The Anthology of the Houston Astros - Page 2

vrobx1 · 05-06-2021, 06:55 PM

APRIL 28, 1962
Tonight is the second game in the series in Houston between the Colt .45's and the Milwaukee Braves. The Braves have won three straight after crushing the Colt 45's in the series opener.

Houston Colt .45's LF Jim Pendleton announced he will retire at the end of the season.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 8-8 at Cleveland Indians 9-5
Los Angeles Angels 7-8 at Detroit Tigers 12-3
New York Yankees 7-6 at Washington Senators 4-12
Boston Red Sox 9-5 at Chicago White Sox 6-8
Baltimore Orioles 4-11 at Kansas City Athletics 8-8

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 7-11 at New York Mets 7-9
Cincinnati Reds 7-9 at St Louis Cardinals 8-8
Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12-5
Chicago Cubs 5-12 at San Francisco Giants 10-6

MILWAUKEE BRAVES (7-9) AT HOUSTON COLT .45'S (10-8)
MATCHUPS
SP Denny Lemaster vs Ken T Johnson Advantage Houston
C Joe Torre vs Hal W Smith Advantage Milwaukee
1B Joe Adcock vs Norm Larker Advantage Milwaukee
2B Frank Bolling vs Bob Lillis Advantage Milwaukee
3B Eddie Mathews vs Bob Aspromonte Advantage Milwaukee
SS Roy McMillan vs Don Buddin Advantage Houston
LF Tommie Aaron vs Al Spangler Advantage Houston
CF Hank Aaron vs Roman Mejias Advantage Milwaukee
RF Mack Jones vs Jim Pendleton Advantage Milwaukee
Overall Advantage Milwaukee

Johnson was perfect through three.

After three: Milwaukee 0 Houston 0.

In the top of the fifth, Mathews led off with a two-base hit for the Braves first baserunner of the game. The Braves went on to load the bases with one out. Tommie Aaron grounded into the 5-2 fielder's choice for the second out. Then the pitcher Lemaster grounded to third and the game remained a scoreless tie.

After six: Milwaukee 0 Houston 0.

In the top of the seventh, the Braves loaded the bases with two out. Johnson then was called for a balk and the first run of the game had finally been scored.

In the bottom of the ninth, Aspromonte delivered a game-tying run-scoring single. With runners at first and second and nobody out, Don McMahon took the mound for the Braves. A walk loaded the bases with nobody out. After Smith struck out, Merritt Ranew came in to pinch hit. With the count 1-1, McMahon uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Mejias to score the winning run.

Final score: Houston 2 Milwaukee 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ken T Johnson 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 5 Cleveland Indians 4 11 innings
Los Angeles Angels 12 Detroit Tigers 4
Washington Senators 5 New York Yankees 4
Boston Red Sox 2 Chicago White Sox 0
Baltimore Orioles 5 Kansas City Athletics 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 6 New York Mets 3
St Louis Cardinals 17 Cincinnati Reds 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 14 innings
San Francisco Giants 8 Chicago Cubs 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bill D White St Louis Cardinals 4 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
2. Gene Oliver St Louis Cardinals 4 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
3. Ken Boyer St Louis Cardinals 2 for 4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

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vrobx1 · 05-06-2021, 10:15 PM

APRIL 29, 1962
Today is the rubber game in the series in Houston between the Colt .45's and the Milwaukee Braves. The Colt .45's look to win their fourth home series in the month of April.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 9-8 at Cleveland Indians 9-6 (2)
New York Yankees 7-7 at Washington Senators 5-12 (2)
Boston Red Sox 10-5 at Chicago White Sox 6-9 (2)
Los Angeles Angels 8-8 at Detroit Tigers 12-4
Baltimore Orioles 5-11 at Kansas City Athletics 8-9

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 8-11 at New York Mets 7-10 (2)
Cincinnati Reds 7-10 at St Louis Cardinals 9-8 (2)
Chicago Cubs 5-13 at San Francisco Giants 11-6 (2)
Pittsburgh Pirates 11-6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12-6 (2)

