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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1962-07-12 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 14784 · cloudy · 2:10
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Colt .45's 6–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 3rd. Al McBean earned the win. Smoky Burgess 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
W: Al McBean L: Jim Golden SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Tony Venzon · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Spangler | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roman Mejias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Larker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Warwick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Lillis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Golden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Buddin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Cerv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pidge Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Merritt Ranew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Virdon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Stuart | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Hoak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al McBean | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Schofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Golden | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
 Russ Kemmerer | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Giusti | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al McBean | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Spangler: D
- Billy Goodman: 41.2-3
- Roman Mejias: 4/P/SF.3-H
- Norm Larker: 43
Bot 1
- Bill Virdon: 31
- Dick Groat: 9
- Bob Skinner: D
- Dick Stuart: HR.2-H
- Roberto Clemente: T
- Smoky Burgess: 3/G
Top 2
- Bob Aspromonte: K
- Carl Warwick: 53
- Hal Smith: 43
Bot 2
- Don Hoak: W
- Bill Mazeroski: 8
- Al McBean: 36(1)/FO
- Bill Virdon: 63
Top 3
- Bob Lillis: 43
- Jim Golden: S
- Al Spangler: K
- Billy Goodman: 7/L
Bot 3
- Dick Groat: 9/L
- Bob Skinner: 43
- Dick Stuart: W
- Roberto Clemente: S.1-2#
- Smoky Burgess: HR.2-H;1-H
- Don Hoak: K/C
Top 4
- Roman Mejias: 3/FL
- Norm Larker: 7
- Bob Aspromonte: S
- Carl Warwick: K
Bot 4
- Bill Mazeroski: 3/FL
- Al McBean: S
- Bill Virdon: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Hal Smith: 63
- Bob Lillis: W
- Don Buddin: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Dick Groat: 9
- Bob Skinner: HR
- Dick Stuart: 63
- Roberto Clemente: 9
Top 6
- Al Spangler: S
- Billy Goodman: 6/P
- Roman Mejias: 6/P
- Norm Larker: 9/L
Bot 6
- Smoky Burgess: 6/L
- Dick Schofield: W
- Bill Mazeroski: S.1-2#
- Al McBean: 9
- Bill Virdon: 31
Top 7
- Bob Aspromonte: S
- Carl Warwick: S.1-2#
- Hal Smith: S.2-3;1-2
- Bob Cerv: 12(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
- Pidge Browne: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Al Spangler: S.2-3
- Billy Goodman: S9.3-H(UR);1-3;BX2(986)
Bot 7
- Dick Groat: W
- Bob Skinner: 64(1)/FO
- Dick Stuart: 8
- Roberto Clemente: S.1-2#
- Smoky Burgess: 13
Top 8
- Roman Mejias: 4/P
- Norm Larker: K/C
- Bob Aspromonte: 4/P
Bot 8
- Dick Schofield: W
- Bill Mazeroski: 8
- Al McBean: 3/SH.1-2
- Bill Virdon: 7
Top 9
- Carl Warwick: K
- Hal Smith: 9
- Merritt Ranew: 43
Notes & reviews
- Don Hoak ejected by HP umpire Augie Donatelli