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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 2, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on May 2, 1962 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,880 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Mel Steiner |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Center Fielder |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Pidge Browne | First Baseman |
| Jim Pendleton | Left Fielder |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Merritt Ranew | Catcher |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 2, 1962
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Gibson
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Gibson
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Browne scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gibson
Pendleton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Gibson
Ranew strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer strikes out. Ranew drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Boyer out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Johnson
Minoso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Johnson
Sawatski strikes out. Ranew drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sawatski out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Gibson
Spangler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Johnson
Gotay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Johnson
Gibson bunts in front of the plate. Ranew fields it and throws to first for the out. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Gibson
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gibson
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Johnson
Minoso hits a fly ball towards center. Spangler settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Spangler. Boyer moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sawatski vs. Johnson
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Boyer scores. Minoso moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gotay vs. Johnson
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso scores. Sawatski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Johnson
Gibson takes first base on ball four. Sawatski moves to third. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Gibson
Ranew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Johnson
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Johnson
Sawatski strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Gibson
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Gibson
Browne hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Johnson
Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Johnson
Gibson bunts towards first. Browne scoops it up and throws to first, with Amalfitano covering, for the out. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gotay scores. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Johnson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gibson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Gibson
Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Johnson
There goes Boyer. The throw from Ranew and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Johnson
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sawatski vs. Johnson
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Browne scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Gibson
Norm Larker pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spangler vs. Gibson
Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Norm Larker.
Spangler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Umbricht
Jim Umbricht now pitching.
Gotay hits a popup, foul, towards first. Browne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Umbricht
Gibson 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, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Umbricht
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Gibson
Jimmie Schaffer now catching.
Browne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Gibson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ranew vs. Gibson
Ranew hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1962 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Spangler A, cf 4 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 5 0 1 1
Amalfitano J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Browne P, 1b 3 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 1 2 1
Pendleton J, lf 4 1 1 1 Musial S, rf 3 0 0 0
Mejias R, rf 4 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 1 1 0
Ranew M, c 4 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sawatski C, c 4 0 0 1
Lillis B, ss 3 0 0 0 Schaffer J, c 0 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 2 0 0 0 Gotay J, ss 4 1 3 1
Larker N, ph 1 0 1 0 Gibson B, p 1 0 0 0
Shantz B, pr 0 0 0 0
Umbricht J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 5 1 32 4 9 4
Houston 010 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 301 00x -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 7.0 9 4 2 3 10
Umbricht J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 9
E -- Spangler A
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 6, St.Louis 9
HR -- Pendleton J, White B
SB -- Boyer K
SH -- Gibson B 2
WP -- Gibson B
T -- 2:27
A -- 7880
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