Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Colt .45s
September 12, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Colt .45s 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 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Snider lf 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Howard rf 3 1 1 1
Fairly 1b 3 0 0 0
Camilli c 3 0 1 0
  Roseboro c 0 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Burright 2b 0 0 0 0
Richert p 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 2 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 4 0 1 0
Temple 2b 3 0 1 0
Pendleton 1b 3 0 0 0
Mejias rf 4 0 2 0
Warwick lf,cf 4 0 4 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Heist cf 1 0 0 0
  Spangler ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Smith c 2 0 1 0
  Golden pr 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 9 0
Los Angeles 000 010 000131
Houston 000 000 000090
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Richert   3.0 5 0 0 2 4
  Roebuck  W (10-0) 5.1 4 0 0 3 0
  Perranoski  SV (19) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
5
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (6-15) 7.0 3 1 1 0 9
  McMahon   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
10

  E–Richert (1).  DP–Los Angeles 3.  HR–Los Angeles Howard (27,5th inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Aspromonte (5,off Roebuck); Pendleton (5,off Roebuck).  IBB–Spangler (6,by Roebuck).  Team–10.  WP–Richert (3), Perranoski (1).  IBB–Roebuck (5,Spangler).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:25.  A–28,669.
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