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APRIL 29, 1962
The Colt .45s are not only trying to avoid being swept by the Milwaukee Braves, they are also trying to avoid going 0-9 in this home stand.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 7-8 at Chicago 5-11 (2)
New York 9-5 at Washington 7-10 (2)
Minnesota 14-3 at Cleveland 7-8 (2)
Los Angeles 3-13 at Detroit 12-4
Baltimore 6-10 at Kansas City 10-8
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 6-12 at San Francisco 11-6 (2)
Cincinnati 7-10 at St Louis 11-6 (2)
Philadelphia 9-10 at New York 5-12 (2)
Pittsburgh 12-5 at Los Angeles 12-6 (2)
MILWAUKEE BRAVES (10-7) AT HOUSTON COLT .45S (5-14)
MATCHUPS
SP Bob Shaw vs Ken T Johnson Advantage Houston
C Del Crandall vs Hal W Smith Advantage Milwaukee
1B Joe Adcock vs Norm Larker Advantage Milwaukee
2B Frank Bolling vs Joey Amalfitano Advantage Milwaukee
3B Eddie Mathews vs Bob Aspromonte Advantage Milwaukee
SS Roy McMillan vs Don Buddin Advantage Push
RF Tommie Aaron vs Al Spangler Advantage Houston
CF Lee Maye vs Don Taussig Advantage Milwaukee
RF Hank Aaron vs Roman Mejias Advantage Milwaukee
Overall Advantage Milwaukee
In the bottom of the first, Mejias gave the Colt .45s the lead with an RBI single.
In the top of the second, McMillan tied the game with an RBI double. Tommie Aaron brought McMillan home with a single to give the Braves the lead.
In the top of the third, Bolling's second triple of the game scored Mathews from first. Crandall then brought Bolling home with a two-out single.
In the bottom of the third, the Colt .45s loaded the bases withnobody out. Spangler beat out the 5-4-3 and Johnson scored from third.
After three: Milwaukee 4 Houston 2.
In the top of the fifth, Adcock scored from third when Mathews grounded into the 4-6-3.
After six: Milwaukee 5 Houston 2.
Maye led off the top of the seventh with a home run.
Jim Golden took the mound for the Colt .45s in the top of the ninth. Hank Aaron scored from third on a wild pitch.
The Braves had 11 hits in the game.
Final score: Milwaukee 7 Houston 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bob Shaw 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 2 Boston 0 Game 1
Chicago 9 Boston 2 Game 2
New York 17 Washington 5 Game 1
Washington 5 New York 2 Game 2
Minnesota 7 Cleveland 3 Game 1
Minnesota 14 Cleveland 9 Game 2
Detroit 7 Los Angeles 6
Kansas City 13 Baltimore 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 5 Chicago 2 Game 1
San Francisco 5 Chicago 1 Game 2
St Louis 12 Cincinnati 4 Game 1
St Louis 8 Cincinnati 2 Game 2
Philadelphia 9 New York 1 Game 1
Philadelphia 3 New York 2 Game 2
Pittsburgh 7 Los Angeles 6 11 innings Game 1
Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles 1 10 innings Game 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Lenny Green Minnesota Twins 4 for 8, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB
2. Chuck Essegian Cleveland Indians 5 for 9, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, BB
3. Hal Naragon Minnesota Twins 3 for 8, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R
Eddie Fisher of the Chicago White Sox pitched a complete game shutout.
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