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APRIL 26, 1962
Tonight is the rubber game in the series in Houston between the Colt .45's and the St Louis Cardinals. In the first two games of this series, the Colt .45's six unearned runs off of six Cardinals errors.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington Senators 4-10 at Boston Red Sox 7-5
Kansas City Athletics 8-6 at Detroit Tigers 11-2
Minnesota Twins 8-6 at Baltimore Orioles 2-11
Cleveland Indians 7-5 at Los Angeles Angels 6-7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 7-9 at Milwaukee Braves 5-9
Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5 at Chicago Cubs 4-11
ST LOUIS CARDINALS (8-6) AT HOUSTON COLT .45'S (9-7)
MATCHUPS
SP Larry Jackson vs Turk Farrell Advantage Houston
C Gene Oliver vs Hal W Smith Advantage St Louis
1B Bill D White vs Norm Larker Advantage St Louis
2B Julian Javier vs Joey Amalfitano Advantage St Louis
3B Ken Boyer vs Bob Aspromonte Advantage St Louis
SS Julio Gotay vs Don Buddin Advantage Houston
LF Carl Warwick vs Al Spangler Advantage Houston
CF Curt Flood vs Al Heist Advantage St Louis
RF Stan Musial vs Roman Mejias Advantage St Louis
Overall Advantage St Louis
In the bottom of the second, Smith delivered an RBI single.
Farrell was perfect through three.
After three: Houston 1 St Louis 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Colt .45's loaded the bases with two out. With the pitcher spot up, Amalfitano came home from third on a passed ball.
In the top of the fifth, the Cardinals got their first baserunner of the game when Warwick got a two-base hit with two out.
In the bottom of the fifth, Buddin scored from second on a Larker single combined with a Musial error. Aspromonte added a sacrifice fly for an RBI. Larker then scored on a two-out triple by Amalfitano.
In the bottom of the sixth, Paul Toth took the mound for the Cardinals.
After six: Houston 5 St Louis 0.
In the top of the seventh, a 404 foot three-run shot by Warwick with two out made it a brand new ballgame. Gotay made it a one-run game with an RBI triple.
In the bottom of the seventh, Ed Bauta took the mound for the Cardinals.
In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Jim Umbricht took the mound for the Colt .45's. With runners at second and third and two out, Umbricht got pinch hitter Fred Whitfield looking to pick up the save.
The Colt .45's got 10 hits in the win.
Final score: Houston 5 St Louis 4.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Turk Farrell 8.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 6 Washington Senators 4
Detroit Tigers 14 Kansas City Athletics 13
Baltimore Orioles 9 Minnesota Twins 4
Cleveland Indians 10 Los Angeles Angels 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee Braves 11 Philadelphia Phillies 10 10 innings
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Chicago Cubs 4
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Lee Thomas Los Angeles Angels 4 for 4, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Jim Gentile Baltimore Orioles 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
3. Norm Cash Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
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