Pittsburgh Pirates (4) Houston Colt 45s (0)
| 1962
Date of Game: Thursday, August 23, 1962
Stadium: Forbes Field
Stadium: Forbes Field
| Houston Colt 45s (NL) | Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) |
| Record: 20-39 | Record: 64-49 |
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Attendance: 10,742
Time of Game: 1:52
Game Notes:
Vern Law - Complete game/Shutout None listed
Best at-bats
Bill Virdon HR in 3rd inning (18.3)
Donn Clendenon 1B in 4th inning (8.25)
Bill Mazeroski 1B in 3rd inning (4.19)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Houston Colt 45s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Houston Colt 45s Batting Stats |
| Houston Colt 45s | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Carl Warwick | rf | 25.177 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | 110 | 184 | 13 | 54 | 4 |
| Al Spangler | lf | 29.046 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | 103 | 277 | 4 | 27 | 5 |
| Johnny Temple | 2b | 35.015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 | 82 | 1268 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
| Norm Larker | 1b | 31.239 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | 116 | 543 | 8 | 50 | 1 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 3b | 24.065 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | 116 | 185 | 11 | 47 | 4 |
| Al Heist | cf | 34.323 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | 14 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Smith | c | 31.259 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | 83 | 776 | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| J.C. Hartman | ss | 28.130 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Johnson | p | 29.068 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .089 | 25 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | ph | 36.154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | 67 | 1326 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Russ Kemmerer | p | 30.296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 43 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .133 | 787 | 5108 | |||||
Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Bill Virdon | cf | 31.075 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .248 | 122 | 1033 | 4 | 40 | 2 |
| Dick Groat | ss | 31.292 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 | 126 | 1087 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Bob Skinner | lf | 30.325 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 | 119 | 953 | 17 | 64 | 7 |
| Smoky Burgess | c | 35.178 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | 85 | 1156 | 12 | 53 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | rf | 28.005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | 117 | 946 | 9 | 66 | 5 |
| Donn Clendenon | 1b | 27.039 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 | 49 | 58 | 3 | 15 | 11 |
| Don Hoak | 3b | 34.200 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | 99 | 1087 | 5 | 45 | 3 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2b | 25.352 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | 125 | 894 | 12 | 63 | 0 |
| Vern Law | p | 32.164 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | 18 | 289 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals: | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .241 | 860 | 7503 | |||||
Game Stats |
HR: Bill Virdon (4)
RBIs: Donn Clendenon (15), Dick Groat (48), Bill Virdon 2 (40)
SB: Al Spangler (5)
GDP: Dick Groat (10), Al Heist (3)
RBIs: Donn Clendenon (15), Dick Groat (48), Bill Virdon 2 (40)
SB: Al Spangler (5)
GDP: Dick Groat (10), Al Heist (3)
Houston Colt 45s Pitching Stats |
| Houston Colt 45s | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Ken Johnson (L 6-14) | 29.068 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.92 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 94 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 30.296 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.65 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 272 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 366 | |||
Other Game Information |
Wild Pitches: Ken Johnson;
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Ken Johnson 0-0-0; Russ Kemmerer 0-0-0; Vern Law 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Ken Johnson 25; Russ Kemmerer 5; Vern Law 31;
Time of Game: 1:52 Attendance: 10,742
Umpires: Home: Ken Burkhart 1B Frank Walsh 2B Lee Weyer 3B Jocko Conlan
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