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Cardinals
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
April 26, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 26, 1962 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,129 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Shag Crawford |
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 |
| Gene Oliver | Catcher |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Jim Pendleton | Left Fielder |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Merritt Ranew | Catcher |
| Al Heist | Center Fielder |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
April 26, 1962
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pendleton. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Johnson
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gibson
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ranew vs. Gibson
Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heist vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Pendleton scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Gibson
Heist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Johnson
Gotay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Johnson
Gibson bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Johnson
Johnson spins and fires to second, and Gotay is picked off. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte 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
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a line drive into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Johnson
There goes Boyer. The throw from Ranew and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amalfitano for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gibson
Pendleton hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Johnson
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Heist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Johnson
Gotay strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Johnson
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay misplays the ball. That's an error on Gotay. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ranew vs. Gibson
There goes Mejias. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Gotay applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Gibson
Heist strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Ranew for a passed ball. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Johnson
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gotay vs. Johnson
Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Johnson
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gibson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Johnson
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Ranew for a passed ball. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Johnson
White strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Johnson
Don Landrum pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Landrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver is hit by the pitch. Landrum moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Johnson
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Gibson
Jimmie Schaffer now catching. Don Landrum now playing right field.
Mejias hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heist vs. Gibson
Heist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heist moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Browne vs. Gibson
Pidge Browne pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Browne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Pidge Browne.
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching. Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Julio Gotay.
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Cicotte
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cicotte
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Cicotte
There goes Flood. The throw from Ranew and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Cicotte
Javier strikes out. Ranew drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Javier out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Alex Grammas now playing shortstop.
Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gibson
Pendleton is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1962 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Flood C, cf 5 1 2 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Amalfitano J, 2b 4 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Musial S, rf 4 0 1 1 Pendleton J, lf 3 1 0 0
Landrum D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Mejias R, rf 3 1 1 1
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ranew M, c 3 0 0 0
Oliver G, c 3 1 1 0 Heist A, cf 3 0 1 0
Schaffer J, c 0 0 0 0 Lillis B, ss 3 0 0 0
Minoso M, lf 4 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 2 0 0 0
Gotay J, ss 3 0 2 1 Browne P, ph 0 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 0 0 Shantz B, pr 0 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 0 0 0 0 Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 3 0 0 0
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35 3 8 3 29 2 2 1
St.Louis 000 100 110 -- 3
Houston 010 000 010 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 2 2 2 2 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 8.0 7 3 2 1 8
Cicotte A 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Gotay J, Aspromonte B
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Houston 2
2B -- Oliver G
HR -- Javier J, Mejias R
SB -- Boyer K, Flood C
SH -- Gibson B
HBP -- by Johnson K (Oliver G)
WP -- Gibson B
PB -- Ranew M 3
T -- 2:21
A -- 15129
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