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JULY 14, 1962
Today, the Colt .45s will attempt to complete their first ever three game sweep as they finish their three game series in Pittsburgh against the Pirates.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 43-46 at Baltimore 41-48
Detroit 47-40 at Chicago 38-51
Boston 51-37 at Kansas City 36-53
Washington 38-50 at Minnesota 57-31
New York 53-32 at Los Angeles 35-51
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 35-54 at Milwaukee 52-36
Los Angeles 71-20 at New York 28-63
San Francisco 58-32 at Philadelphia 48-44
Cincinnati 50-35 at Chicago 28-62
HOUSTON COLT .45S (23-65) AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES (53-35)
MATCHUPS
SP Jim Golden vs Earl Francis Advantage Pittsburgh
C Hal W Smith vs Smoky Burgess Advantage Pittsburgh
1B Norm Larker vs Dick Stuart Advantage Push
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Bill Mazeroski Advantage Pittsburgh
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Don Hoak Advantage Push
SS Eddie Kasko vs Dick Groat Advantage Pittsburgh
LF Al Spangler vs Bob Skinner Advantage Pittsburgh
CF Don Taussig vs Bill Virdon Advantage Pittsburgh
RF Roman Mejias vs Roberto Clemente Advantage Pittsburgh
Overall Advantage Pittsburgh
In the top of the second, Clemente threw Mejias out at home after he had tagged up and tried to score on a Smith fly ball to right.
In the bottom of the third, Stuart hit a two run triple to put the Pirates in the lead.
After three: Pittsburgh 2 Houston 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Mazeroski hit a two run homer.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Pirates loaded the bases with nobody out. Groat drew a four pitch walk to force in a run. Dick Drott took the mound for the Colt .45s. Virdon grounded into the 1-2 fielder's choice for the first out. Burgess then scored when Drott was called for a balk. Mazeroski scored Groat with a sacrifice fly.
In the top of the sixth, Larker hit a solo home run.
After six: Pittsburgh 7 Houston 1.
George Brunet took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the eighth. Stuart hit a two run triple and later scored when Burgess grounded to first.
With a runner on first and two out in the top of the ninth, Harvey Haddix took the mound for the Pirates and got Kasko to fly out to end the game.
The Pirates got 13 hits in the victory.
Final score: Pittsburgh 10 Houston 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Stuart 3 for 5, 2B, 2 3B, 4 RBI, 2 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 2 Baltimore 1
Detroit 13 Chicago 9
Kansas City 4 Boston 3
Minnesota 7 Washington 5
Los Angeles 10 New York 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee 5 St Louis 4 11 innings
Los Angeles 4 New York 1
San Francisco 8 Philadelphia 1
Cincinnati 6 Chicago 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dick Brown Detroit Tigers 4 for 6, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
2. Steve Bilko Los Angeles Angels 3 for 3, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
3. Billy Moran Los Angeles Angels 3 for 3, 2B, 4 RBI, R, BB
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