Milwaukee Braves vs Houston Colt .45s
August 11, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 3, Houston Colt .45s 1

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 4 2 3 0
Bell lf 2 0 1 1
  Johnson pr,lf 2 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron H. rf 4 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 1
  Aaron T. 1b 0 0 0 0
Maye cf 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
Samuel 2b 3 0 0 0
Shaw p 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Spangler lf 4 0 1 1
Larker 1b 3 0 0 0
Mejias rf 3 0 0 0
Pendleton cf 3 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Taussig ph 1 0 0 0
Smith c 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 3 0
Hartman ss 2 1 1 0
  Goodman 2b 2 0 0 0
Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Warwick ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Milwaukee 001 011 0003102
Houston 000 010 000180
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  W (14-8) 8.0 7 1 0 1 5
  Raymond  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
1
6
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  L (8-14) 7.0 9 3 3 2 2
  McMahon   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
4

  E–Mathews (8), Crandall (3).  DP–Milwaukee 2, Houston 1.  2B–Milwaukee McMillan (11,off Farrell); Bell (10,off Farrell).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (25,6th inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bell (3,off Farrell).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Larker (6,by Shaw).  Team–7.  CS–Lillis (3,2nd base by Shaw/Crandall).  WP–Farrell (8).  HBP–Shaw (5,Larker).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:38.  A–14,630.
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