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JULY 22, 1962
The Colt .45s will try to avoid being swept at home by the St Louis Cardinals as this three game series ends today.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 41-56 at New York 58-36 (2)
Chicago 42-54 at Boston 53-43
Detroit 51-43 at Kansas City 39-59
Baltimore 45-52 at Minnesota 64-32
Cleveland 47-50 at Los Angeles 40-55
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 31-69 at Cincinnati 52-41 (2)
Milwaukee 59-37 at Philadelphia 50-50
San Francisco 63-36 at Pittsburgh 60-37
Los Angeles 77-22 at Chicago 33-66
ST LOUIS CARDINALS (39-59) AT HOUSTON COLT .45S (25-72)
MATCHUPS
SP Curt Simmons vs Mike Cuellar Advantage St Louis
C Gene Oliver vs Hal W Smith Advantage St Louis
1B Bill D White vs Harry Bright Advantage Push
2B Julian Javier vs Joey Amalfitano Advantage St Louis
3B Ken Boyer vs Bob Aspromonte Advantage St Louis
SS Julio Gotay vs Eddie Kasko Advantage Push
LF Stan Musial vs Al Spangler Advantage Push
CF Curt Flood vs Don Taussig Advantage St Louis
RF Carl Warwick vs Roman Mejias Advantage St Louis
Overall Advantage St Louis
Nothing of note happened in the first three innings.
After three: St Louis 0 Houston 0.
In the top of the fourth, the Cardinals loaded the bases with nobody out. Musial went down on strikes for the first out. Warwick hit an RBI single to put the Cardinals on the board. Oliver brought two home with his own single. Gotay followed with an RBI double. Javier knocked in two more with a two out double. With a runner at second and two out, Al Cicotte took the mound for the Colt .45s. Flood added an RBI single. Flood would go on to score on an Amalfitano error. Musial came through with an RBI single in his second at bat of the inning. The Cardinals put nine runs on the board in the inning.
Oliver led off the top of the fifth with a home run.
Dick Drott took the mound for the Colt .45s in the top of the sixth.
After six: St Louis 10 Houston 0.
Simmons went on to record the complete game shutout. The Cardinals got 14 hits in the contest.
Final score: St Louis 10 Houston 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Curt Simmons 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R. 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 3 Washington 0 Game 1
New York 4 Washington 2 Game 2
Boston 8 Chicago 3
Kansas City 4 Detroit 1
Minnesota 4 Baltimore 0
Los Angeles 5 Cleveland 4 10 innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5 New York 2 Game 1
Cincinnati 7 New York 0 Game 2
Milwaukee 5 Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh 11 San Francisco 3
Los Angeles 12 Chicago 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Gordy Coleman Cincinnati Reds 6 for 9, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
2. Camilo Pascual Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K. W
3. Curt Simmons St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W
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