Milwaukee Braves vs Houston Colt .45s
June 5, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1962 at Colt 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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Milwaukee Braves 1, Houston Colt .45s 7

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bedell lf 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 2 1
Aaron cf 4 0 0 0
Jones rf 3 0 1 0
Crandall 1b 4 0 2 0
Torre c 3 0 0 0
Menke 2b 3 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
Piche p 0 0 0 0
  Cloninger p 0 0 0 0
  Curtis p 2 0 0 0
  Samuel ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 3 1 2 2
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 1 1
Mejias rf 3 1 1 1
Larker 1b 3 0 2 1
Warwick cf 4 1 2 0
Ranew c 3 2 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Lillis ss 4 1 2 1
Bruce p 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 7 13 6
Milwaukee 001 000 000171
Houston 222 010 00x7130
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Piche  L (3-1) 1.1 4 4 4 2 1
  Cloninger   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Curtis   5.2 9 3 3 2 2
  Nottebart   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
6
4
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (3-1) 9.0 7 1 1 1 10
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
10

  E–Jones (4).  DP–Milwaukee 2, Houston 2.  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (8,off Bruce), Houston Larker (6,off Piche); Ranew (3,off Curtis).  HR–Houston Spangler (2,1st inning off Piche 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Mejias (3,off Curtis).  HBP–Larker (3,by Curtis).  Team–8.  CS–Spangler (4,2nd base by Curtis/Torre).  WP–Piche (1), Cloninger (3).  BK–Bruce (1).  HBP–Curtis (1,Larker).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:44.  A–11,593.
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