Milwaukee Braves vs Houston Colt .45s
August 12, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 5, Houston Colt .45s 8

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 3 1 2 1
  Samuel ss 2 1 1 1
Aaron T. lf 4 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 2 0
Aaron H. rf 5 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 1 0 0
Maye cf 3 0 1 0
Torre c 3 0 1 0
  Taylor pr 0 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 1
Burdette p 1 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 1 0 1 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 2b 4 2 3 2
Spangler lf 2 0 2 1
  Warwick ph,cf 3 0 1 0
Pendleton cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Mejias rf 5 0 0 0
Larker 1b 4 2 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 4 2 3 1
Smith c 4 0 1 0
Hartman ss 4 2 2 2
Bruce p 2 0 0 0
  Golden p 2 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 8
Milwaukee 100 001 1025112
Houston 100 302 11x8151
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (9-8) 3.2 8 4 3 0 1
  Lemaster   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Willey   2.0 5 3 3 0 1
  Nottebart   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
8
7
1
2
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (7-7) 5.1 6 2 2 4 2
  Golden   2.2 4 3 3 1 0
  McMahon   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Kemmerer  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
7
2

  E–T Aaron 2 (8), Mejias (11).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Milwaukee McMillan (12,off Bruce), Houston Lillis (6,off Burdette); Hartman (2,off Willey); Aspromonte (11,off Willey).  3B–Milwaukee Mathews (2,off Golden).  HR–Milwaukee McMillan (12,1st inning off Bruce 0 on, 0 out); Samuel (2,9th inning off Golden 0 on, 0 out), Houston Larker (8,4th inning off Burdette 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bolling (3,off Golden).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Pendleton (4,off Burdette).  Team–8.  SB–Aspromonte (4,2nd base off Willey/Torre).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:45.  A–4,902.
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