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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1962-06-02 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 11703 · 75°F · 2:07
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Colt .45's 9–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 1st. Vern Law earned the win. Roberto Clemente went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
W: Vern Law L: Turk Farrell SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Al Forman · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Spangler | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roman Mejias | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Larker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Warwick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Merritt Ranew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Amalfitano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Lillis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Turk Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Giusti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Buddin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pidge Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Virdon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dick Stuart | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Smoky Burgess | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Hoak | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vern Law | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Farrell | 4.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
 John Anderson | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Red Witt | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Spangler: 4/L
- Billy Goodman: S
- Roman Mejias: 5/P
- Norm Larker: 6/P
Bot 1
- Bill Virdon: 3/G
- Dick Groat: 5/L
- Bob Skinner: W
- Dick Stuart: S.1-2#
- Roberto Clemente: HR.2-H;1-H
- Smoky Burgess: S
- Don Hoak: T.1-H
- Bill Mazeroski: K/C
Top 2
- Carl Warwick: K
- Merritt Ranew: K
- Joey Amalfitano: 53
Bot 2
- Vern Law: D
- Bill Virdon: 8
- Dick Groat: 43
- Bob Skinner: K
Top 3
- Bob Lillis: E4.B-1
- Turk Farrell: K
- Al Spangler: 8
- Billy Goodman: 6/P
Bot 3
- Dick Stuart: E5.B-1
- Roberto Clemente: 64(1)3/GDP
- Smoky Burgess: 8
Top 4
- Roman Mejias: S
- Norm Larker: 8/L
- Carl Warwick: E5.1-2;B-1#
- Merritt Ranew: 5/P
- Joey Amalfitano: 54(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Don Hoak: E6.B-1
- Bill Mazeroski: 3/FL
- Vern Law: 14/SH.1-2
- Bill Virdon: S7.2-H(UR);B-2(E7)
- Dick Groat: S.2-H(UR)
- Bob Skinner: S.1-2#
- Dick Stuart: 7
Top 5
- Bob Lillis: K
- Dave Giusti: 9
- Al Spangler: D
- Billy Goodman: 63
Bot 5
- Roberto Clemente: 4/P
- Smoky Burgess: 9
- Don Hoak: T
- Bill Mazeroski: S.3-H
- Vern Law: 5/FL
Top 6
- Roman Mejias: S
- Norm Larker: S.1-2#
- Carl Warwick: S.2-H;1-2#
- Merritt Ranew: 8
- Joey Amalfitano: 7
- Bob Lillis: 46(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Bill Virdon: E3.B-1
- Dick Groat: 16(1)/FO
- Bob Skinner: 36(1)/FO
- Dick Stuart: HR.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Roberto Clemente: K
Top 7
- Don Buddin: K
- Al Spangler: S
- Billy Goodman: PB.1-2#
- Billy Goodman: 8
- Roman Mejias: 7
Bot 7
- Smoky Burgess: 4/P
- Johnny Logan: W
- Bill Mazeroski: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Norm Larker: 9
- Carl Warwick: 7
- Merritt Ranew: S
- Joey Amalfitano: K/C
Bot 8
- Vern Law: 8
- Bill Virdon: 63
- Dick Groat: S
- Bob Skinner: K
Top 9
- Pidge Browne: 8
- Don Buddin: K/C
- Al Spangler: HR
- Hal Smith: S
- Roman Mejias: 8