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Cardinals
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 15, 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 15, 1962 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1962 |
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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 15, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Washburn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Woodeshick |
Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 8,843 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Walsh 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Ken Burkhart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Charlie James | Right Fielder |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Gene Oliver | Catcher |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Ray Washburn | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
Norm Larker | First Baseman |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
Hal Woodeshick | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
August 15, 1962
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Woodeshick
Javier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Woodeshick
Flood 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Woodeshick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Washburn
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Washburn
Spangler 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: ---
Warwick vs. Washburn
Warwick 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: ---
White vs. Woodeshick
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick juggles the ball. That's an error on Woodeshick. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Woodeshick
James strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Woodeshick
Minoso 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Woodeshick
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it 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: ---
Mejias vs. Washburn
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Washburn
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Washburn
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Woodeshick
Maxvill 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: ---
Washburn vs. Woodeshick
Washburn 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Woodeshick
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick 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: ---
Smith vs. Washburn
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Washburn
Amalfitano hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodeshick vs. Washburn
Woodeshick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Washburn
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Washburn
Spangler takes first base on ball four. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Washburn
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Woodeshick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Woodeshick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Woodeshick
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Woodeshick
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Washburn
Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Washburn
Larker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James. Larker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Washburn
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Washburn
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Woodeshick
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Woodeshick
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Woodeshick
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washburn vs. Woodeshick
Washburn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Woodeshick
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso moves to third. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flood vs. Woodeshick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Washburn
Amalfitano hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodeshick vs. Washburn
Woodeshick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Washburn
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Woodeshick
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Woodeshick
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Woodeshick
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Woodeshick
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 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Washburn
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Washburn covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Washburn
Warwick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Washburn
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso throws the ball in to Javier who tags Mejias, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Washburn
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Woodeshick
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Woodeshick
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Schoendienst 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Woodeshick
Bobby Smith pinch hits for Ray Washburn.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Duliba
Julio Gotay now playing shortstop. Jimmie Schaffer now catching. Bob Duliba now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Duliba
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Duliba
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodeshick vs. Duliba
Woodeshick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Woodeshick
Javier hits a line drive towards the mound. Woodeshick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Woodeshick
Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Woodeshick
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Duliba
Lillis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Duliba
Spangler bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warwick vs. Duliba
Warwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mejias vs. Toth
Paul Toth now pitching.
Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lillis scores. There goes Warwick trying to get to third. Flood throws the ball in to Boyer, who tags Warwick for the out. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Toth
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
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Woodeshick
Jim Pendleton now playing left field.
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Woodeshick
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Woodeshick
Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. James moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gotay vs. Woodeshick
Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. James scores. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Kemmerer
Stan Musial pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer. Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1962 -- St.Louis at Houston (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lillis B, ss 3 1 1 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0 Spangler A, lf 2 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pendleton J, lf 0 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Warwick C, cf 3 1 1 1 James C, rf 4 1 0 0 Mejias R, rf 4 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf 4 0 2 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Oliver G, c 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gotay J, ss 1 0 1 1 Smith H, c 3 1 1 1 Maxvill D, ss 2 0 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 0 0 Woodeshick H, p 3 0 1 0 Schaffer J, c 0 0 0 0 Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0 Musial S, ph 1 0 0 0 Washburn R, p 2 0 0 0 Smith B, ph 1 0 0 0 Duliba B, p 0 0 0 0 Toth P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 8 1 28 3 8 3 St.Louis 000 000 001 -- 1 Houston 001 001 01x -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Washburn R (L) 6.0 6 2 2 1 3 Duliba B 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 Toth P 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Woodeshick H (W) 8.1 8 1 1 0 4 Kemmerer R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Woodeshick H DP -- St.Louis 1, Houston 1 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Houston 5 2B -- Larker N, Boyer K HR -- Smith H, Warwick C SH -- Spangler A T -- 2:05 A -- 8843
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