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MAY 1, 1962
The Colt .45s begin a seven-game road trip with a three-game series in St Louis against the Cardinals. The Colt .45s have lost nine straight. The Cardinals have won six of their last eight. The Cardinals lead the season series 3-0.
AL Batter of the Month: RF Al Kaline Detroit Tigers
NL Batter of the Month: RF Felipe Alou San Francisco Giants
AL Pitcher of the Month: Frank Lary Detroit Tigers
NL Pitcher of the Month: Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers
AL Rookie of the Month: LF Manny Jimenez Kansas City Athletics
NL Rookie of the Month: LF Tommie Aaron Milwaukee Braves
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 6-11 at Minnesota 16-3
Los Angeles 3-14 at Cleveland 7-10
Boston 7-10 at Washington 8-11
New York 10-6 at Chicago 7-11
Detroit 13-4 at Kansas City 11-8
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee 12-7 at Philadelphia 11-11
Cincinnati 7-12 at New York 5-14
Chicago 6-15 at Los Angeles 13-8
Pittsburgh 15-5 at San Francisco 13-7
HOUSTON COLT .45S (5-15) AT ST LOUIS CARDINALS (13-6)
MATCHUPS
SP Turk Farrell vs Ernie Broglio Advantage Houston
C Merritt Ranew vs Gene Oliver Advantage St Louis
1B Norm Larker vs Bill D White Advantage St Louis
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Julian Javier Advantage St Louis
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Ken Boyer Advantage St Louis
SS Don Buddin vs Julio Gotay Advantage Houston
LF Al Spangler vs Stan Musial Advantage Push
CF Don Taussig vs Curt Flood Advantage St Louis
RF Roman Mejias vs Carl Warwick Advantage St Louis
Overall Advantage St Louis
In the top of the first, Spangler put the Colt .45s on the board with an RBI triple. Mejias followed with a double that scored Spangler. Aspromonte brought Mejias home with a single.
In the top of the second, Farrell cashed in his own triple when he scored on a passed ball.
In the bottom of the second, the Cardinals loaded the bases with one out. Broglio went down on strikes for the second out. Javier drew a walk to force in the Cardinals first run. Warwick then scored on a wild pitch.
In the bottom of the third, Musial hit a solo home run.
After three: Houston 4 St Louis 3
In the bottom of the fifth, the Cardinals loaded the bases with two out. Warwick drew a walk to force in the tying run. Oliver grounded to third to end the inning.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Cardinals loaded the bases with two out. Farrell was called for a balk, bringing the go-ahead run in from third.
After six: St Louis 5 Houston 4.
After a leadoff walk in the bottom of the seventh, Bobby Shantz took the mound for the Colt .45s. One out later, Oliver hit a two-run homer.
In the top of the eighth, Taussig got the Colt .45s back in it with a two-run triple.
Jim Umbricht took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the eighth. Javier scored on a wild pitch.
The Colt .45s went down in order in the top of the ninth.
The Colt .45s lost despite tallying 11 hits.
Final score: St Louis 8 Houston 6.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Stan Musial 2 for 2, HR, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 4 Baltimore 1
Los Angeles 5 Cleveland 4
Boston 8 Washington 1
New York 4 Chicago 2
Detroit 7 Kansas City 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 8 New York 4 13 innings
Los Angeles 4 Chicago 0
San Francisco 6 Pittsburgh 4
Milwaukee at Philadelphia ppd
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Drysdale Los Angeles Dodgers 8.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, W
2. Jerry Lynch Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
3. Bill Monbouquette Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W
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