MILWAUKEE BRAVES (7-10) AT HOUSTON COLT .45'S (11-8)
The game was canceled due to bad weather. It has been rescheduled for June 5 as part of a doubleheader.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 11 Washington Senators 1 Game 1
New York Yankees at Washington Senators Game 2 ppd
Minnesota Twins 7 Cleveland Indians 4 Game 1
Minnesota Twins 6 Cleveland Indians 5 Game 2
Detroit Tigers 5 Los Angeles Angels 3 10 innings
Boston Red Sox 6 Chicago White Sox 2 Game 1
Boston Red Sox 5 Chicago White Sox 4 Game 2
Baltimore Orioles 7 Kansas City Athletics 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 9 New York Mets 3 Game 1
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Game 2 ppd
St Louis Cardinals 7 Cincinnati Reds 6 10 innings Game 1
St Louis Cardinals 9 Cincinnati Reds 2 Game 2
Chicago Cubs 4 San Francisco Giants 3 Game 1
San Francisco Giants 4 Chicago Cubs 3 Game 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 12 innings Game 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Game 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Pete Runnels Boston Red Sox 6 for 9, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Willie Mays San Francisco Giants 4 for 6, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
3. Tito Francona Cleveland Indians 5 first 6, HR, RBI, 3 R

Cincinnati Reds CF Vada Pinson will miss five weeks due to a strained hamstring.

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vrobx1 · 05-06-2021, 10:38 PM

APRIL 30, 1962
After going 5-2 on their home stand, the Colt .45's had the day off.

AL Player of the Week: LF Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins

NL Player of the Week: C Gene Oliver St Louis Cardinals

WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Detroit Tigers
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
5. San Francisco Giants
6. St Louis Cardinals
7. Houston Colt .45's
8. Minnesota Twins
9. New York Yankees
10. Cleveland Indians
11. Los Angeles Angels
12. Philadelphia Phillies
13. Milwaukee Braves
14. Kansas City Athletics
15. New York Mets
16. Baltimore Orioles
17. Cincinnati Reds
18. Chicago White Sox
19. Chicago Cubs
20. Washington Senators

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 13-4
Boston Red Sox 12-5
Minnesota Twins 11-8
New York Yankees 8-7
Cleveland Indians 9-8
Los Angeles Angels 8-9
Kansas City Athletics 8-10
Chicago White Sox 6-11
Baltimore Orioles 6-11
Washington Senators 5-13

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles Dodgers 13-7
Pittsburgh Pirates 12-7
San Francisco Giants 12-7
Houston Colt .45's 11-8
St Louis Cardinals 11-8
Philadelphia Phillies 9-11
Milwaukee Braves 7-10
New York Mets 7-11
Cincinnati Reds 7-12
Chicago Cubs 6-14

HOUSTON COLT .45'S TEAM LEADERS
BATTING
BATTING AVG
Roman Mejias .299
Al Spangler .275
Bob Aspromonte .261

HOME RUNS
Roman Mejias and Jim Pendleton 3 each
Four tied with 1

RUNS BATTED IN
Joey Amalfitano 11
Roman Mejias and Hal W Smith 9 each

PITCHING
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Turk Farrell 2.28
Ken T Johnson 3.50
Bobby Tiefenauer 4.50

WINS
Bobby Shantz 5
Turk Farrell 3
Ken T Johnson 2

STRIKEOUTS
Turk Farrell 20
Ken T Johnson 19
Bob Bruce 17

HOUSTON COLT .45'S TEAM STATS AND NL RANK
Runs Scored 72 8th
Batting AVG .229 9th
On-Base PCT .298 8th
Home Runs 10 t-9th
Stolen Bases 5 t-6th
Runs against 96 8th
Starters ERA 4.79 8th
Bullpen ERA 4.41 9th
Defensive Eff. .701 5th

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
There are no American League games scheduled today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee Braves 7-10 at Philadelphia Phillies 9-11
Pittsburgh Pirates 12-7 at San Francisco Giants 12-7
Chicago Cubs 6-14 at Los Angeles Dodgers 13-7

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 6 Milwaukee Braves 3
San Francisco Giants 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Chicago Cubs 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dick Ellsworth Chicago Cubs 8.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W
2. Don Drysdale Los Angeles Dodgers 8.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
3. Tom Haller San Francisco Giants 1 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB

