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Giants
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
May 12, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 12, 1962 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Woodeshick |
Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 26,311 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Al Forman 3B: Tom Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
Ed Bailey | Catcher |
Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
Norm Larker | Left Fielder |
Pidge Browne | First Baseman |
Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
Merritt Ranew | Catcher |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Hal Woodeshick | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
May 12, 1962
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Woodeshick
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Woodeshick
Hiller hits a popup towards first. Browne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Woodeshick
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Marichal
Lillis strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Marichal
Amalfitano hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Marichal
Mejias strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Woodeshick
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Woodeshick
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Woodeshick
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pagan vs. Woodeshick
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Alou scores. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Woodeshick
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marichal vs. Woodeshick
Marichal hits a line drive to right field. Mejias throws towards the plate. Ranew fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ranew. Davenport scores. Pagan goes all the way around to score. Marichal moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Woodeshick
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Woodeshick
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Golden
Jim Golden now pitching.
The ball gets by Ranew for a passed ball. Marichal moves to third. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Golden
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Marichal
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Marichal
Browne hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Marichal
Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Golden
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Golden
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Golden
Davenport hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Golden
Pagan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Marichal
Ranew strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Marichal
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Golden vs. Marichal
Golden hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Marichal
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Golden
Bailey hits a line drive into center field. Warwick picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Warwick. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marichal vs. Golden
Marichal hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Marichal is thrown out after the base hit. Bailey scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Golden
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano misplays the ball. That's an error on Amalfitano. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Golden
Hiller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Golden
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Golden
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mota scores. Hiller moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Golden
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hiller scores. Cepeda moves to third. Alou moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davenport vs. Golden
Davenport hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Golden
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Marichal
Amalfitano hits a popup, foul, towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Marichal
Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Marichal
Larker hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Marichal
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Golden
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Golden
Marichal 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 -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Golden
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Marichal
Warwick hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Marichal
Ranew hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Marichal
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Marichal
Hal Smith pinch hits for Jim Golden.
Smith hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Anderson
John Anderson now pitching.
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Anderson
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Anderson
Cepeda 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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Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Marichal
Willie McCovey now playing left field. Manny Mota now playing center field.
Lillis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Marichal
Amalfitano hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Marichal
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Marichal
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Marichal
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Anderson
Don Buddin now playing shortstop. Bob Lillis now playing second base.
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Anderson
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Anderson
Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Warwick. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailey vs. Anderson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Browne scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. Alou scores. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marichal vs. Anderson
Marichal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Marichal
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Marichal
Ranew strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Marichal
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weekly vs. Marichal
John Weekly pinch hits for John Anderson.
Weekly hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. McMahon
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Browne scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiller for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. McMahon
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McMahon
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. McMahon
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Marichal
Lillis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Marichal
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Marichal
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards center. Mota fields it and throws to second to catch Buddin for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Marichal
Larker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. McMahon
Jim Busby now playing right field.
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. McMahon
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. McMahon
Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Marichal
Browne hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Marichal
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Marichal
Ranew hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1962 -- San Francisco at Houston (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Mota M, lf-cf 5 1 0 0 Lillis B, ss-2b 4 0 1 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 0 0 0 0 McCovey W, lf 1 0 1 0 Mejias R, rf 4 0 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 2 2 1 Busby J, rf 0 0 0 0 Alou F, rf 5 3 3 1 Larker N, lf 3 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 2 1 3 Browne P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 5 1 2 2 Warwick C, cf 4 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 5 1 1 1 Ranew M, c 4 0 0 0 Marichal J, p 4 0 2 1 Aspromonte B, 3b 2 0 2 0 Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Golden J, p 1 0 0 0 Smith H, ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson J, p 0 0 0 0 Weekly J, ph 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 11 13 9 31 0 4 0 San Francisco 040 600 100 -- 11 Houston 000 000 000 -- 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Marichal J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 4 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Woodeshick H (L) 1.2 3 4 2 3 1 Golden J 3.1 6 6 1 0 2 Anderson J 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 McMahon D 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 E -- Ranew M, Browne P, Warwick C, Amalfitano J LOB -- San Francisco 6, Houston 7 2B -- Pagan J HR -- Davenport J PB -- Ranew M T -- 2:21 A -- 26311
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