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AUGUST 4, 1962
Today is the second game in the series in St Louis between the Colt .45s and the Cardinals. The Colt .45s have lost thirteen straight.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 47-62 at Boston 58-48
Kansas City 43-65 at Cleveland 53-56
Minnesota 71-37 at Detroit 55-50
New York 65-41 at Chicago 46-60
Los Angeles 46-62 at Baltimore 53-56
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 59-47 at New York 32-80 (2)
Philadelphia 57-54 at Milwaukee 69-38
Chicago 38-71 at Los Angeles 86-23
Pittsburgh 65-44 at San Francisco 68-41
HOUSTON COLT .45S (25-82) AT ST LOUIS (45-64)
MATCHUPS
SP Bob Bruce vs Ray Sadecki Advantage Houston
C Hal W Smith vs Gene Oliver Advantage St Louis
1B Harry Bright vs Bill D White Advantage Push
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Julian Javier Advantage St Louis
3B Eddie Kasko vs Ken Boyer Advantage St Louis
SS Bob Lillis vs Julio Gotay Advantage St Louis
LF Al Spangler vs Gene Woodling Advantage Push
CF Don Taussig vs Curt Flood Advantage St Louis
RF Roman Mejias vs Stan Musial Advantage St Louis
Overall Advantage St Louis
In the bottom of the first, White put the Cardinals on the board with an RBI double. A two out single by Musial combined with a throwing error by Mejias scored White. It was the Colt .45s second error of the inning.
In the top of the second, Smith tied the game with a two run blast. Amalfitano put the Colt .45s in the lead with a sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the third, White put the Cardinals back in the lead with a two run homer.
After three: St Louis 4 Houston 3.
In the top of the fourth, Spangler tied the game with a two out RBI double.
After six: Houston 4 St Louis 4.
Howie Koplitz took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the eighth.
Lindy McDaniel took the mound for the Cardinals in the top of the ninth. The Colt .45s loaded the bases with one out. Spangler flew to right for the second out. Amalfitano then popped out to the catcher to retire the side.
George Brunet took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the ninth. The Cardinals loaded the bases with one out. Musial went down on strikes for the second out. Woodling then grounded to second to end the inning.
After nine: Houston 4 St Louis 4.
Ed Bauta took the mound for the Cardinals in the top of the tenth.
In the bottom of the tenth, with a runner on first and one out, Phil Ortega took the mound for the Colt .45s. Javier hit a walk off RBI single.
The Cardinals had an even dozen hits in the win. For the second straight game, the Colt .45s committed three errors.
Final score: St Louis 5 Houston 4 10 innings.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bill D White 4 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 6 Boston 2
Cleveland 4 Kansas City 2
Minnesota 15 Detroit 6
New York 6 Chicago 5
Los Angeles 6 Baltimore 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 4 New York 2 Game 1
Cincinnati 3 New York 2 Game 2
Milwaukee 6 Philadelphia 5 10 innings
Los Angeles 2 Chicago 0
San Francisco 7 Pittsburgh 6 10 innings
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bill D White 4 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
2. Vic Power Minnesota Twins 3 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
3. Pete Richert Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
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