Houston Colt .45s vs Chicago Cubs
May 30, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1962 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 8, Chicago Cubs 6

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 4 1 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 6 1 1 3
Mejias rf 5 2 1 1
Larker 1b 4 1 0 0
Warwick cf 7 2 4 1
Ranew c 5 1 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 1 0 0 1
  Buddin pr,3b 3 0 0 0
Lillis ss 6 0 1 1
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Witt p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 4 0 0 0
Totals 47 8 8 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Smith cf 3 1 0 0
  Brock ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 7 1 2 2
Williams lf 6 2 2 1
Banks 1b 5 1 2 0
Altman rf 5 0 1 1
Rodgers ss 4 0 0 1
Santo 3b 5 0 0 0
Tappe c 3 1 2 1
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Thacker c 1 0 1 0
Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 2 0 0 0
  Elston p 1 0 0 0
  McKnight ph 1 0 1 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
Totals 49 6 11 6
Houston 022 100 100 000 02881
Chicago 004 020 000 000 006112
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Stone   2.2 4 4 0 1 2
  Witt   2.0 3 2 2 3 1
  Anderson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Giusti  W (1-3) 9.0 3 0 0 2 4
Totals
14.0
11
6
2
6
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Koonce   3.0 2 4 3 3 0
  Anderson   3.1 3 2 2 3 6
  Elston   4.2 1 0 0 3 2
  Schultz  L (3-2) 2.1 2 2 2 3 4
  Hobbie   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
14.0
8
8
7
14
13

  E–Larker (5), Williams (6), Rodgers (11).  DP–Houston 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Houston Warwick 2 (5,off Anderson,off Schultz); Lillis (3,off Elston), Chicago Thacker (2,off Giusti).  3B–Chicago Hubbs (2,off Stone).  HR–Houston Amalfitano (1,3rd inning off Koonce 1 on, 1 out); Mejias (12,7th inning off Anderson 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Aspromonte (4,by Anderson); Larker (2,by Anderson).  IBB–Ranew 2 (3,by Elston,by Hobbie).  Team LOB–13.  SF–Rodgers (2,off Witt).  Team–8.  SB–Warwick (4,2nd base off Schultz/Thacker); Lillis (2,2nd base off Schultz/Thacker); Mejias (5,2nd base off Schultz/Thacker); Altman (5,2nd base off Giusti/Ranew).  CS–Mejias (2,2nd base by Elston/Tappe); Ranew (1,Home by Hobbie/Thacker); Brock (2,2nd base by Giusti/Ranew).  HBP–Anderson 2 (3,Aspromonte,Larker).  IBB–Elston (3,Ranew); Hobbie (5,Ranew).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–4:30.  A–17,842.
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