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July 12, 1962

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 9 0
Pirates 6 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 9 0
Pirates 6 9 1

Merritt Ranew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .233
OBP .000 .283
At Bats 0 189
Hits 0 44
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 19

Al McBean Season Stats

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8 5 0
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Forbes Field - July 12, 1962
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Out
Al McBean
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Schofield
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Merritt Ranew

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 9 0 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Al McBean
Losing Pitcher Jim Golden
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Stuart
Attendance 14,784
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Dave Giusti. Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Warwick strikes out.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McBean bunts towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBean for the out. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larker is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fazio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Ernie Fazio now playing shortstop. Dave Giusti now pitching. Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Goodman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fazio scores. Spangler moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Ernie Fazio pinch runs for Pidge Browne. Spangler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fazio moves to third.
Top 7 Pidge Browne pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer. Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Warwick scores. Smith scores. Browne moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Bob Cerv pinch hits for Bob Lillis. Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Warwick moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third. Warwick moves to second.
Top 7 Warwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Kemmerer covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 McBean hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 6 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a line drive towards short. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Larker hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mejias hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Goodman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spangler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Russ Kemmerer now pitching. Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Don Buddin pinch hits for Jim Golden. Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Lillis takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Goodman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 McBean hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Warwick strikes out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dick Schofield now playing third base. Mejias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Goodman hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spangler strikes out.
Top 3 Golden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McBean hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Warwick who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Warwick. Skinner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Golden covering, for the out.
Top 1 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Spangler tags and scores.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with McBean covering, for the out. Spangler moves to third.
Top 1 Spangler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Spangler reaches second base with a double.