Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Colt .45s
June 9, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Colt .45s 13

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 1 0
  Spencer ss 1 0 1 0
Gilliam 3b 2 0 1 0
  Walls 3b 1 0 1 0
Davis W. cf 3 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 1 1 1
Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0
Moon rf 4 0 2 0
Roseboro c 1 0 0 0
  Camilli c 2 0 0 0
Burright 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Ortega p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 6 1 1 1
Amalfitano 2b 3 3 2 1
Mejias rf 4 1 1 3
  Pendleton rf 0 0 0 0
Larker 1b 4 2 1 1
  Buddin ss 0 0 0 0
Warwick cf 5 2 2 2
  Busby cf 0 0 0 0
Ranew c 5 2 2 2
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 1 2
Lillis ss 3 1 2 0
  Browne 1b 1 0 1 0
Bruce p 4 0 0 1
Totals 39 13 13 13
Los Angeles 010 000 000172
Houston 300 080 11x13130
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (6-2) 4.0 4 6 6 5 5
  Roebuck   0.1 4 5 4 0 0
  Ortega   3.2 5 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
13
12
7
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (4-1) 9.0 7 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
4

  E–Wills (12), T Davis (6).  DP–Houston 1.  3B–Houston Ranew (7,off Roebuck); Spangler (3,off Roebuck); Amalfitano (2,off Ortega).  HR–Los Angeles T Davis (11,2nd inning off Bruce 0 on, 0 out), Houston Warwick (4,1st inning off Williams 1 on, 2 out); Mejias (16,5th inning off Williams 1 on, 0 out); Aspromonte (4,5th inning off Roebuck 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Roseboro (3,2nd base off Bruce/Ranew); Wills (33,2nd base off Bruce/Ranew); Amalfitano (2,2nd base off Williams/Roseboro).  U-HP–Frank Walsh, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:47.  A–11,908.
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