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
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
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Smith strikes out.

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.