Houston Colt .45s vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 15, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1962 at Dodger 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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Houston Colt .45s 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 10

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 2b 5 0 0 0
Goodman 3b 5 2 2 0
Mejias rf 5 1 1 0
Larker lf,1b 5 2 3 1
Browne 1b 2 1 1 0
  Pendleton pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Warwick cf 5 0 2 2
Ranew c 4 0 0 0
  Smith c 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte ss 3 1 1 2
Bruce p 2 0 1 1
  Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Busby ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 2 4
Gilliam 3b 4 0 1 2
Davis W. cf 5 1 1 0
Snider rf 4 0 1 1
Davis T. lf 4 1 1 0
Moon 1b 4 1 1 1
Roseboro c 3 3 1 0
Burright 2b 4 2 2 1
Drysdale p 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Harkness ph 1 0 1 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
  Camilli ph 1 1 1 1
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 10
Houston 000 510 1007113
Los Angeles 100 201 60x10123
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   6.2 8 7 6 3 5
  Tiefenauer  L (1-2) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  McMahon   1.1 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
8
4
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale   3.2 6 5 4 1 2
  Roebuck   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Sherry   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Perranoski  W (3-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
6
6

  E–Mejias (3), Browne (2), Bruce (1), W Davis (3), Snider (1), Burright (1).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Ranew (7).  2B–Houston Warwick (2,off Williams); Larker (4,off Perranoski), Los Angeles Wills (2,off Bruce); Moon (4,off Bruce).  3B–Los Angeles W Davis (3,off Bruce).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Gilliam (1,by Bruce).  Team–8.  SB–Gilliam (5,2nd base off Bruce/Ranew); W Davis (6,2nd base off Bruce/Ranew).  HBP–Bruce (2,Gilliam).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Frank Walsh.  T–3:06.  A–18,675.
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