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Lineups and Summary
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 29, 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 August 29, 1962 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Turk Farrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 8,295 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Al Forman 3B: Tom Gorman |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Jim Campbell | Catcher |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Turk Farrell | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Smith | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Charlie James | Right Fielder |
| Gene Oliver | Catcher |
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 29, 1962
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Gibson
Warwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Gibson
Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Gibson
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Warwick moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier 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: ---
Smith vs. Farrell
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Farrell
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Farrell
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay misplays the ball. That's an error on Gotay. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Gibson
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Aspromonte moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Farrell vs. Gibson
Farrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Lillis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Gibson
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Gibson
Spangler 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
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Farrell
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Farrell
James strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Farrell
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Farrell
Gotay takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Farrell
Gibson hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gibson
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Farrell
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Farrell
Musial strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gibson
Campbell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Gibson
Farrell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Farrell
Joey Amalfitano now playing second base.
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Farrell
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Boyer reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
James vs. Farrell
James strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Farrell
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Warwick throws the ball in to Amalfitano who tags Oliver trying to catch an extra base, for the out. White scores. Boyer scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Farrell
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Gibson
Warwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Gibson
Spangler hits a popup towards the mound. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Gibson
There goes Amalfitano. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Gotay applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Farrell
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Farrell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
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, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Farrell
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Farrell
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Farrell
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Farrell
James hits a line drive towards third. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gibson
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Gibson
Farrell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Farrell
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Farrell
Gotay strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Farrell
Farrell fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Farrell. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Farrell
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Farrell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Gibson
Jimmie Schaffer now catching.
Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Gibson
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Gibson
Amalfitano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Gibson
Larker takes first base on ball four. Amalfitano moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mejias vs. Gibson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Farrell
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Farrell
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Farrell
White hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Gibson
Campbell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Gibson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Gibson
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Farrell
J.C. Hartman now playing shortstop. Bob Lillis now playing third base.
Boyer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Farrell
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Charlie James.
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Farrell
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer.
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Farrell
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Julio Gotay.
Sawatski takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burda vs. Farrell
Bob Burda pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
Burda is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1962 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Warwick C, cf 4 0 2 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Spangler A, lf 4 0 0 0 Smith B, cf 4 0 0 0
Temple J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Musial S, lf 4 0 1 0
Amalfitano J, 2b 1 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Larker N, 1b 2 0 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 0
Mejias R, rf 4 1 1 1 James C, rf 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Schoendienst R, ph 1 0 1 0
Hartman J, ss 0 0 0 0 Oliver G, c 3 0 3 2
Campbell J, c 3 1 1 1 Schaffer J, c 0 0 0 0
Lillis B, ss-3b 4 0 0 0 Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0
Farrell T, p 4 0 1 1 Gotay J, ss 2 0 0 0
Sawatski C, ph 0 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 3 0 0 0
Burda B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 34 2 8 2
Houston 011 000 001 -- 3
St.Louis 000 200 000 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell T (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 9.0 6 3 2 4 6
E -- Gotay J, Farrell T
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 6, St.Louis 7
2B -- Musial S, Boyer K
HR -- Mejias R, Campbell J
CS -- Amalfitano J
WP -- Gibson B
T -- 2:28
A -- 8295
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