Houston Colt .45s vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 25, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1962 at Dodger Stadium. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Warwick cf 3 0 1 0
Spangler lf 5 2 2 2
Roberts rf 5 0 1 0
Larker 1b 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 2 0
Ranew c 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph,c 1 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 0 0
Hartman ss 4 1 2 0
Farrell p 3 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 2 0
Gilliam 3b,2b 5 0 1 0
Davis W. cf 5 0 1 0
Davis T. lf 5 1 2 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0
Howard rf 3 0 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 1
Burright 2b 3 0 1 0
  Harkness ph 0 0 0 0
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Moon ph 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 1
Houston 100 000 100 1390
Los Angeles 000 001 100 0293
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (10-19) 10.0 9 2 2 2 7
Totals
10.0
9
2
2
2
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale   7.0 6 2 1 1 3
  Perranoski   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Roebuck  L (10-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
9
3
2
2
4

  E–Wills (35), Burright (14), Drysdale (6).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles T Davis (26,off Farrell).  3B–Houston Spangler (9,off Drysdale).  HR–Houston Spangler (5,10th inning off Roebuck 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Farrell (3,off Drysdale); Warwick (4,off Drysdale).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Roseboro (5,off Farrell).  IBB–Harkness (1,by Farrell).  Team–8.  SB–Wills 2 (99,2nd base off Farrell/Ranew,Home off Farrell/Ranew); Gilliam (16,2nd base off Farrell/Smith); Roseboro (12,2nd base off Farrell/Smith).  CS–Wills (13,2nd base by Farrell/Ranew).  IBB–Farrell (2,Harkness).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–3:03.  A–25,036.
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