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Houston Astros @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1962-08-05 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 3:00
Houston Colt .45's defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–4. Houston Colt .45's put up 5 in the 9th. Russ Kemmerer earned the win and Don McMahon picked up the save. Bob Lillis went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| SLN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
W: Russ Kemmerer L: Lindy McDaniel SV: Don McMahon
Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: Ken Burkhart · 3B: Frank Walsh · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Lillis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Spangler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roman Mejias | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Larker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Carl Warwick | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Joey Amalfitano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 J C Hartman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Umbricht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Taussig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Russ Kemmerer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Pendleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curt Flood | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Julian Javier | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Boyer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Stan Musial | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dal Maxvill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Red Schoendienst | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Brunet | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Umbricht | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Don McMahon | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jackson | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
 Lindy McDaniel | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Don Ferrarese | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Duliba | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bob Lillis: S8
- Al Spangler: S5.1-2
- Roman Mejias: BK.2-3;1-2#
- Roman Mejias: 6/P
- Norm Larker: 7
- Carl Warwick: 63
Bot 1
- Curt Flood: W
- Julian Javier: S8.1-2
- Bill White: 3/G/SH/B.2-3;1-2
- Ken Boyer: W
- Stan Musial: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Charlie James: E4.3-H;1-2
- Gene Oliver: W.2-3;1-2
- Dal Maxvill: 3/FL
- Larry Jackson: K
Top 2
- Hal Smith: 63
- Joey Amalfitano: S5
- J C Hartman: 64(1)/FO
- Jim Umbricht: 6(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Curt Flood: 13
- Julian Javier: 8
- Bill White: 7/FL
Top 3
- Bob Lillis: E5
- Al Spangler: 4/L
- Roman Mejias: 13.1-2
- Norm Larker: WP.2-3
- Norm Larker: K
Bot 3
- Ken Boyer: S8
- Stan Musial: 3/G.1-2
- Charlie James: K
- Gene Oliver: K
Top 4
- Carl Warwick: K
- Hal Smith: 63
- Joey Amalfitano: W
- J C Hartman: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Dal Maxvill: 6/P
- Larry Jackson: K
- Curt Flood: 53
Top 5
- Don Taussig: W
- Bob Lillis: S9.1-2
- Al Spangler: 9(B)6(2)/DP
- Roman Mejias: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Julian Javier: 53
- Bill White: S9
- Ken Boyer: S6.1-2
- Stan Musial: 8.2-3
- Charlie James: OA.3XH(242)
Top 6
- Norm Larker: 43
- Carl Warwick: 9
- Hal Smith: 5/P
Bot 6
- Charlie James: 63
- Gene Oliver: 9
- Dal Maxvill: 7/L
Top 7
- Joey Amalfitano: 8
- J C Hartman: 7/L
- Russ Kemmerer: 63
Bot 7
- Larry Jackson: 63
- Curt Flood: W
- Julian Javier: S8.1-3
- Bill White: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Bob Lillis: S8
- Al Spangler: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
- Roman Mejias: S8
- Norm Larker: T9.1-H
- Carl Warwick: S7.3-H
- Hal Smith: K
Bot 8
- Ken Boyer: 63
- Stan Musial: D9
- Charlie James: 7
- Gene Oliver: 63
Top 9
- Billy Goodman: S8
- J C Hartman: S7.1-2
- Jim Pendleton: 13/SH/B.2-3;1-2
- Bob Lillis: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
- Al Spangler: W
- Roman Mejias: WP.2-3
- Roman Mejias: S8.3-H;1-3
- Norm Larker: WP.1-2
- Norm Larker: W
- Carl Warwick: 9
- Hal Smith: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ron Davis: S7.3-H;2XH(72);1-2
Bot 9
- Red Schoendienst: HP
- Fred Whitfield: K
- Curt Flood: W.1-2
- Julian Javier: S7.2-3;1-2
- Bill White: 3/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ken Boyer: K23