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05-06-2021, 06:55 PM	#21
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	APRIL 28, 1962 Tonight is the second game in the series in Houston between the Colt .45's and the Milwaukee Braves. The Braves have won three straight after crushing the Colt 45's in the series opener. Houston Colt .45's LF Jim Pendleton announced he will retire at the end of the season. OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota Twins 8-8 at Cleveland Indians 9-5 Los Angeles Angels 7-8 at Detroit Tigers 12-3 New York Yankees 7-6 at Washington Senators 4-12 Boston Red Sox 9-5 at Chicago White Sox 6-8 Baltimore Orioles 4-11 at Kansas City Athletics 8-8 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia Phillies 7-11 at New York Mets 7-9 Cincinnati Reds 7-9 at St Louis Cardinals 8-8 Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12-5 Chicago Cubs 5-12 at San Francisco Giants 10-6 MILWAUKEE BRAVES (7-9) AT HOUSTON COLT .45'S (10-8) MATCHUPS SP Denny Lemaster vs Ken T Johnson Advantage Houston C Joe Torre vs Hal W Smith Advantage Milwaukee 1B Joe Adcock vs Norm Larker Advantage Milwaukee 2B Frank Bolling vs Bob Lillis Advantage Milwaukee 3B Eddie Mathews vs Bob Aspromonte Advantage Milwaukee SS Roy McMillan vs Don Buddin Advantage Houston LF Tommie Aaron vs Al Spangler Advantage Houston CF Hank Aaron vs Roman Mejias Advantage Milwaukee RF Mack Jones vs Jim Pendleton Advantage Milwaukee Overall Advantage Milwaukee Johnson was perfect through three. After three: Milwaukee 0 Houston 0. In the top of the fifth, Mathews led off with a two-base hit for the Braves first baserunner of the game. The Braves went on to load the bases with one out. Tommie Aaron grounded into the 5-2 fielder's choice for the second out. Then the pitcher Lemaster grounded to third and the game remained a scoreless tie. After six: Milwaukee 0 Houston 0. In the top of the seventh, the Braves loaded the bases with two out. Johnson then was called for a balk and the first run of the game had finally been scored. In the bottom of the ninth, Aspromonte delivered a game-tying run-scoring single. With runners at first and second and nobody out, Don McMahon took the mound for the Braves. A walk loaded the bases with nobody out. After Smith struck out, Merritt Ranew came in to pinch hit. With the count 1-1, McMahon uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Mejias to score the winning run. Final score: Houston 2 Milwaukee 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Ken T Johnson 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota Twins 5 Cleveland Indians 4 11 innings Los Angeles Angels 12 Detroit Tigers 4 Washington Senators 5 New York Yankees 4 Boston Red Sox 2 Chicago White Sox 0 Baltimore Orioles 5 Kansas City Athletics 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia Phillies 6 New York Mets 3 St Louis Cardinals 17 Cincinnati Reds 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 14 innings San Francisco Giants 8 Chicago Cubs 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bill D White St Louis Cardinals 4 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB 2. Gene Oliver St Louis Cardinals 4 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R 3. Ken Boyer St Louis Cardinals 2 for 4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB Sent from my SM-J337VPP using Tapatalk

05-06-2021, 10:15 PM	#22
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	APRIL 29, 1962 Today is the rubber game in the series in Houston between the Colt .45's and the Milwaukee Braves. The Colt .45's look to win their fourth home series in the month of April. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota Twins 9-8 at Cleveland Indians 9-6 (2) New York Yankees 7-7 at Washington Senators 5-12 (2) Boston Red Sox 10-5 at Chicago White Sox 6-9 (2) Los Angeles Angels 8-8 at Detroit Tigers 12-4 Baltimore Orioles 5-11 at Kansas City Athletics 8-9 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia Phillies 8-11 at New York Mets 7-10 (2) Cincinnati Reds 7-10 at St Louis Cardinals 9-8 (2) Chicago Cubs 5-13 at San Francisco Giants 11-6 (2) Pittsburgh Pirates 11-6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12-6 (2) MILWAUKEE BRAVES (7-10) AT HOUSTON COLT .45'S (11-8) The game was canceled due to bad weather. It has been rescheduled for June 5 as part of a doubleheader. OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Yankees 11 Washington Senators 1 Game 1 New York Yankees at Washington Senators Game 2 ppd Minnesota Twins 7 Cleveland Indians 4 Game 1 Minnesota Twins 6 Cleveland Indians 5 Game 2 Detroit Tigers 5 Los Angeles Angels 3 10 innings Boston Red Sox 6 Chicago White Sox 2 Game 1 Boston Red Sox 5 Chicago White Sox 4 Game 2 Baltimore Orioles 7 Kansas City Athletics 6 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia Phillies 9 New York Mets 3 Game 1 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Game 2 ppd St Louis Cardinals 7 Cincinnati Reds 6 10 innings Game 1 St Louis Cardinals 9 Cincinnati Reds 2 Game 2 Chicago Cubs 4 San Francisco Giants 3 Game 1 San Francisco Giants 4 Chicago Cubs 3 Game 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 12 innings Game 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Game 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Pete Runnels Boston Red Sox 6 for 9, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Willie Mays San Francisco Giants 4 for 6, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB 3. Tito Francona Cleveland Indians 5 first 6, HR, RBI, 3 R Cincinnati Reds CF Vada Pinson will miss five weeks due to a strained hamstring. Sent from my SM-J337VPP using Tapatalk

