   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tiefenauer  L (1-1) 3.2 7 3 2 0 0
  Farrell   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
15
9
8
5
8

  E–Wills (7), Camilli (1), Pendleton (4), Ranew (4).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Camilli (1).  2B–Los Angeles Burright (1,off Umbricht), Houston Lillis (2,off Koufax).  3B–Los Angeles Burright (1,off Johnson), Houston Ranew (2,off Koufax); Aspromonte (1,off L Sherry).  SH–T Davis (1,off Umbricht).  SF–T Davis (1,off Johnson); Moon (1,off Johnson); Larker (3,off L Sherry).  HBP–T Davis (1,by Johnson); Ranew (1,by Koufax).  Team LOB–9.  Team–12.  CS–W Davis (2,2nd base by Umbricht/Ranew).  SB–Mejias (1,2nd base off Koufax/Camilli); Lillis (1,2nd base off L Sherry/Camilli).  WP–Farrell (1).  HBP–Koufax (1,Ranew); Johnson (4,T Davis).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:38.  A–17,483.
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