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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 2, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on September 2, 1962 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 13,088 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Mel Steiner |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Center Fielder |
| Ken Hubbs | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| George Altman | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
| Charlie Metro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 2, 1962
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Buhl
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Buhl
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Buhl
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. Johnson
Hubbs strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johnson
There goes Brock. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. Brock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Johnson
Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Buhl
Mejias takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Buhl
Aspromonte bunts towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Buhl
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Buhl, and towards Hubbs, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Lillis vs. Buhl
Lillis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Buhl
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Johnson
Rodgers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Johnson
Bertell strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bertell out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Buhl
Warwick hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Hubbs who tags Warwick, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Buhl
Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Buhl
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Johnson
Buhl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Johnson
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Buhl
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Buhl
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Johnson
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rodgers vs. Johnson
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Buhl
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Buhl
Lillis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Buhl
Johnson bunts towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Buhl
Warwick hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Johnson
Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buhl vs. Johnson
Buhl bunts towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Bertell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbs vs. Johnson
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. Bertell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams takes first base on ball four. Hubbs moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Altman vs. Johnson
Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Buhl
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Buhl
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Mejias vs. Buhl
Mejias hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Johnson
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Buhl
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Buhl
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Buhl
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Buhl
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Bertell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buhl vs. McMahon
Buhl bunts towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. McMahon
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. McMahon
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Buhl
Warwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Buhl
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl juggles the ball. That's an error on Buhl. Warwick moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Buhl
Temple bunts towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. Warwick scores. Spangler moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Buhl
Mejias hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Mejias reaches second base with a double. Spangler scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Buhl
Aspromonte hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Altman. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double. Mejias scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Buhl
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McMahon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altman vs. McMahon
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McMahon
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lillis. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. McMahon
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rodgers vs. McMahon
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Buhl
Lillis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McMahon vs. Buhl
McMahon bunts towards the mound. Buhl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Hubbs covering - double play. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Buhl
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. McMahon
Bob Lillis now playing second base. J.C. Hartman now playing shortstop. Don Landrum pinch hits for Dick Bertell.
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrum for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Will vs. McMahon
Bob Will pinch hits for Bob Buhl.
Will strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McMahon
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. McMahon
Hubbs hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1962 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Warwick C, cf 5 1 2 0 Brock L, cf 5 1 2 0
Spangler A, lf 3 1 0 0 Hubbs K, 2b 5 0 0 0
Temple J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Williams B, lf 3 0 0 0
Hartman J, ss 0 0 0 0 Altman G, rf 4 0 0 0
Larker N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Banks E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mejias R, rf 3 1 1 1 Santo R, 3b 3 0 2 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Rodgers A, ss 4 0 0 0
Smith H, c 4 0 2 0 Bertell D, c 3 0 2 0
Lillis B, ss-2b 3 0 1 0 Landrum D, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 2 0 0 0 Buhl B, p 3 0 0 0
Goodman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Will B, ph 1 0 0 0
McMahon D, p 1 0 0 0
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33 3 9 3 36 1 7 0
Houston 000 000 030 -- 3
Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K 6.0 5 1 0 1 5
McMahon D (W) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl B (L) 9.0 9 3 0 3 2
E -- Lillis B 2, Temple J, Buhl B
DP -- Houston 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Houston 7, Chicago 10
2B -- Mejias R, Aspromonte B
SB -- Brock L
SH -- Temple J
T -- 2:15
A -- 13088
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