Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Colt .45s
August 8, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Colt .45s 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko 3b 4 0 1 0
Blasingame 2b 4 0 1 0
Lynch lf 3 1 1 1
  Post ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 3 1 0 0
Edwards c 3 1 1 1
Pinson cf 4 1 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 2 1
Nuxhall p 3 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Pendleton lf 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
  Amalfitano 2b 1 0 1 0
Mejias rf 3 0 2 0
Warwick cf 3 0 1 0
  Spangler ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Smith 1b 4 0 0 0
Campbell c 4 0 0 0
Hartman ss 4 0 1 0
Bruce p 1 0 0 0
  Taussig ph 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 1 0
  Brunet p 0 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 6 0
Cincinnati 021 000 001471
Houston 000 000 000060
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (2-0) 7.1 6 0 0 1 5
  Brosnan  SV (8) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  L (6-7) 5.0 5 3 3 1 6
  Kemmerer   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Brunet   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
9

  E–Coleman (10).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Mejias (9,off Nuxhall).  3B–Cincinnati Pinson (4,off Bruce); Edwards (4,off Brunet), Houston Larker (4,off Nuxhall).  HR–Cincinnati Lynch (9,3rd inning off Bruce 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Mejias (6,by Nuxhall).  Team–9.  SB–Kasko (2,2nd base off Bruce/Campbell).  CS–Robinson (3,2nd base by Kemmerer/Campbell).  WP–Nuxhall (1).  HBP–Nuxhall (1,Mejias).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:29.  A–7,350.
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