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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros
1962-05-27 · Day game · Colt Stadium · Att: 11793 · 88°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 20 mph · 2:12
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Colt .45's 7–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 6th. Vern Law earned the win. Smoky Burgess went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Vern Law L: Ken Johnson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Vinnie Smith · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Dusty Boggess · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Hoak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dick Groat | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Stuart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Howie Goss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vern Law | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Pendleton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roman Mejias | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Norm Larker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Warwick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Lillis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pidge Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Merritt Ranew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Johnson | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
 Red Witt | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Giusti | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Don McMahon | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Hoak: K
- Dick Groat: 4/P
- Bob Skinner: 7
Bot 1
- Jim Pendleton: 5/P
- Billy Goodman: 43
- Roman Mejias: K
Top 2
- Roberto Clemente: 43
- Smoky Burgess: K
- Dick Stuart: K
Bot 2
- Norm Larker: S
- Carl Warwick: 8
- Hal Smith: D.1-3
- Bob Aspromonte: 63.3-H
- Bob Lillis: 63
Top 3
- Bill Mazeroski: 6/P
- Howie Goss: 7
- Vern Law: K/C
Bot 3
- Ken Johnson: 4/P
- Jim Pendleton: 8
- Billy Goodman: 8
Top 4
- Don Hoak: 4/P
- Dick Groat: S
- Bob Skinner: S8.1-H(E8)(NR);B-2
- Roberto Clemente: 3/G.2-3
- Smoky Burgess: S.3-H(UR)
- Dick Stuart: 6/P
Bot 4
- Roman Mejias: S
- Norm Larker: 6/P#
- Carl Warwick: SB2.1-3(E4)#
- Carl Warwick: K
- Hal Smith: 5/FL
Top 5
- Bill Mazeroski: 3/P
- Howie Goss: 6/P
- Vern Law: 53
Bot 5
- Bob Aspromonte: E6
- Bob Lillis: 34/SH/B.1-2
- Ken Johnson: 3/G.2-3
- Jim Pendleton: D.3-H(UR)
- Billy Goodman: 7
Top 6
- Don Hoak: S/G
- Dick Groat: S/G.1-2
- Bob Skinner: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: E4/G.2-H(NR);1-2
- Smoky Burgess: S.2-H(UR);1-2
- Dick Stuart: S8.2-H(UR);1-H(E5)(UR);B-3
- Bill Mazeroski: 7.3-H(E7)(NR)(UR)
- Howie Goss: K
Bot 6
- Roman Mejias: 53
- Norm Larker: 2/FL
- Carl Warwick: S
- Hal Smith: S.1-2
- Bob Aspromonte: WP.2-3;1-2
- Bob Aspromonte: K
Top 7
- Vern Law: 53
- Don Hoak: W
- Dick Groat: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Bob Lillis: S
- Pidge Browne: 16(1)3/GDP
- Jim Pendleton: 43
Top 8
- Bob Skinner: S
- Roberto Clemente: 7
- Smoky Burgess: S.1-2
- Dick Stuart: K
- Bill Mazeroski: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Billy Goodman: S
- Roman Mejias: K
- Merritt Ranew: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 9
- Howie Goss: W
- Vern Law: PO1(E2).1-2#
- Vern Law: 14/SH.2-3
- Don Hoak: K
- Dick Groat: 43
Bot 9
- Carl Warwick: 53
- Hal Smith: K
- Bob Aspromonte: 2/FL