05-06-2021, 10:38 PM	#23
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	APRIL 30, 1962 After going 5-2 on their home stand, the Colt .45's had the day off. AL Player of the Week: LF Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins NL Player of the Week: C Gene Oliver St Louis Cardinals WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. Detroit Tigers 2. Boston Red Sox 3. Los Angeles Dodgers 4. Pittsburgh Pirates 5. San Francisco Giants 6. St Louis Cardinals 7. Houston Colt .45's 8. Minnesota Twins 9. New York Yankees 10. Cleveland Indians 11. Los Angeles Angels 12. Philadelphia Phillies 13. Milwaukee Braves 14. Kansas City Athletics 15. New York Mets 16. Baltimore Orioles 17. Cincinnati Reds 18. Chicago White Sox 19. Chicago Cubs 20. Washington Senators STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Tigers 13-4 Boston Red Sox 12-5 Minnesota Twins 11-8 New York Yankees 8-7 Cleveland Indians 9-8 Los Angeles Angels 8-9 Kansas City Athletics 8-10 Chicago White Sox 6-11 Baltimore Orioles 6-11 Washington Senators 5-13 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles Dodgers 13-7 Pittsburgh Pirates 12-7 San Francisco Giants 12-7 Houston Colt .45's 11-8 St Louis Cardinals 11-8 Philadelphia Phillies 9-11 Milwaukee Braves 7-10 New York Mets 7-11 Cincinnati Reds 7-12 Chicago Cubs 6-14 HOUSTON COLT .45'S TEAM LEADERS BATTING BATTING AVG Roman Mejias .299 Al Spangler .275 Bob Aspromonte .261 HOME RUNS Roman Mejias and Jim Pendleton 3 each Four tied with 1 RUNS BATTED IN Joey Amalfitano 11 Roman Mejias and Hal W Smith 9 each PITCHING EARNED RUN AVERAGE Turk Farrell 2.28 Ken T Johnson 3.50 Bobby Tiefenauer 4.50 WINS Bobby Shantz 5 Turk Farrell 3 Ken T Johnson 2 STRIKEOUTS Turk Farrell 20 Ken T Johnson 19 Bob Bruce 17 HOUSTON COLT .45'S TEAM STATS AND NL RANK Runs Scored 72 8th Batting AVG .229 9th On-Base PCT .298 8th Home Runs 10 t-9th Stolen Bases 5 t-6th Runs against 96 8th Starters ERA 4.79 8th Bullpen ERA 4.41 9th Defensive Eff. .701 5th OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED There are no American League games scheduled today. NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee Braves 7-10 at Philadelphia Phillies 9-11 Pittsburgh Pirates 12-7 at San Francisco Giants 12-7 Chicago Cubs 6-14 at Los Angeles Dodgers 13-7 OTHER SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia Phillies 6 Milwaukee Braves 3 San Francisco Giants 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Chicago Cubs 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Dick Ellsworth Chicago Cubs 8.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W 2. Don Drysdale Los Angeles Dodgers 8.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K 3. Tom Haller San Francisco Giants 1 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB Sent from my SM-J337VPP using Tapatalk