Astros @ Reds
August 24, 1962

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 8 1
Reds 4 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 8 1
Reds 4 7 0

Hal Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .224
OBP .667 .256
At Bats 3 268
Hits 2 60
• Singles 1 41
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 9
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 2 26

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
19 4 0
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Crosley Field - August 24, 1962
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Strikeout
Bob Purkey
Johnny Edwards
Don Pavletich
Don Blasingame
Eddie Kasko
Leo Cardenas
Marty Keough
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Hal Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 2 8 1 5
Cincinnati Reds 4 7 0 4
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Hal Woodeshick
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eddie Kasko
Attendance 18,879
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Smith strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mejias hits a popup towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Marty Keough now playing left field. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Wally Post. Lynch strikes out.
Bottom 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Billy Goodman now playing second base. Don McMahon now pitching. Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Larker hits a popup towards first. Pavletich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Warwick moves to second.
Top 8 Spangler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pavletich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Warwick hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Billy Goodman pinch hits for Jim Umbricht. Goodman hits a line drive towards first. Pavletich reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 7 Blasingame strikes out.
Top 7 Hartman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson throws the ball in to Blasingame who tags Mejias trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 7 Johnny Edwards now catching. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 6 Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Hank Foiles. There's a wild pitch. Pavletich moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pavletich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Post is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Temple hits a popup towards first. Pavletich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pavletich fields the ball and throws to Purkey covering. Safe. Warwick moves to second.
Top 6 Warwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Umbricht hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hartman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Foiles moves to third.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Umbricht fields it and throws to first for the out. Foiles moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roman Mejias now playing right field. Carl Warwick now playing center field. Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Heist hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. Pavletich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pavletich scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Post strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jim Umbricht now pitching. Umbricht fires over to first and Larker drops the ball. That's an error on Larker. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko scores.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Purkey scores.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Foiles scores. Blasingame moves to third. Purkey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a line drive towards short. Hartman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Purkey takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to second.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields the ball and throws to Woodeshick covering. Safe. Foiles moves to third.
Bottom 3 Foiles hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Heist. Foiles reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Warwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Woodeshick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pavletich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodeshick for the out.
Bottom 2 Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hartman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Heist hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pavletich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pinson. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Larker hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spangler strikes out.
Top 1 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.