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Old 04-08-2019, 03:52 PM   #16
vrobx1
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JUNE 16, 1962
Tonight in Los Angeles is the second game in the series between the Colt .45s and the Dodgers. The Colt .45s have the worst record in all of baseball. The Dodgers have the best.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 34-25 at Cleveland 28-33
Boston 37-25 at Detroit 32-28
Los Angeles 24-36 at Chicago 27-35
Baltimore 29-36 at Washington 27-37
Minnesota 46-17 at Kansas City 26-38

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 20-44 at New York 22-41
Milwaukee 38-26 at Pittsburgh 39-25
St Louis 26-37 at San Francisco 42-24
Cincinnati 34-28 at Philadelphia 36-32

HOUSTON COLT .45S (16-50) AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS (50-16)
MATCHUPS
SP Ken T Johnson vs Stan Williams Advantage Los Angeles
C Merritt Ranew vs John Roseboro Advantage Los Angeles
1B Norm Larker vs Ron Fairly Advantage Los Angeles
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Jim Gilliam Advantage Los Angeles
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Daryl Spencer Advantage Push
SS Bob Lillis vs Maury Wills Advantage Los Angeles
LF Al Spangler vs Wally Moon Advantage Los Angeles
CF Don Taussig vs Willie Davis Advantage Los Angeles
RF Roman Mejias vs Frank Howard Advantage Los Angeles
Overall Advantage Los Angeles

In the bottom of the second, Davis hit a two run homer.

After three: Los Angeles 2 Houston 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, Roseboro brought two home with a single combined with a Taussig error.

In the top of the sixth, the Colt .45s loaded the bases with nobody out. Aspromonte went down on strikes for the first out. Mejias then grounded into the 5-4-3 to retire the side without a run scoring.

After six: Los Angeles 4 Houston 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, Howard picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly. With a runner on first and two out, George Brunet took the mound for the Colt .45s.

In the top of the eighth, Larker hit a two out RBI single to put the Colt .45s on the board.

Dean Stone took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the eighth.

The Dodgers used a 12 hit attack to get their 11th win in a row

Final score: Los Angeles 5 Houston 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Stan Williams 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 7 Cleveland 5
Boston 9 Detroit 8
Los Angeles 6 Chicago 4
Washington 6 Baltimore 3
Minnesota 11 Kansas City 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 9 Chicago 7
Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 3
San Francisco 6 St Louis 3
Philadelphia 11 Cincinnati 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Frank J Thomas New York Mets 4 for 5, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R

2. Willie Mays San Francisco Giants 4 for 5, HR, 5 RBI, R

3. Stan Williams Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W

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