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Houston Astros @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1962-07-13 Β· Night game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 15376 Β· 82Β°F, night Β· Wind 10 mph Β· 2:04
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Colt .45's 4β0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Bob Friend earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
W: Bob Friend L: Turk Farrell SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Frank Secory Β· 1B: Tony Venzon Β· 2B: Paul Pryor Β· 3B: Augie Donatelli Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Spangler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Roman Mejias | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Aspromonte | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Warwick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Lillis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turk Farrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Cerv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Merritt Ranew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Virdon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Groat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Skinner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Stuart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Smoky Burgess | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Schofield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Friend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Johnny Logan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Turk Farrell | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Don McMahon | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Drott | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Friend | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Spangler: K/C
- Billy Goodman: S
- Roman Mejias: 53(1)/FO
- Pidge Browne: 3/G
Bot 1
- Bill Virdon: D
- Dick Groat: 31.2-3#
- Bob Skinner: S.3-H
- Dick Stuart: SB2#
- Dick Stuart: K
- Roberto Clemente: S.2-H
- Smoky Burgess: 63
Top 2
- Bob Aspromonte: 63
- Carl Warwick: 9
- Hal Smith: K
Bot 2
- Dick Schofield: 7
- Bill Mazeroski: W
- Bob Friend: 14/SH.1-2
- Bill Virdon: 43
Top 3
- Bob Lillis: S
- Turk Farrell: 64(1)3/GDP
- Al Spangler: K
Bot 3
- Dick Groat: D
- Bob Skinner: S.2-3
- Dick Stuart: SB2;SBH#
- Dick Stuart: 3/P
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Smoky Burgess: 8
Top 4
- Billy Goodman: S
- Roman Mejias: S.1-2
- Pidge Browne: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Bob Aspromonte: 9
Bot 4
- Dick Schofield: 31
- Bill Mazeroski: T
- Bob Friend: 63
- Bill Virdon: 8/L
Top 5
- Carl Warwick: S
- Hal Smith: 8
- Bob Lillis: 4(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Dick Groat: 9
- Bob Skinner: 13
- Dick Stuart: S
- Roberto Clemente: 43
Top 6
- Turk Farrell: 9/L
- Al Spangler: 63
- Billy Goodman: 63
Bot 6
- Smoky Burgess: 7
- Dick Schofield: 3/G
- Bill Mazeroski: E5.B-1
- Bob Friend: K
Top 7
- Roman Mejias: S
- Pidge Browne: 13.1-2
- Bob Aspromonte: S.2-3
- Carl Warwick: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Bill Virdon: S
- Dick Groat: 53.1-2
- Bob Skinner: FC5.2X3(5);B-1
- Dick Stuart: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Hal Smith: S
- Bob Cerv: 6(1)3/GDP
- Merritt Ranew: E6.B-1
- Al Spangler: 3/G
Bot 8
- Roberto Clemente: S
- Smoky Burgess: D.1-3
- Johnny Logan: S9.3-H;2XH(92)
- Bill Mazeroski: 8
- Bob Friend: 13
Top 9
- Billy Goodman: K
- Roman Mejias: 4/P
- Pidge Browne: 43





















