1962 NL Game: Cin. @ Hou.

May 23, 1962

 Cincinnati's Bob Purkey's (9-1) first Loss of the 1962 season was a tough one to take. The Houston Colt 45's scored a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the tight contest 1-0. Purkey had been unbeatable until tonight and seemed to deserve a better fate after throwing an excellent ballgame. The Red's batters gave no support to their pitcher but credit has to be given to the Colt 45's Ken Johnson and Bobby Tiefenauer who teamed up for the victory.

BOXSCORE: 1962 Cincinnati Reds At 1962 Houston Colt 45s             5/23/1962
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Colt 45s           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Cardenas SS       4  0  1  0 .230     A.Spangler LF       2  0  0  0 .227  
  D.Zimmer 3B         4  0  1  0 .115     B.Goodman 2B        4  0  0  0 .323  
  V.Pinson CF         4  0  3  0 .289     B.Tiefenauer P      0  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Robinson RF       4  0  0  0 .338     R.Mejias RF         4  0  1  0 .317  
  G.Coleman 1B        4  0  1  0 .326     N.Larker 1B         2  0  0  0 .250  
  W.Post LF           4  0  1  0 .265     C.Warwick CF        4  1  1  0 .333  
  J.Edwards C         4  0  2  0 .291     M.Ranew C           3  0  1  0 .382  
  D.Blasingame 2B     4  0  1  0 .284     H.Smith 3B          3  0  2  0 .235  
  B.Purkey P          3  0  0  0 .103     D.Buddin SS         4  0  1  1 .227  
  D.Sisler P          0  0  0  0 .000     K.Johnson P         2  0  0  0 .235  
                                        A-J.Amalfitano PH,2B  1  0  0  0 .296  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  0 10  0                 Totals      29  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0 10  0
Colt 45s........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  6  1
 
Reds (22-14)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Purkey LOSS(9-1)        8 2/3   5   1   1   6   3   0   1.71
D.Sisler                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5.06
Totals                    8 2/3   6   1   1   6   3   0
 
Colt 45s (19-20)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
K.Johnson                 8       9   0   0   0   7   0   3.98
B.Tiefenauer WIN(4-2)     1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.55
Totals                    9      10   0   0   0   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 9,350 DATE- Wednesday, May 23rd 1962 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Vinnie Smith, Mel Steiner, Dusty Boggess, Stan Landes
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 8  Colt 45s: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Colt 45s: 1
ERRORS- H.Smith
DOUBLES- J.Edwards(10th)
RBIs- D.Buddin(9th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Coleman(1st), R.Mejias(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Cardenas, A.Spangler
WALKS- A.Spangler-2, N.Larker-2, M.Ranew, H.Smith
STRIKE OUTS- L.Cardenas, D.Zimmer, F.Robinson, J.Edwards, B.Purkey-3,
             A.Spangler, R.Mejias, C.Warwick
GIDP- F.Robinson, D.Buddin
2-out RBI- D.Buddin
RLISP 2-out- V.Pinson, D.Blasingame-2, D.Buddin
TEAM RISP- Reds: 1 for 5  Colt 45s: 3 for 6
 
Houston Colt 45s won a dramatic crowd-pleaser over Cincinnati Reds at Colt
Stadium pulling it out in their last at bats, 1 to 0.
 
Houston scored the deciding run in the 9th inning.  Roman Mejias delivered a
base-hit.  Mejias got a good lead and stole second.  After an out was
recorded, Carl Warwick then ripped a base-knock but Mejias was thrown out at the 

plate. Warwick took second on the throw. Merritt Ranew followed next and he was walked intentionally. Hal Smith came up to bat and lined a single to load the bases. Don Buddin contributed to the rally and lined a one-base hit making Houston the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration. Houston won despite being out-hit by Cincinnati 10 hits to 6. Bobby Tiefenauer(4-2) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Bob Purkey(9-1) ended up with the loss. He allowed 5 hits and 6 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.