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Cardinals
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 16, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 16, 1962 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Turk Farrell |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 9,159 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Frank Walsh |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Jim Campbell | Catcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Turk Farrell | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 16, 1962
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Farrell
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Farrell
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jackson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Jackson
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Jackson
Warwick hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Jackson
Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Farrell
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Farrell
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Farrell
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jackson
Larker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Jackson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Farrell
Sawatski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Farrell
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Farrell
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Jackson
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jackson
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Farrell
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Farrell
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Farrell
Musial takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Farrell
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Jackson
Spangler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Spangler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warwick vs. Jackson
Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mejias vs. Jackson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Larker vs. Jackson
Larker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Farrell
Minoso hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Farrell
Sawatski hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Farrell
Gotay hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Jackson
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano hits a popup towards short. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Farrell
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Farrell
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Jackson
Farrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Jackson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Jackson
Spangler hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Musial chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Gotay. Gotay fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Gotay. Lillis goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warwick vs. Jackson
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Jackson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larker vs. Jackson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Farrell
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Farrell
Musial takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Farrell
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Farrell
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sawatski vs. Farrell
Sawatski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Farrell
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Julio Gotay.
There's a wild pitch. White scores. Musial moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitfield vs. Farrell
Whitfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Farrell
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop. Jimmie Schaffer now catching.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Jackson
Campbell hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Jackson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Farrell
Flood bunts towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Farrell
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Umbricht
Jim Umbricht now pitching.
Musial takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Umbricht
Bobby Smith pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Umbricht
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaffer vs. Umbricht
There goes Minoso. The throw from Campbell and he is safe. Minoso steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schaffer vs. Umbricht
Schaffer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Jackson
Bobby Smith now playing left field. Charlie James now playing right field. Billy Goodman pinch hits for Jim Umbricht.
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jackson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Jackson
Spangler is hit by the pitch. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Jackson
Jim Pendleton pinch runs for Al Spangler.
Warwick hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill catches it and steps on second to double up Lillis. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McMahon
Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Don McMahon now pitching.
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McMahon
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McMahon
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McMahon
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flood for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Jackson
Mejias hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jackson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1962 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Javier J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lillis B, ss 4 1 1 0
Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0 Spangler A, lf 2 0 2 0
White B, 1b 4 2 3 1 Pendleton J, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Musial S, rf 1 0 0 0 Warwick C, cf 4 0 0 0
Smith B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Mejias R, rf 4 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Minoso M, lf 4 0 1 1 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 0 0
James C, rf 0 0 0 0 Campbell J, c 3 0 0 0
Sawatski C, c 3 0 0 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Schaffer J, c 1 0 0 0 Farrell T, p 2 0 1 0
Gotay J, ss 2 0 0 0 Umbricht J, p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 0 0 0 0 Goodman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 4 0 0 0
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32 3 6 2 31 1 5 0
St.Louis 000 000 120 -- 3
Houston 000 001 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 9.0 5 1 0 1 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell T (L) 7.1 4 3 3 5 4
Umbricht J 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
McMahon D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Gotay J
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Houston 5
2B -- Spangler A 2
SB -- Minoso M
SH -- Flood C
HBP -- by Jackson L (Spangler A)
WP -- Farrell T
T -- 2:14
A -- 9159
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