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Houston Astros @ 
Milwaukee Braves
1962-09-16 · Day game · County Stadium · Att: 5477 · 75°F · Wind 15 mph · 3:05
Milwaukee Braves defeated Houston Colt .45's 5–4. Milwaukee Braves put up 3 in the 7th. Lew Burdette earned the win. Del Crandall went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| ML1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
W: Lew Burdette L: Don McMahon SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Vinnie Smith · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Dusty Boggess · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Lillis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Spangler | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Warwick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norm Larker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Roberts | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Merritt Ranew | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Amalfitano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Bruce | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Milwaukee Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amado Samuel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Mathews | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommie Aaron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Adcock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee Maye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Del Crandall | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hawk Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Bolling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tony Cloninger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ethan Blackaby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gus Bell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bruce | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
 Jim Umbricht | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don McMahon | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Milwaukee Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Cloninger | 3.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Willey | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Curtis | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Claude Raymond | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
 Lew Burdette | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bob Lillis: 53
- Al Spangler: 9
- Carl Warwick: 9/L
Bot 1
- Amado Samuel: D
- Eddie Mathews: 5/FL
- Tommie Aaron: 63
- Joe Adcock: K/C
Top 2
- Norm Larker: 13
- Bob Aspromonte: S
- Dave Roberts: CS2(26)
- Dave Roberts: S
- Merritt Ranew: S.1-2
- Joey Amalfitano: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Lee Maye: 8
- Del Crandall: D
- Hawk Taylor: 31.2-3
- Frank Bolling: 63
Top 3
- Bob Bruce: 43
- Bob Lillis: HR
- Al Spangler: D
- Carl Warwick: WP.2-3
- Carl Warwick: W
- Norm Larker: FC3.3XH(32);1-2;B-1
- Bob Aspromonte: 4/P
Bot 3
- Tony Cloninger: K
- Amado Samuel: 63
- Eddie Mathews: 31
Top 4
- Dave Roberts: 8
- Merritt Ranew: 6/P
- Joey Amalfitano: S
- Bob Bruce: E4.1-2
- Bob Lillis: D.2-H(UR);1-3
- Al Spangler: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Carl Warwick: K
Bot 4
- Tommie Aaron: 43
- Joe Adcock: K
- Lee Maye: 43
Top 5
- Norm Larker: 43
- Bob Aspromonte: S
- Dave Roberts: 9/L
- Merritt Ranew: K
Bot 5
- Del Crandall: HR
- Hawk Taylor: W
- Frank Bolling: K/C
- Ethan Blackaby: K
- Amado Samuel: 46(1)/FO
Top 6
- Joey Amalfitano: 1/P
- Bob Bruce: 43
- Bob Lillis: 63
Bot 6
- Eddie Mathews: 4/P
- Tommie Aaron: 143
- Joe Adcock: 6/P
Top 7
- Al Spangler: S
- Carl Warwick: 53.1-2
- Norm Larker: 1/P
- Bob Aspromonte: 4/P
Bot 7
- Lee Maye: S
- Del Crandall: WP.1-2
- Del Crandall: S.2-H
- Hawk Taylor: 6/P
- Frank Bolling: W.1-2
- Gus Bell: 2/FL
- Hank Aaron: WP.2-3;1-2
- Hank Aaron: W
- Eddie Mathews: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Tommie Aaron: 8
Top 8
- Dave Roberts: D
- Merritt Ranew: 43.2-3
- Joey Amalfitano: W
- Billy Goodman: W.1-2
- Bob Lillis: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Joe Adcock: 4/P
- Lee Maye: K
- Del Crandall: W
- Roy McMillan: W.1-2
- Frank Bolling: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Al Spangler: 7
- Carl Warwick: 53
- Norm Larker: W
- Bob Aspromonte: S.1-2
- Dave Roberts: W.2-3;1-2
- Merritt Ranew: 143
Bot 9
- Gus Bell: HR