Pirates @ Astros
July 4, 1962

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 7 11 0
Astros 0 8 2
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 7 11 0
Astros 0 8 2

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .268
OBP .500 .299
At Bats 3 328
Hits 1 88
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 0 21

Bobby Tiefenauer Season Stats

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2 4 1
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Colt Stadium - July 4, 1962
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Strikeout
Bobby Tiefenauer
Merritt Ranew
Norm Larker
Joey Amalfitano
Bob Aspromonte
Ernie Fazio
Al Spangler
Carl Warwick
Jim Pendleton
Bill Virdon
Don Hoak
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Virdon strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 The ball gets by Ranew for a passed ball. Hoak moves to third.
Top 8 Law bunts in front of the plate. Ranew fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ernie Fazio now playing shortstop. Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching. Jim Pendleton now playing right field. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte.
Bottom 7 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ernie Fazio pinch hits for Dave Giusti. Fazio hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Stuart hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Ranew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive towards first. Larker catches it and steps on first to double up Groat.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out.
Bottom 5 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spangler hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Hoak moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Hoak moves to second.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker has Clemente trapped. There's the throw to Ranew and over to Aspromonte, who tags Clemente for the out. Burgess moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Giusti hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lillis hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to home to get Warwick. Ranew moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Ranew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Ranew reaches second base with a double. Warwick moves to third.
Bottom 4 Warwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skinner strikes out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Law scores.
Top 4 Dave Giusti now pitching. Virdon hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Law hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Warwick who is chasing the ball. Law reaches third base with a triple. Hoak scores.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Larker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second.
Bottom 3 Amalfitano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bruce strikes out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skinner tags and scores.
Top 3 Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Warwick who is chasing the ball. Skinner reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Lillis hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Warwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groat strikes out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Law's glove, towards Mazeroski, who fields it, throws to second, with Groat covering, for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano moves to second.
Bottom 1 Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Burgess moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Burgess is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into right field. Mejias picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mejias. Virdon scores. Groat goes all the way around to score. Clemente moves to second.
Top 1 Stuart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skinner is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.