San Francisco Giants vs Houston Colt .45s
May 13, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Colt .45s 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 5 1 2 0
Mays cf 5 0 0 0
McCovey lf 3 1 1 0
  Mota lf 1 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 2 3 1
Alou rf 4 1 0 0
Davenport 3b 4 1 3 2
Pagan ss 4 1 2 2
Haller c 4 0 1 1
Sanford p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 7 13 6
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 2 0 1 0
  Spangler ph 0 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 3 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 1 1 0
Mejias rf 4 1 1 1
Larker 1b 4 0 1 1
Pendleton lf 4 0 1 0
Warwick cf 2 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Weekly ph 1 0 1 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
San Francisco 000 014 0117130
Houston 000 000 002261
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  W (4-2) 9.0 6 2 2 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
2
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-5) 6.0 7 5 5 2 6
  Giusti   3.0 6 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
8

  E–Smith (3).  DP–San Francisco 3, Houston 1.  2B–San Francisco Cepeda 2 (10,off Johnson,off Giusti); Davenport (8,off Giusti), Houston Mejias (3,off Sanford).  HR–San Francisco Pagan (2,6th inning off Johnson 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  SB–Cepeda (3,2nd base off Giusti/Smith).  WP–Johnson (2), Giusti (3).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:27.  A–19,879.
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