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JUNE 15, 1962
After going 2-8 on their home stand, the Colt .45s begin an 11 game road trip with a three game weekend series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. The Colt .45s have not allowed a run in their last 18 innings. The Dodgers have won nine straight and are 13-2 in the month of June. The Dodgers lead the season series 10-1.
The Colt .45s placed SS Don Buddin on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 14.
Baltimore Orioles SP Dave McNally has a torn UCL and will be out for 10-11 months.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 34-24 at Cleveland 27-33
Boston 37-24 at Detroit 31-28
Minnesota 45-17 at Kansas City 26-37
Baltimore 29-35 at Washington 26-37
Los Angeles 23-36 at Chicago 27-34
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 33-28 at Philadelphia 36-21
Chicago 19-44 at New York 22-40
Milwaukee 38-25 at Pittsburgh 38-25
St Louis 26-36 at San Francisco 41-24
HOUSTON COLT .45S (16-49) AT LOS ANGELES (49-16)
MATCHUPS
SP Bobby Tiefenauer vs Don Drysdale Advantage Los Angeles
C Merritt Ranew vs Tim McCarver Advantage Houston
1B Norm Larker vs Ron Fairly Advantage Los Angeles
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Daryl Spencer Advantage Los Angeles
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Tommy Davis Advantage Los Angeles
SS Bob Lillis vs Maury Wills Advantage Los Angeles
LF Al Spangler vs Wally Moon Advantage Push
CF Don Taussig vs Willie Davis Advantage Los Angeles
RF Roman Mejias vs Frank Howard Advantage Los Angeles
Overall Advantage Los Angeles
In the bottom of the first, Wills scored on a wild pitch.
Drysdale had a no-hitter through three.
After three: Los Angeles 1 Houston 0.
Ranew led off the top of the fifth with a game-tying home run for the Colt .45s first hit of the game.
After six: Houston 1 Los Angeles 1.
McCarver led off the bottom of the seventh with a 347 foot blast to right to give the Dodgers the lead back. With a runner on first and two out, Tommy Davis took one 338 feet to left to give the Dodgers a three run lead. Howard followed with a 393 foot bomb to right for the Dodgers third home run of the inning. Dean Stone took the mound for the Colt .45s after the Howard homer.
Ed Roebuck took the mound for the Dodgers in the top of the eighth.
Dave Giusti took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the eighth.
Larry Sherry took the mound for the Dodgers in the top of the ninth.
The Dodgers got 11 hits in the victory.
Final score: Los Angeles 5 Houston 1
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Drysdale 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 3 New York 2 10 innings
Detroit 10 Boston 5
Minnesota 3 Kansas City 1
Washington 2 Baltimore 1 11 innings
Los Angeles 10 Chicago 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 12 Philadelphia 4
Chicago 8 New York 0
Pittsburgh 6 Milwaukee 1
San Francisco 5 St Louis 4
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Vada Pinson Cincinnati Reds 5 for 6, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R
2. Norm Cash Detroit Tigers 3 for 3, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
3. Don Cardwell Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W
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