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Astros 4 @ Giants 7
Candlestick Park
May 20, 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 20, 1962 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants beat the visiting Astros with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1962 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 7 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherBilly Pierce  
Losing PitcherHal Woodeshick  
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Game Winning RBIOrlando Cepeda 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1962 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherHal Woodeshick  
Home Starting PitcherBilly Pierce  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance40,932 
Time of Game2 hours 6 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Chris Pelekoudas
1B: Frank Walsh
2B: Jocko Conlan
3B: Ken Burkhart

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Lillis  Second Baseman 
Roman Mejias  Right Fielder 
Jim Pendleton  Left Fielder 
Norm Larker  First Baseman 
Carl Warwick  Center Fielder 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Don Buddin  Shortstop 
Hal Woodeshick  Pitcher 
Harry Craft  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Left Fielder 
Chuck Hiller  Second Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Jim Davenport  Third Baseman 
Manny Mota  Right Fielder 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
Jose Pagan  Shortstop 
Billy Pierce  Pitcher 
Alvin Dark  Manager 

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Astros 4 @ Giants 7
Candlestick Park
May 20, 1962

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         Game of 5/20/1962, game 2 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Lillis B, 2b          4  0  0  0   Kuenn H, lf           5  0  1  2   
Mejias R, rf          4  0  1  0   Hiller C, 2b          3  1  0  0   
Pendleton J, lf       4  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            3  1  0  0   
Larker N, 1b          4  0  0  0   Cepeda O, 1b          3  1  1  1   
Warwick C, cf         4  0  0  0   Davenport J, 3b       3  0  0  0   
Smith H, c            3  2  1  0   Mota M, rf            4  1  1  1   
Aspromonte B, 3b      4  1  3  2   Bailey E, c           4  1  2  1   
Buddin D, ss          4  1  1  1   Pagan J, ss           4  2  3  1   
Woodeshick H, p       0  0  0  0   Pierce B, p           4  0  2  1   
Anderson J, p         1  0  0  0                                      
Browne P, ph          1  0  1  1                                      
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Giusti D, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Stone D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  7  4                        33  7 10  7

Houston          020 020 000 --  4
San Francisco    600 000 01x --  7

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Woodeshick H (L)      0.2  2  5  5  3  0
Anderson J            3.1  4  1  1  0  2
McMahon D             2.0  1  0  0  0  4
Stone D               2.0  3  1  1  1  2

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W)          9.0  7  4  4  1  3

LOB -- Houston 4, San Francisco 6
2B -- Smith H, Browne P, Bailey E
HR -- Aspromonte B
T -- 2:06
A -- 40932

    

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