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JULY 6, 1962
The Colt .45s are in Cincinnati for a four-game series against the Reds. This is the last series before the All Star Break. The Colt .45s have lost five of their last six. The Reds have won six straight. The Reds lead the season series 5-1.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 41-42 at Detroit 41-40
Chicago 36-47 at Cleveland 39-44
Washington 36-47 at Kansas City 32-52
New York 50-30 at Minnesota 56-27
Boston 47-36 at Los Angeles 34-47
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee 48-34 at Chicago 25-59
Philadelphia 47-39 at Pittsburgh 50-32
St Louis 33-50 at New York 26-59
Los Angeles 66-20 at San Francisco 56-29
HOUSTON COLT .45S (21-62) AT CINCINNATI REDS (46-34)
MATCHUPS
SP Ken T Johnson vs John Tsitouris Advantage Houston
C Merritt Ranew vs Johnny Edwards Advantage Cincinnati
1B Norm Larker vs Gordy Coleman Advantage Push
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Jerry Adair Advantage Cincinnati
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Eddie Kasko Advantage Push
SS Don Buddin vs Leo Cardenas Advantage Cincinnati
LF Al Spangler vs Jerry Lynch Advantage Cincinnati
CF Don Taussig vs Vada Pinson Advantage Cincinnati
RF Roman Mejias vs Frank Robinson Advantage Cincinnati
Overall Advantage Cincinnati
In the bottom of the first, Cardenas put the Reds on the board with a two out two RBI double.
In the bottom of the second, Adair hit a two run double. Robinson brought Adair home with a two out single.
After three: Cincinnati 5 Houston 0.
In the bottom of the fifth, Coleman hit a two out two home run homer. George Brunet replaced Johnson on the mound for the Colt .45s.
In the top of the sixth, Buddin put the Colt .45s on the board with an RBI single.
After six: Cincinnati 7 Houston 1.
Dave Giusti took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the seventh.
In the top of the eighth, Larker got an RBI single. The Colt .45s loaded the bases with one out. Aspromonte flew to center for the second out. Amalfitano drew a five pitch walk to bring Buddin home. Taussig singled to bring two more home.
Jim Umbricht took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the eighth.
With the Reds ahead by a pair, Jim Brosnan took the mound in the top of the ninth. With a runner on third and two out, Mejias tied the game with a two run homer.
After a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth, Bobby Shantz took the mound for the Colt .45s. With a runner on first and two out, Marty Keough popped to short to send the game into extra innings.
After nine: Houston 7 Cincinnati 7.
In the top of the tenth, with a runner on first and one out, Johnny Klippstein took the mound for the Reds. The Colt .45s loaded the bases with two out. Buddin flew to left to retire the side.
Dean Stone took the mound for the Colt .45s in the bottom of the tenth. With a runner at second and one out, Kasko singled to left but Spangler threw Cardenas out at home. However, the next batter, Edwards, would bring Kasko home from second with a two out single for the game winner.
The Reds got 17 hits in the victory.
Final score: Cincinnati 8 Houston 7 10 innings.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Gordy Coleman 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 4 Baltimore 3
Chicago 10 Cleveland 0
Kansas City 11 Washington 8
Minnesota 14 New York 2
Boston 6 Los Angeles 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee 5 Chicago 3
Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 1
St Louis 7 New York 1
Los Angeles 6 San Francisco 0
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers 8.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W
2. Bill Monbouquette Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W
3. Bob Allison Minnesota Twins 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB
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