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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros
1962-07-02 · Night game · Colt Stadium · Att: 11760 · 86°F, night · Wind 10 mph · 2:35
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Colt .45's 4–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 7th. Bob Friend earned the win and Roy Face picked up the save. Dick Stuart went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Bob Friend L: Hal Woodeshick SV: Roy Face
Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Vinnie Smith · 2B: Mel Steiner · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dick Stuart | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Hoak | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Donn Clendenon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Leppert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Friend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Skinner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Spangler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Amalfitano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roman Mejias | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Larker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Merritt Ranew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Lillis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Woodeshick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Pendleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Cerv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Friend | 8.1 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
 Diomedes Olivo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Face | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Woodeshick | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Don McMahon | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Virdon: K
- Dick Groat: 8
- Roberto Clemente: 63
Bot 1
- Al Spangler: 43
- Joey Amalfitano: C/E2.B-1
- Roman Mejias: S.1-2#
- Norm Larker: 13.2-3;1-2
- Carl Warwick: K
Top 2
- Dick Stuart: K
- Don Hoak: W
- Donn Clendenon: S.1-2#
- Don Leppert: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Merritt Ranew: 63
- Bob Aspromonte: S
- Bob Lillis: 8
- Hal Woodeshick: 6/P
Top 3
- Bill Mazeroski: 9
- Bob Friend: 63
- Bill Virdon: 9
Bot 3
- Al Spangler: 9
- Joey Amalfitano: D
- Roman Mejias: S.2-3#
- Norm Larker: S.3-H;1-3
- Carl Warwick: 9/SF.3-H
- Merritt Ranew: 43
Top 4
- Dick Groat: S
- Roberto Clemente: 64(1)3/GDP
- Dick Stuart: 9
Bot 4
- Bob Aspromonte: S
- Bob Lillis: 46(1)3/GDP
- Hal Woodeshick: K
Top 5
- Don Hoak: 8
- Donn Clendenon: S
- Don Leppert: 16(1)/FO
- Bill Mazeroski: 3/G
Bot 5
- Al Spangler: 63
- Joey Amalfitano: 63
- Roman Mejias: 4/P
Top 6
- Bob Friend: 3/G
- Bill Virdon: 8/L
- Dick Groat: 53
Bot 6
- Norm Larker: 7
- Carl Warwick: 53
- Merritt Ranew: 4/P
Top 7
- Roberto Clemente: W
- Dick Stuart: S.1-2#
- Don Hoak: D.2-H;1-3
- Bob Skinner: S/INT.3-H;2-H;BX2(3)
- Don Leppert: 5/FL
- Bill Mazeroski: K
Bot 7
- Bob Aspromonte: 3/G
- Bob Lillis: 4/L
- Don McMahon: K
Top 8
- Bob Friend: K
- Bill Virdon: 63
- Dick Groat: W
- Roberto Clemente: K
Bot 8
- Al Spangler: K
- Joey Amalfitano: K/C
- Roman Mejias: S
- Norm Larker: 43
Top 9
- Dick Stuart: HR
- Don Hoak: 7
- Bob Skinner: W
- Don Leppert: CS2(26)
- Don Leppert: S
- Bill Mazeroski: K/C
Bot 9
- Carl Warwick: 43
- Merritt Ranew: W
- Bob Aspromonte: S.1-2#
- Jim Pendleton: K
- Bob Cerv: K/C
Notes & reviews
- Protest=V
- Pirates coach Ron Northey called for interference for being out of the coaching box; Bob Skinner called out; Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh protested the game