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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 1, 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 1, 1962 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 1, 1962 |
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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 1, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Brunet |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Ellsworth |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 9,887 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carl Warwick | Left Fielder |
Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Al Heist | Center Fielder |
Norm Larker | First Baseman |
Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Jim Campbell | Catcher |
Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
George Brunet | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Ken Hubbs | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
George Altman | Right Fielder |
Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
Don Landrum | Center Fielder |
Dick Bertell | Catcher |
Dick Ellsworth | Pitcher |
Charlie Metro | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 1, 1962
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Ellsworth
Warwick bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Ellsworth
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Heist vs. Ellsworth
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Brunet
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Brunet
Hubbs strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brunet
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Ellsworth
Larker 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Ellsworth
Mejias hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Ellsworth
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Ellsworth
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Brunet
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Brunet
Altman 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Brunet
Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Ellsworth
Lillis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brunet vs. Ellsworth
Brunet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Ellsworth
Warwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brunet moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Ellsworth
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. Brunet moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Heist vs. Ellsworth
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rodgers. Brunet scores. Temple moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larker vs. Ellsworth
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Brunet
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Brunet
Bertell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Warwick. Bertell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ellsworth vs. Brunet
Ellsworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Brunet
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bertell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hubbs vs. Brunet
Hubbs hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Ellsworth
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Ellsworth
Aspromonte 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Ellsworth
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brunet
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Brunet
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Brunet
Altman hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodgers vs. Brunet
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrum vs. Brunet
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Ellsworth
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brunet vs. Ellsworth
Brunet strikes out. Bertell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brunet out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Ellsworth
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Ellsworth
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Heist vs. Ellsworth
Heist hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Brunet
Bertell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ellsworth vs. Brunet
Ellsworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Brunet
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. Brunet
Hubbs strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Ellsworth
Larker hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Ellsworth
Mejias hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Ellsworth
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brunet
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Brunet
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Altman vs. Brunet
Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Rodgers vs. Brunet
Rodgers bunts towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Banks scores. Altman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Brunet
Landrum hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Ellsworth
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Ellsworth
Lillis takes first base on ball four. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Amalfitano vs. Ellsworth
Joey Amalfitano pinch hits for George Brunet.
Amalfitano bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Campbell moves to third. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Warwick vs. Ellsworth
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Ellsworth
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple is thrown out after the base hit. Campbell scores. Lillis scores. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Bertell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Will vs. McMahon
Bob Will pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth.
Will strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. McMahon
Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. McMahon
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Kemmerer
Banks hits a line drive towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis. Hubbs moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Altman vs. Kemmerer
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching. Moe Thacker now catching. Al Spangler pinch hits for Al Heist.
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Schultz
Larker hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Schultz
Mejias strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Kemmerer
Carl Warwick now playing center field. Al Spangler now playing left field.
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Kemmerer
Landrum 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thacker vs. Kemmerer
Thacker hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Schultz
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Schultz
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Schultz
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/1/1962 -- Houston at Chicago (D) Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Warwick C, lf-cf 4 0 2 0 Santo R, 3b 4 1 1 2 Temple J, 2b 4 0 2 2 Hubbs K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Heist A, cf 3 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 1 0 Spangler A, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Banks E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Altman G, rf 4 0 1 0 Mejias R, rf 4 0 0 0 Rodgers A, ss 3 0 1 2 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Landrum D, cf 4 0 0 0 Campbell J, c 4 1 1 0 Bertell D, c 2 1 2 0 Lillis B, ss 3 1 1 0 Thacker M, c 1 0 0 0 Brunet G, p 2 1 0 0 Ellsworth D, p 1 0 0 0 Amalfitano J, ph 0 0 0 0 Will B, ph 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 6 2 32 4 8 4 Houston 001 000 200 -- 3 Chicago 000 101 20x -- 4 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Brunet G 6.0 6 2 2 1 4 McMahon D (L) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 Kemmerer R 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Ellsworth D (W) 7.0 6 3 2 2 1 Schultz B (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 E -- Rodgers A, Santo R, Lillis B DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Houston 5, Chicago 7 2B -- Bertell D, Williams B HR -- Santo R SH -- Rodgers A, Amalfitano J T -- 2:24 A -- 9887
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