Milwaukee Braves vs Houston Colt .45s
June 7, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 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 2, Houston Colt .45s 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Aaron T. 1b 3 1 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 2 1
Aaron H. cf 4 1 1 0
Bell lf 4 0 2 1
Crandall c 4 0 2 0
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Spahn p 4 0 1 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 11 2
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Pendleton lf 4 1 2 0
Mejias rf 4 1 2 1
Larker 1b 4 0 2 0
  Spangler pr 0 1 0 0
Warwick cf 4 0 1 0
Ranew c 4 0 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 1 1
Amalfitano 2b 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Buddin ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Milwaukee 000 110 0002110
Houston 100 000 002390
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L (6-6) 8.2 8 3 3 1 4
  Fischer   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
9
3
3
1
4
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell   8.0 11 2 2 1 8
  McMahon  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
10

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 1, Houston 2.  2B–Milwaukee H Aaron (13,off Farrell); T Aaron (9,off Farrell); Mathews (9,off Farrell).  HR–Houston Mejias (15,1st inning off Spahn 0 on, 2 out).  SH–McMillan (7,off Farrell).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  CS–Samuel (2,2nd base by Farrell/Ranew).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:25.  A–14,818.
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