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Dodgers 9 @ Astros 6
Colt Stadium
May 8, 1962

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 8, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1962 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 9 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 6 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherRon Perranoski  
Losing PitcherBobby Tiefenauer  
SaveEd Roebuck  
Game Winning RBIMaury Wills 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1962 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherSandy Koufax  
Home Starting PitcherKen Johnson  
BallparkColt Stadium 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance17,483 
Time of Game3 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Secory
1B: Tony Venzon
2B: Paul Pryor
3B: Augie Donatelli

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Willie Davis  Center Fielder 
Duke Snider  Right Fielder 
Tommy Davis  Left Fielder 
Wally Moon  First Baseman 
Doug Camilli  Catcher 
Larry Burright  Second Baseman 
Sandy Koufax  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Lillis  Shortstop 
Joey Amalfitano  Second Baseman 
Roman Mejias  Right Fielder 
Jim Pendleton  Left Fielder 
Carl Warwick  Center Fielder 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Dick Gernert  First Baseman 
Merritt Ranew  Catcher 
Ken Johnson  Pitcher 
Harry Craft  Manager 

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Dodgers 9 @ Astros 6
Colt Stadium
May 8, 1962

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         Game of 5/8/1962 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Wills M, ss           6  2  3  1   Lillis B, ss          6  0  2  1   
Gilliam J, 3b         5  1  1  0   Amalfitano J, 2b      5  0  2  1   
Davis W, cf           5  0  1  0   Mejias R, rf          6  0  1  0   
Snider D, rf          3  2  1  0   Pendleton J, lf       5  1  2  0   
Davis T, lf           2  1  1  1   Warwick C, cf         4  1  1  0   
Moon W, 1b            4  1  2  2   Aspromonte B, 3b      4  2  2  1   
Harkness T, 1b        0  0  0  0   Gernert D, 1b         3  0  0  0   
Camilli D, c          5  0  1  2   Larker N, ph-1b       1  0  0  1   
Sherry N, c           0  0  0  0   Ranew M, c            4  2  1  0   
Burright L, 2b        4  1  3  1   Johnson K, p          0  0  0  0   
Koufax S, p           3  0  0  0   Umbricht J, p         1  0  0  0   
Sherry L, p           1  0  1  0   Weekly J, ph          1  0  0  0   
Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   Cicotte A, p          0  0  0  0   
Howard F, ph          1  0  1  0   Heist A, ph           0  0  0  1   
Tracewski D, pr       0  1  0  0   Giusti D, pr          0  0  0  0   
Roebuck E, p          0  0  0  0   Tiefenauer B, p       1  0  0  0   
                                   Farrell T, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Browne P, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  9 15  7                        42  6 11  5

Los Angeles      103 020 000 3 --  9
Houston          001 003 200 0 --  6

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koufax S              5.2  7  4  2  2  8
Sherry L              2.2  3  2  2  2  1
Perranoski R (W)      0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Roebuck E (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson K             2.2  6  4  4  1  4
Umbricht J            2.1  2  2  2  3  4
Cicotte A             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Tiefenauer B (L)      3.2  7  3  2  0  0
Farrell T             0.1  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Pendleton J, Wills M, Camilli D, Ranew M
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Houston 12
2B -- Lillis B, Burright L
3B -- Burright L, Ranew M, Aspromonte B
SB -- Mejias R, Lillis B
CS -- Davis W
SH -- Davis T
SF -- Davis T, Moon W, Larker N
HBP -- by Johnson K (Davis T), by Koufax S (Ranew M)
WP -- Farrell T
PB -- Camilli D
T -- 3:38
A -- 17483

    

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