Included in today's slate of games in the NL the Houston Colt .45s got their 1st franchise victory in a marathon game against the Chicago Cubs. The other new team in the NL, the New York Mets, got a Win in their 1st game of the season.
It took 16 1/2 innings of scoreless play but the Houston Colts finally plated a run in the bottom of the 17th for 1-0 victory over the Cubs. The pitchers on both clubs shut down the offenses until 2 singles and a walk resulted in a run for Houston.
The New York Mets got outstanding pitching from Roger Craig and Bob Miller in their 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets scored 3 runs in the 7th inning for the deciding runs and the Cardinal fans had to go home with an Opening Day loss.
BOXSCORE: 1962 Chicago Cubs At 1962 Houston Coltt 45s 4/11/1962
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Coltt 45s AB R H RBI AVG
L.Brock CF 8 0 1 0 .167 B.Aspromonte 3B 7 0 2 0 .300
K.Hubbs 2B 8 0 0 0 .154 A.Spangler CF 4 1 0 0 .167
B.Williams LF 8 0 2 0 .167 R.Mejias RF 7 0 1 0 .100
E.Banks 1B 7 0 1 0 .333 N.Larker 1B 6 0 2 1 .444
G.Altman RF 6 0 1 0 .273 J.Pendleton LF 5 0 1 0 .111
R.Santo 3B 6 0 2 0 .300 H.Smith C 6 0 0 0 .000
A.Rodgers SS 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Amalfitano 2B 6 0 1 0 .200
M.Thacker C 6 0 0 0 .000 D.Buddin SS 5 0 0 0 .000
G.Hobbie P 3 0 0 0 .000 H.Woodeshick P 1 0 0 0 .000
B-C.Barragan PH 1 0 0 0 .000 A-P.Browne PH 1 0 0 0 .000
B.Schultz P 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Umbricht P 1 0 0 0 .000
D-J.McKnight PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C-J.Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 .000
C.Koonce P 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Tiefenauer P 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 60 0 8 0 Totals 51 1 7 1
A-Pinch Hit For Woodeshick In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hobbie In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Umbricht In 13th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Schultz In 14th Inning
Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
Coltt 45s....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1
Cubs (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
G.Hobbie 9 4 0 0 3 5 0 0.00
B.Schultz 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
C.Koonce LOSS(0-1) 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.00
Totals 16 7 1 1 6 10 0
Coltt 45s (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Woodeshick 8 4 0 0 3 5 0 0.00
J.Umbricht 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.00
B.Tiefenauer WIN(1-0) 4 4 0 0 3 2 0 0.00
Totals 17 8 0 0 7 11 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,002 DATE- Wednesday, April 11th 1962 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 4:23
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:16 Coltt 45s: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Coltt 45s: 0
ERRORS- J.Amalfitano
RBIs- N.Larker(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- G.Altman(1st), R.Mejias(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Aspromonte
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Spangler
WALKS- E.Banks, G.Altman, R.Santo, A.Rodgers-3, M.Thacker, A.Spangler-2,
N.Larker, J.Pendleton, D.Buddin, H.Woodeshick
STRIKE OUTS- L.Brock-4, K.Hubbs, B.Williams, M.Thacker-2, C.Barragan, B.Schultz,
C.Koonce, B.Aspromonte, A.Spangler, H.Smith-2, D.Buddin-3,
J.Umbricht, J.Campbell, B.Tiefenauer
GIDP- J.Pendleton
WILD PITCHES- H.Woodeshick
RLISP 2-out- A.Rodgers-2, M.Thacker-3, R.Mejias, J.Campbell, J.McKnight-2,
N.Larker, E.Banks
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 1 for 11 Coltt 45s: 1 for 5
Norm Larker had 2 base hits at Colt Stadium as the Houston Coltt 45s beat the
Chicago Cubs in 17 innings 1 to 0.
The score was a scoreless tie after nine. Houston came out on top in the 17th
inning. Al Spangler drew a walk. Roman Mejias followed and he slapped a
base-hit. Mejias stole second with some aggressive base running. Larker was
up next and he stroked a single resulting in a mighty exciting win for
Houston and the 11,002 home town fans in attendance. Houston totaled 7 hits
on the night.
Bobby Tiefenauer(1-0) went 4 innings allowing no runs for the win. Cal
Koonce(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He pitched 3 innings allowing
3 hits and 1 walk.
BOXSCORE: 1962 New York Mets At 1962 St. Louis Cardinals 4/11/1962
Mets AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 3 2 1 0 .333 C.Flood CF 3 0 0 0 .000
F.Mantilla SS 4 1 3 2 .750 J.Javier 2B 4 0 0 0 .000
C.Neal 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 B.White 1B 3 1 2 1 .667
F.Thomas LF 3 0 0 1 .000 S.Musial RF 4 0 1 0 .250
G.Bell RF 3 0 0 0 .000 K.Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 .000
G.Hodges 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 M.Minoso LF 3 0 0 0 .000
D.Zimmer 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 G.Oliver C 3 0 1 0 .333
H.Landrith C 2 1 0 0 .000 J.Gotay SS 3 0 0 0 .000
B-C.Cannizzaro C 0 0 0 0 ---- L.Jackson P 1 1 0 0 .000
R.Craig P 2 0 0 0 .000 C-D.Clemens PH 1 0 0 0 .000
A-E.Bouchee PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Locke P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 4 7 3 Totals 29 2 4 1
A-Pinch Hit For Craig In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Landrith In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 8th Inning
Mets............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 7 1
Cardinals....... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Mets (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Craig WIN(1-0) 6 3 2 1 2 3 0 1.50
B.Miller SAVE(1st) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 4 2 1 2 4 0
Cardinals (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Jackson LOSS(0-1) 8 7 4 4 6 2 0 4.50
B.Locke 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 7 4 4 9 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 7,615 DATE- Wednesday, April 11th 1962 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Augie Donatelli, Frank Secory, Tony Venzon, Paul Pryor
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 9 Cardinals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Cardinals: 3
ERRORS- G.Bell, M.Minoso
DOUBLES- F.Mantilla(1st), C.Neal(1st)
RBIs- F.Mantilla-2(2nd), F.Thomas(1st), B.White(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Flood
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Thomas
WALKS- R.Ashburn-2, F.Mantilla, C.Neal, F.Thomas, G.Bell, H.Landrith-2,
B.Miller, B.White, L.Jackson
STRIKE OUTS- F.Thomas, D.Zimmer, H.Landrith, K.Boyer-2, J.Gotay-2
GIDP- C.Neal, F.Thomas, G.Bell, J.Gotay
WILD PITCHES- L.Jackson
2-out RBI- B.White
RLISP 2-out- K.Boyer, R.Craig-2, F.Thomas-2
TEAM RISP- Mets: 1 for 8 Cardinals: 1 for 3
In a good matchup it was the New York Mets 4, the St. Louis Cardinals 2 at
Sportsman's Park.
New York came up with 3 runs in the 7th inning. Hobie Landrith led off and
keyed the rally when he drew a walk. After an out was recorded, Richie
Ashburn stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk. Felix Mantilla then
doubled, and an error was also committed, driving in three runs. Overall New
York out-hit St. Louis 7 to 4.
Roger Craig(1-0) got the win allowing 2 runs in 6 innings. Craig got relief
help from Bob Miller who gained credit for his 1st save. Larry Jackson(0-1)
was the loser.
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