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Old 03-06-2019, 05:04 PM   #8
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APRIL 15, 1962
The Colt .45s will conclude the series in Philadelphia with a Sunday double header against the Phillies. This will be the first double header in Colt .45s history. The Phillies won the first two games of this series by a combined score of 15-2.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 3-2 at Cleveland 1-3 (2)
Boston 2-2 at Baltimore 1-2 (2)
New York 2-1 at Detroit 3-2
Chicago 1-3 at Kansas City 4-1
Los Angeles 2-2 at Minnesota 2-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 3-1 at New York 1-3 (2)
St Louis 3-1 at Chicago 3-2
Cincinnati 4-2 at San Francisco 2-3
Milwaukee 2-3 at Los Angeles 3-2

HOUSTON COLT .45S (1-4) AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (2-3) GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Ken T Johnson vs Art Mahaffey Advantage Push
C Hal W Smith 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 Houston
CF Don Taussig vs Tony Gonzalez Advantage Philadelphia
RF Roman Mejias vs Johnny Callison Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Philadelphia

In the bottom of the first, the Phillies loaded the bases with one out. Demeter scored two with a single. Taylor then brought two home with a triple. Dalrymple brought Taylor home with a single. The Phillies batted around the order in the first.

In the top of the second, Taussig answered with a two-run double.

In the bottom of the second, Callison hit a run-scoring single.

After three: Philadelphia 6 Houston 2.

In the bottom of the sixth, Sievers got an RBI single.

After six: Philadelphia 7 Houston 2.

In the bottom of the eighth, Dean Stone came out to pitch for the Colt .45s.

The Phillies got 14 hits in the win.

Final score: Philadelphia 7 Houston 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Art Mahaffey 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

HOUSTON COLT .45S (1-5) AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (3-3) GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Turk Farrell vs Dallas Green Advantage Houston
C Merritt Ranew vs Bob Oldis Advantage Houston
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 Houston
CF Don Taussig vs Tony Gonzalez Advantage Philadelphia
RF Roman Mejias vs Johnny Callison Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Philadelphia

In the top of the first, Buddin hit a solo home run.

In the top of the second, an Amalfitano single had a chance to add to the lead but Callison threw Taussig out at home as he was trying to score from second.

After three: Houston 1 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the fifth, Mejias came through with an RBI single.

After six: Houston 2 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the seventh, with Amalfitano on first and one out, Bill G Smith took the mound for the Phillies. Amalfitano went on to score on a wild pitch.

Frank Sullivan took the mound for the Phillies in the top of the eighth.

Jim Umbricht took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the eighth.

The Colt .45s got 10 hits in the game to avoid the four-game sweep.

Final score: Houston 3 Philadelphia 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Turk Farrell 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5 Washington 0 Game 1
Cleveland 6 Washington 0 Game 2
Baltimore 4 Boston 2 Game 1
Baltimore 7 Boston 0 Game 2
Detroit 3 New York 2
Kansas City 2 Chicago 0
Minnesota 11 Los Angeles 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 1 New York 0 Game 1
Pittsburgh 3 New York 0 Game 2
St Louis 12 Chicago 3
San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 4 11 innings
Los Angeles 3 Milwaukee 1


TOP PERFORMERS
1. Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 12 K, W

2. Mudcat Grant Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

3. Bob Friend Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

Dick Donovan of the Cleveland Indians, Dave Wickersham of the Kansas City Athletics and Jack Fisher of the Baltimore Orioles each pitched a complete game shutout.

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