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MAY 18, 1962
The Colt .45s conclude their seven game road trip with a four game series in San Francisco against the Giants. The Colt .45s are 0-3 so far on this road trip and have lost five straight. The Giants have won four of their last five. The Giants lead the season series 2-1.
The Colt .45s activated SP Bob Bruce from the disabled list.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 18-13 at Cleveland 14-18
Los Angeles 10-21 at Boston 19-13
Minnesota 28-5 at New York 17-14
Kansas City 15-19 at Washington 12-21
Baltimore 13-19 at Chicago 15-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 11-23 at Milwaukee 21-15
Chicago 11-24 at Philadelphia 20-18
Cincinnati 15-18 at Pittsburgh 23-12
St Louis 19-16 at Los Angeles 25-11
HOUSTON COLT .45S (10-27) AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (22-13)
MATCHUPS
SP Ken T Johnson vs Juan Marichal Advantage Push
C Hal W Smith vs Tom Haller Advantage San Francisco
1B Norm Larker vs Orlando Cepeda Advantage San Francisco
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Chuck Hiller Advantage San Francisco
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Jim Davenport Advantage San Francisco
SS Don Buddin vs Jose Pagan Advantage Houston
LF Al Spangler vs Willie McCovey Advantage San Francisco
CF Don Taussig vs Willie Mays Advantage San Francisco
RF Roman Mejias vs Felipe Alou Advantage San Francisco
Overall Advantage San Francisco
In the bottom of the second, the Giants loaded the bases with nobody out. Haller hit a sacrifice fly to put the Giants on the board.
After three: San Francisco 1 Houston 0.
Cepeda led off the bottom of the fourth with a 375 foot shot to left.
In the top of the fifth, Buddin put the Colt .45s on the board with an RBI double. Spangler was up next and he tied the game with an RBI single. Mejias then hit a three-run homer to put the Colt .45s in the lead.
After six: Houston 5 San Francisco 2.
In the bottom of the seventh, Mays hit a two-run homer to make it a one run game.
Davenport led off the top of the eighth with a 419 foot drive to right-center to tie the game. Jim Umbricht immediately replaced Johnson on the mound for the Colt .45s. Pinch hitter Harvey Kuenn hit an RBI double to put the Giants back in the lead.
Stu Miller took the mound for the Giants in the top of the ninth and set the Colt .45s down in order to end the game and second Marichal to an 8-0 record on the season.
Final score: San Francisco 6 Houston 5.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Orlando Cepeda 2 for 4, HR, RBI, 2 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 6 Detroit 4
Los Angeles 5 Boston 1
New York 7 Minnesota 0
Kansas City 9 Washington 2
Chicago 16 Baltimore 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 3 Milwaukee 1
Philadelphia 8 Chicago 1
Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 1
Los Angeles 5 St Louis 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jim Landis Chicago White Sox 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Al E Smith Chicago White Sox 2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R
3. Jerry Lumpe Kansas City Athletics 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees pitched a complete game shutout.
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