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Houston Astros @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1962-05-02 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 7880 · 72°F · 2:27
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston Colt .45's 4–1. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 4th. Bob Gibson earned the win. Bill White went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Bob Gibson L: Ken Johnson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Vinnie Smith · 3B: Mel Steiner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Spangler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Joey Amalfitano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pidge Browne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Pendleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Roman Mejias | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Merritt Ranew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Lillis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Norm Larker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curt Flood | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Julian Javier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Boyer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnie Minoso | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carl Sawatski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Julio Gotay | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Johnson | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
 Jim Umbricht | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Spangler: K
- Joey Amalfitano: K
- Pidge Browne: 63
Bot 1
- Curt Flood: 63
- Julian Javier: K
- Bill White: S8
- Stan Musial: 3/G
Top 2
- Jim Pendleton: HR/7D
- Roman Mejias: 43
- Merritt Ranew: K+WP.B-1
- Bob Aspromonte: 46(1)/FO
- Bob Lillis: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Ken Boyer: K23
- Minnie Minoso: K/C
- Carl Sawatski: K23
Top 3
- Ken Johnson: K/C
- Al Spangler: K/C
- Joey Amalfitano: 3/FL
Bot 3
- Julio Gotay: S9
- Bob Gibson: 24/SH/B.1-2
- Curt Flood: 63
- Julian Javier: 7
Top 4
- Pidge Browne: 63
- Jim Pendleton: K
- Roman Mejias: 13
Bot 4
- Bill White: HR/9D
- Stan Musial: 8
- Ken Boyer: S5
- Minnie Minoso: E8/F.1-3;B-2
- Carl Sawatski: FC.3-H(UR);2-3;B-1
- Julio Gotay: S5.3-H(UR);1-2
- Bob Gibson: W.2-3;1-2
- Curt Flood: K
- Julian Javier: K/C
Top 5
- Merritt Ranew: S8
- Bob Aspromonte: 9
- Bob Lillis: 9
- Ken Johnson: K/C
Bot 5
- Bill White: 9/FL
- Stan Musial: W
- Ken Boyer: K
- Minnie Minoso: S8.1-2
- Carl Sawatski: K
Top 6
- Al Spangler: 43
- Joey Amalfitano: K/C
- Pidge Browne: 8
Bot 6
- Julio Gotay: S8
- Bob Gibson: 34/SH/B.1-2
- Curt Flood: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Julian Javier: S5.2-3
- Bill White: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Jim Pendleton: 53
- Roman Mejias: 43
- Merritt Ranew: 13
Bot 7
- Stan Musial: K
- Ken Boyer: W
- Minnie Minoso: SB2#
- Minnie Minoso: K
- Carl Sawatski: 31
Top 8
- Bob Aspromonte: S7
- Bob Lillis: 43.1-2
- Norm Larker: S9.2-3
- Al Spangler: K/C
- Joey Amalfitano: 54(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Julio Gotay: 3/FL
- Bob Gibson: 43
- Curt Flood: 63
Top 9
- Pidge Browne: W
- Jim Pendleton: 64(1)/FO
- Roman Mejias: S7.1-2
- Merritt Ranew: 9/L
- Bob Aspromonte: 64(1)/FO
Notes & reviews
- Cardinals coach Walker ejected by HP umpire Boggess for arguing that Gotay had been hit by a pitch