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Astros 8 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
May 30, 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 May 30, 1962 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 8 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 30, 1962 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 8 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 8
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherDave Giusti  
Losing PitcherBarney Schultz  
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Game Winning RBICarl Warwick 

Game Info

DateMay 30, 1962 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherDean Stone  
Home Starting PitcherCal Koonce  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance17,842 
Time of Game4 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Vargo
1B: Doug Harvey
2B: Al Barlick
3B: Shag Crawford

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Spangler  Left Fielder 
Joey Amalfitano  Second Baseman 
Roman Mejias  Right Fielder 
Norm Larker  First Baseman 
Carl Warwick  Center Fielder 
Merritt Ranew  Catcher 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Bob Lillis  Shortstop 
Dean Stone  Pitcher 
Harry Craft  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Smith  Center Fielder 
Ken Hubbs  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
George Altman  Right Fielder 
Andre Rodgers  Shortstop 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
El Tappe  Catcher 
Cal Koonce  Pitcher 
Lou Klein  Manager 

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Astros 8 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
May 30, 1962

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/30/1962 -- Houston at Chicago (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Spangler A, lf        4  1  0  0   Smith B, cf           3  1  0  0   
Amalfitano J, 2b      6  1  1  3   Brock L, ph-cf        3  0  0  0   
Mejias R, rf          5  2  1  1   Hubbs K, 2b           7  1  2  2   
Larker N, 1b          4  1  0  0   Williams B, lf        6  2  2  1   
Warwick C, cf         7  2  4  1   Banks E, 1b           5  1  2  0   
Ranew M, c            5  1  1  1   Altman G, rf          5  0  1  1   
Aspromonte B, 3b      1  0  0  1   Rodgers A, ss         4  0  0  1   
Buddin D, pr-3b       3  0  0  0   Santo R, 3b           5  0  0  0   
Lillis B, ss          6  0  1  1   Tappe E, c            3  1  2  1   
Stone D, p            0  0  0  0   Will B, ph            1  0  0  0   
Witt R, p             1  0  0  0   Thacker M, c          1  0  1  0   
Anderson J, p         0  0  0  0   Koonce C, p           0  0  0  0   
Pendleton J, ph       1  0  0  0   White E, ph           1  0  0  0   
Giusti D, p           4  0  0  0   Anderson B, p         2  0  0  0   
                                   Elston D, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   McKnight J, ph        1  0  1  0   
                                   Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Hobbie G, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  8  8  8                        49  6 11  6

Houston          022 100 100 000 02 --  8
Chicago          004 020 000 000 00 --  6

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stone D               2.2  4  4  0  1  2
Witt R                2.0  3  2  2  3  1
Anderson J            0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Giusti D (W)          9.0  3  0  0  2  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koonce C              3.0  2  4  3  3  0
Anderson B            3.1  3  2  2  3  6
Elston D              4.2  1  0  0  3  2
Schultz B (L)         2.1  2  2  2  3  4
Hobbie G              0.2  0  0  0  2  1

E -- Williams B, Larker N, Rodgers A
DP -- Houston 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- Houston 13, Chicago 8
2B -- Warwick C 2, Lillis B, Thacker M
3B -- Hubbs K
HR -- Amalfitano J, Mejias R
SB -- Altman G, Warwick C, Lillis B, Mejias R
CS -- Mejias R, Brock L, Ranew M
SF -- Rodgers A
HBP -- by Anderson B (Aspromonte B), by Anderson B (Larker N)
T -- 4:30
A -- 17842

    

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