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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 18, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on May 18, 1962 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 18,544 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Walsh 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
Norm Larker | First Baseman |
Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Bob Aspromonte | Shortstop |
Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Willie McCovey | Left Fielder |
Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
Tom Haller | Catcher |
Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 18, 1962
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Sanford
Spangler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sanford
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Sanford
Mejias 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
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a popup towards short. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Sanford
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 -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Sanford
Warwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Sanford
There goes Warwick. The throw from Haller and he is out, Hiller applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Johnson
Johnson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Johnson. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Johnson
Pagan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Johnson
There goes Davenport. The throw from Smith and he is out, Aspromonte applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Johnson
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Johnson
Sanford hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Haller moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn 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 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sanford
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Sanford
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sanford
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Sanford
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sanford
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Sanford
Mejias strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Johnson
Pagan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Johnson
There goes Pagan. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Pagan steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Johnson
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Sanford
Warwick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sanford
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Johnson
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Sanford
Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Sanford
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Sanford
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Sanford
Goodman hits a fly ball towards left. McCovey settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on McCovey. Amalfitano moves to third. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mejias vs. Sanford
Mejias hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Amalfitano tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Sanford
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
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Sanford
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith 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 -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sanford
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Johnson
Pagan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Johnson
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Johnson
Sanford hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Sanford
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sanford
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Sanford
Spangler 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
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller 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 -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sanford
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Sanford
Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker hits a fly ball towards right. Kuenn catches it and throws to first to double up Mejias. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Johnson
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Johnson
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Johnson
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Sanford
Warwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ranew vs. Sanford
Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Ranew bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Sanford
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Warwick moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Amalfitano vs. Sanford
Amalfitano is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Sanford
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Warwick scores. Amalfitano moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Sanford
Spangler takes first base on ball four. Amalfitano moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Sanford
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Johnson
Merritt Ranew now catching.
Haller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Johnson
Ernie Bowman pinch runs for Tom Haller. Matty Alou pinch hits for Jack Sanford.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Johnson
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Johnson, and towards Amalfitano, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1962 -- Houston at San Francisco (N) Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Spangler A, lf 4 0 1 0 Kuenn H, rf 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Hiller C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mejias R, rf 3 0 1 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Larker N, 1b 4 1 1 1 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0 Warwick C, cf 3 1 1 0 McCovey W, lf 3 2 1 1 Smith H, c 3 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Ranew M, ph-c 0 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, ss 4 0 0 0 Haller T, c 3 0 1 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Bowman E, pr 0 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 4 0 1 1 Sanford J, p 3 0 1 0 Alou M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 5 3 33 2 4 2 Houston 000 011 000 1 -- 3 San Francisco 010 000 001 0 -- 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Johnson K (W) 10.0 4 2 2 5 8 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Sanford J (L) 10.0 5 3 2 4 6 E -- Johnson K, McCovey W DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- Houston 5, San Francisco 6 HR -- Larker N, McCovey W SB -- Pagan J CS -- Warwick C, Davenport J SH -- Ranew M SF -- Mejias R WP -- Johnson K T -- 2:25 A -- 18544
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