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APRIL 13, 1962
After winning two out of three at home against the Chicago Cubs to begin their inaugural season, the Colt .45's embark on an eight-game road trip that begins with a four-game series in Philadelphia against the Phillies. The first game of the series is tonight. Friday the 13th.
The Colt .45's signed pitching coach Warren Bartholomew to a 1-year, $3,640 per year contract.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 2-0 at Baltimore Orioles 0-1
Washington Senators 0-3 at Cleveland Indians 0-2
New York Yankees 1-0 at Detroit Tigers 3-0
Los Angeles Angels 0-2 at Minnesota Twins 1-2
Chicago White Sox 2-0 at Kansas City Athletics 2-1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1 at New York Mets 1-1
St Louis Cardinals 1-1 at Chicago Cubs 1-2
Milwaukee Braves 0-3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1
Cincinnati Reds 2-2 at San Francisco Giants 3-0
HOUSTON COLT .45'S (2-1) AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (1-2)
MATCHUPS
SP Hal Woodeshick vs Chris Short Advantage Philadelphia
C Hal W Smith vs Clay Dalrymple Advantage Philadelphia
1B Norm Larker vs Roy Sievers Advantage Philadelphia
2B Joey Amalfitano vs Tony Taylor Advantage Philadelphia
3B Bob Aspromonte vs Don Demeter Advantage Philadelphia
SS Bob Lillis vs Bobby Wine Advantage Push
LF Al Spangler vs Ted Savage Advantage Houston
CF Roman Mejias vs Tony Gonzalez Advantage Philadelphia
RF Jim Pendleton vs Johnny Callison Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Philadelphia
In the bottom of the first, Dalrymple brought home a run with a two-out infield single. Taylor followed with his own RBI single. Savage did the same.
In the bottom of the second, Callison knocked in two with a double.
Short had a no-hitter through three.
In the bottom of the third, the Phillies loaded the bases with one out. Short popped into the infield fly rule for the second out. Gonna then singled to score one run but, on the play, Mejias threw Savage out at home as he tried to score from second.
After three: Philadelphia 6 Houston 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on third and one out, Woodeshick left the game with a foot injury. Jim Golden took the mound for the Colt .45's. Demeter brought the run home with a single.
In the top of the fifth, Smith got a one-out double for the Colt .45's first hit of the game. Pendleton followed with a 355 foot two-run homer.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Phillies scored a run on a Wine double.
In the top of the sixth, the Colt .45's loaded the bases with nobody out. Aspromonte cut on and missed on a full count pitch for the first out. Larker then grounded into the 4-6-3 and the Colt .45's came away empty handed.
In the bottom of the sixth, Dalrymple sailed a two-out solo home run 397 feet. Savage added an RBI single. Wine brought Savage home with a single.
After six: Philadelphia 11 Houston 2.
In the bottom of the seventh, Dean Stone took the mound for the Colt .45's. Sievers hit a solo home run 379 feet.
In the bottom of the eighth, Wes Covington scored from third when pinch hitter Frank Torre beat out the 4-6-3.
In the top of the ninth, Jim Owens took the mound for the Phillies with Philadelphia ahead by eleven runs. Mercifully, the Colt .45's went three up and three down.
The Philadelphia scored in every inning they came to bat and outhit the Colt .45's 23-3.
Final score: Philadelphia 13 Houston 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Clay Dalrymple 4 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 2 Boston Red Sox 0
Washington Senators 3 Cleveland Indians 2
New York Yankees 2 Detroit Tigers 0
Los Angeles Angels 5 Minnesota Twins 2
Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City Athletics 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
St Louis Cardinals 5 Chicago Cubs 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Milwaukee Braves 1
San Francisco Giants 7 Cincinnati Reds 4
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants 3 for 4, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R
2. Ralph Terry New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W
3. Clay Dalrymple Philadelphia Phillies 4 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
Milt Pappas of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a complete game shutout.
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Last edited by vrobx1; 04-21-2021 at 12:32 AM.
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