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APRIL 14, 1962
Today is the second game in the series in Philadelphia between the Colt .45's and the Phillies. The less said about the series opener the better.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 2-1 at Baltimore Orioles 1-1
Washington Senators 1-3 at Cleveland Indians 0-3
New York Yankees 2-0 at Detroit Tigers 3-1
Los Angeles Angels 1-2 at Minnesota Twins 1-3
Chicago White Sox 3-0 at Kansas City Athletics 2-2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-2 at New York Mets 2-1
St Louis Cardinals 2-1 at Chicago Cubs 1-3
Cincinnati Reds 2-3 at San Francisco Giants 4-0
Milwaukee Braves 0-4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1
HOUSTON COLT .45'S (2-2) AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (2-2)
MATCHUPS
SP Bobby Tiefenauer vs Art Mahaffey Advantage Houston
C Merritt Ranew vs Clay Dalrymple Advantage Philadelphia
1B Norm Larker vs Roy Sievers Advantage Philadelphia
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Tony Taylor Advantage Philadelphia
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Don Demeter Advantage Philadelphia
SS Don Buddin vs Ruben Amaro Sr Advantage Push
LF Al Spangler vs Wes Covington Advantage Push
CF Al Heist vs Tony Gonzalez Advantage Philadelphia
RF Roman Mejias vs Johnny Callison Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Philadelphia
Mahaffey was perfect through three.
After three: Houston 0 Philadelphia 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Phillies loaded the bases with one out. Mahaffey went down on strikes for the second out. Gonzalez then lined to third to end the inning with the game still a scoreless tie.
In the top of the fifth, a one-out single by Aspromonte gave the Colt .45's their first baserunner of the game.
In the bottom of the fifth, Sievers broke the scoreless tie with a 421 foot three-run homer.
After six: Philadelphia 3 Houston 0.
In the bottom of the eighth, following a lead off single, Dean Stone took the mound for the Colt .45's. Callison ended up knocking in a run with a two-out single. Billy Klaus followed with his own RBI single.
Mahaffey went on to record the complete game shutout.
The Phillies outhit the Colt .45's 11-2 in the game.
Final score: Philadelphia 5 Houston 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Art Mahaffey 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 8 Baltimore Orioles 1
Cleveland Indians 5 Washington Senators 3 15 innings
Detroit Tigers 4 New York Yankees 0
Los Angeles Angels 7 Minnesota Twins 4
Chicago White Sox 10 Kansas City Athletics 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 New York Mets 2
Chicago Cubs 6 St Louis Cardinals 3
San Francisco Giants 5 Cincinnati Reds 4
Milwaukee Braves 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jim Bunning Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W
2. Art Mahaffey Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
3. John Buzhardt Chicago White Sox 8.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W
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