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June 3, 1962

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 17 2
Pirates 6 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 17 2
Pirates 6 11 1

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .353
OBP .750 .412
At Bats 3 85
Hits 2 30
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 1 10
RBI’s 1 14

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Forbes Field - June 3, 1962
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Strikeout
Don McMahon
Merritt Ranew
Norm Larker
Joey Amalfitano
Billy Goodman
Bob Lillis
Al Spangler
Carl Warwick
Roman Mejias
Smoky Burgess
Bob Skinner
Dick Groat

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 10 17 2 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bobby Tiefenauer
Losing Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Save Don McMahon
Game Winning RBI Pidge Browne
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Burgess strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 9 Clendenon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 9 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ranew strikes out.
Top 9 Goodman hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Roy Face now pitching. Spangler 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 8 Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Jack Lamabe. Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahon covering, for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 8 Merritt Ranew now catching. Al Spangler now playing left field. Don McMahon now pitching. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman juggles the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Hoak moves to second.
Top 8 Pendleton hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Warwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano scores. Larker moves to second.
Top 8 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Amalfitano moves to third.
Top 8 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lillis scores. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 8 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamabe fields it and throws to third for the out. Lillis moves to second.
Top 8 Jim Golden pinch runs for Pidge Browne. Lillis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Golden moves to second.
Top 8 Pidge Browne pinch hits for Bobby Tiefenauer. Diomedes Olivo now pitching. Browne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spangler scores. Goodman moves to second.
Top 8 Al Spangler pinch runs for Hal Smith. Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second.
Top 8 Donn Clendenon now playing first base. Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a fly ball towards right. Mejias catches it and throws to home to double up Clemente.
Bottom 7 Donn Clendenon pinch runs for Dick Stuart. 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. Clendenon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a line drive towards first. Larker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Larker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mejias hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sturdivant bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Billy Goodman now playing third base. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groat fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play.
Top 6 Lillis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Lillis reaches third base with a triple. Tiefenauer goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Tiefenauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Billy Goodman pinch hits for Don Buddin. Goodman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a line drive into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burgess is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiefenauer fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching. Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 5 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pendleton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Warwick hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Larker hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Mejias. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Mejias steals second.
Top 5 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sturdivant hits a line drive towards short. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buddin fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amalfitano for the out.
Top 4 Lillis hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Warwick. Skinner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Smith hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Pendleton is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Warwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Warwick reaches second base with a double. Mejias scores. Larker moves to third.
Top 3 Larker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second.
Top 3 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Haddix hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Clemente scores. Burgess moves to third.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Warwick. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Lillis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Giusti moves to second.
Top 2 Giusti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Buddin hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. Pendleton moves to third.
Top 2 Pendleton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Pendleton reaches second base with a double. Warwick goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Warwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Giusti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groat for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Larker strikes out.
Top 1 Mejias hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lillis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.