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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 20, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on May 20, 1962 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Woodeshick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 40,932 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Frank Walsh 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Lillis | Second Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Jim Pendleton | Left Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Hal Woodeshick | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 20, 1962
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Pierce
Lillis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Pierce
Mejias hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Pierce
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Woodeshick
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Woodeshick
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Woodeshick
Mays takes first base on ball four. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Woodeshick
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hiller scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Woodeshick
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mota vs. Woodeshick
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. Mays scores. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Woodeshick
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Anderson
John Anderson now pitching.
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mota scores. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pierce vs. Anderson
Pierce hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to third. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Anderson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bailey scores. Pagan scores. Pierce moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hiller vs. Anderson
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Pierce
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Pierce
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Pierce
Aspromonte hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Pierce
Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Anderson
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Anderson
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Anderson
Davenport hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pierce
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Pierce
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Pierce
Mejias hits a line drive towards short. Pagan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Anderson
Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Anderson
Bailey hits a line drive towards first. Larker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Anderson
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Anderson
Pierce hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Pierce
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Pierce
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Pierce
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Anderson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Anderson
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Anderson
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Pierce
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. Pierce
Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Pierce
Pidge Browne pinch hits for John Anderson.
Browne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mota. Browne reaches second base with a double. Buddin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Pierce
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Pierce
Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. McMahon
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. McMahon
Mota strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Pierce
Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Pierce
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Pierce
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. McMahon
Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Bailey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. McMahon
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. McMahon
Pierce strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. McMahon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Pierce
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Pierce
Buddin hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giusti vs. Pierce
Dave Giusti pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Giusti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Stone
Dean Stone now pitching.
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Stone
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Stone
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Stone
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Pierce
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Pierce
Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Pierce
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Pierce
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Stone
Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Stone
Bailey hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Stone
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. There goes Mota trying to get to third. Pendleton throws the ball in to Aspromonte, who tags Mota for the out. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Stone
Pierce hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pagan scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Stone
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Pierce
Warwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Pierce
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Pierce
Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1962, game 2 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Lillis B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, lf 5 0 1 2
Mejias R, rf 4 0 1 0 Hiller C, 2b 3 1 0 0
Pendleton J, lf 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 0 0
Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 1 1 1
Warwick C, cf 4 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Smith H, c 3 2 1 0 Mota M, rf 4 1 1 1
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 3 2 Bailey E, c 4 1 2 1
Buddin D, ss 4 1 1 1 Pagan J, ss 4 2 3 1
Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 4 0 2 1
Anderson J, p 1 0 0 0
Browne P, ph 1 0 1 1
McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Giusti D, ph 1 0 0 0
Stone D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 4 33 7 10 7
Houston 020 020 000 -- 4
San Francisco 600 000 01x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Woodeshick H (L) 0.2 2 5 5 3 0
Anderson J 3.1 4 1 1 0 2
McMahon D 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Stone D 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W) 9.0 7 4 4 1 3
LOB -- Houston 4, San Francisco 6
2B -- Smith H, Browne P, Bailey E
HR -- Aspromonte B
T -- 2:06
A -- 40932
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