Houston Colt .45s vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 12, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1962 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 4 1 3 0
Goodman 2b 4 0 1 1
Mejias rf 3 0 0 1
Larker 1b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 2 0
Warwick cf 4 1 1 0
Smith c 4 1 1 0
Lillis ss 1 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
Golden p 1 0 1 0
  Buddin ph 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
  Fazio pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 0 0 0
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
Skinner lf 4 2 2 1
Stuart 1b 3 2 1 2
Clemente rf 4 1 3 0
Burgess c 4 1 1 3
Hoak 3b 1 0 0 0
  Schofield 3b 0 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
McBean p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Houston 100 000 300490
Pittsburgh 203 010 00x691
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Golden  L (5-8) 4.0 6 5 5 2 1
  Kemmerer   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Giusti   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
5
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McBean  W (9-5) 9.0 9 4 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
4
1
1
5

  E–Groat (24).  DP–Houston 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Houston Spangler (2,off McBean), Pittsburgh Skinner (21,off Golden).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (6,off Golden).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (13,1st inning off Golden 1 on, 2 out); Burgess (7,3rd inning off Golden 2 on, 2 out); Skinner (8,5th inning off Kemmerer 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Mejias (5,off McBean).  Team LOB–4.  SH–McBean (2,off Giusti).  Team–7.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:10.  A–14,784.
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