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JULY 28, 1962
Today is the second game in the series in Chicago between the Colt .45s and the Cubs. The Colt .45s have lost eight straight.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 67-34 at Cleveland 49-52
Los Angeles 43-58 at Detroit 53-46
Chicago 44-57 at New York 63-37
Boston 54-47 at Washington 44-59
Kansas City 41-61 at Baltimore 48-55
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee 64-37 at Cincinnati 55-45
Pittsburgh 64-40 at Philadelphia 54-52
New York 31-76 at St Louis 42-62
San Francisco 66-38 at Los Angeles 82-22
HOUSTON COLT .45S (25-77) AT CHICAGO CUBS (35-69)
MATCHUPS
SP Ken T Johnson vs Don Cardwell Advantage Houston
C Hal W Smith vs Dick Bertell Advantage Chicago
1B Harry Bright vs Ernie Banks Advantage Push
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Ken Hubbs Advantage Push
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Ron Santo Advantage Advantage Chicago
SS Eddie Kasko vs Andre Rodgers Advantage Push
LF Al Spangler vs Billy L Williams Advantage Chicago
CF Don Taussig vs Lou Brock Advantage Chicago
RF Roman Mejias vs George Altman Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago
In the top of the third, the Colt .45s loaded the bases with nobody out. Johnson scored when Aspromonte hit a sacrifice fly to put the Colt .45s on the board. Bright followed with a three run homer.
After three: Houston 4 Chicago 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Hubbs put the Cubs on the board with a two out RBI single. Rodgers followed with a two run triple.
In the bottom of the fifth, Banks tied the game with a two out RBI single.
After six: Houston 4 Chicago 4.
In the top of the seventh, Aspromonte put the Colt .45s back in the lead with his own two out RBI single.
In the bottom of the seventh, Altman tied the game with an RBI double. An intentional walk to Banks loaded the bases with one out. Hubbs grounded into the 3-2 fielder's choice for the second out. Rodgers flew out to right to end the inning.
After a leadoff single in the top of the eighth, Barney Schultz took the mound for the Cubs.
After a leadoff single in the bottom of the eighth, Howie Koplitz took the mound for the Colt .45s. Santo gave the Cubs the lead with a two out RBI double.
The Colt .45s went down in order in the top of the ninth.
The Cubs got 11 hits in the victory.
Final score: Chicago 6 Houston 5.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Cardwell 7.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 13 Cleveland 5
Detroit 7 Los Angeles 2
New York 6 Chicago 3
Boston 4 Washington 0
Baltimore 3 Kansas City 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 2
Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 3
St Louis 11 New York 0
Los Angeles 6 San Francisco 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Carl Warwick St Louis Cardinals 3 for 4, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 2 R
2. Lenny Green Minnesota Twins 2 for 2, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
3. Larry Jackson St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W
St Louis Cardinals LF Stan Musial got his 3,500th career hit today.
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