Pirates @ Dodgers
September 7, 1962

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 10 8 0
Dodgers 1 4 5
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 10 8 0
Dodgers 1 4 5

Frank Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .310
OBP .333 .359
At Bats 3 403
Hits 1 125
• Singles 0 71
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 1 25
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 1 101

Earl Francis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 8 0
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Dodger Stadium - September 7, 1962
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Strikeout
Earl Francis
Smoky Burgess
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Howie Goss
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Frank Howard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 8 0 9
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 4 5 5
Winning Pitcher Earl Francis
Losing Pitcher Stan Williams
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Mazeroski
Attendance 36,368
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howard strikes out.

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Bottom 9 Fairly strikes out.
Bottom 9 Howie Goss now playing left field. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Francis strikes out.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clendenon scores. Hoak scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Burgess scores. Clendenon moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Clendenon takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Skinner scores. Burgess moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Burgess bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Roseboro. Groat scores. Skinner moves to third. Burgess moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Larry Sherry now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davis. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 8 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gilliam strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Francis strikes out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 8 Hoak is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. Clendenon moves to second.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roseboro strikes out.
Bottom 7 Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Howard 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 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Wills. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Francis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mazeroski is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davis. Clendenon moves to second.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Snider strikes out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roseboro fires to second and picks off Virdon for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fairly. Virdon moves to second.
Top 5 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Howard 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 4 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Francis hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski is walked intentionally.
Top 4 There goes Hoak. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Hoak steals second.
Top 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Francis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Roseboro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Snider 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 Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Clendenon strikes out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Wills. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Wills steals third.
Bottom 1 There goes Wills. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Skinner. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Skinner steals second.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills.