Sunday, September 20, 2026

Kansas City Takes Rare Series By Downing Cleveland In Extra Frames. A's Win 3 of 4.

 GAME 4:

Game MVP:Bobby Del Greco

Injury: Kirkland (today only) Bell, G (today only)

Municipal Stadium    (09-20-2026 20:35:35)       Time 3:46, 77   Day Game

May 6, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E

1962 Cleveland 7-13           2 1 0   1 0 2   0 0 0    0    6 15  3

1962 Kansas City 8-18         0 1 2   0 1 0   0 2 0    1    7 11  0


Recap

Cle  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.
Cle      Tito Francona hit a 417 foot solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  1 KC 0.
Cle      Woodie Held singled scoring Cline.  Cle  2 KC 0.
Cle  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Cle      Al Luplow hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  3 KC 0.
KC   2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
KC       Norm Siebern hit a 404 foot solo HR(6).  Cle  3 KC 1.
KC   3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
KC       Bobby Del Greco hit a 2 run HR(3) to tie the score.  Cle  3 KC 3.
Cle  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Cle      Al Luplow singled scoring Kindall to take the lead.  Cle  4 KC 3.
KC   5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
KC       Bobby Del Greco singled scoring Sullivan to tie the score.  Cle  4 KC 4.
Cle  6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.
Cle      Al Luplow hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  6 KC 4.
KC   8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, and 2 errors.
KC       Gino Cimoli hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  6 KC 5.
KC       Jose Tartabull singled scoring Siebern to tie the score.  Cle  6 KC 6.
KC  10th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
KC       Manny Jimenez singled, hit streak now 11.
KC       Wayne Causey singled scoring Jimenez to win the game.  Cle  6 KC 7.

Cle  Tito Francona: 3 for 6, HR, 2 errors.
Cle  Mudcat Grant: 2 for 3, 2 doubles.
Cle  Jerry Kindall: 3 for 4, double, 2 runs.
Cle  Al Luplow: 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI.
KC   Bobby Del Greco: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.
KC   Norm Siebern: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs.

KC   Dave Wickersham pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 1 hit, 1 BB, 2 K. He's 1-1 on the year.
Cle  Barry Latman took the loss: 1 IP, 1 earned run, 2 hits. He drops to 0-3 on the year.
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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Grant, M                      6.2  6  4  4  2  3  4  123  85  38   4.50  28 125(139)   +   47
 Funk H(1)                    1.0  1  2  0  0  0  2   24  17   7   3.97   6   35(43)   +
 Ramos BS(1)                  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  0    6   4   2   4.91   2   75(75)
 Bell, G                      0.1  1  0  0  0  0  1   17  10   7   7.50   3   75(75)
 Latman L(0-3)                1.0  2  1  1  0  0  0   11   9   2   4.29   4   75(75)
                              9.1 11  7  5  2  3  7  181 125  56   4.78  43

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Bass                          4.0  9  4  4  1  1  1   92  66  26   6.08  21   85(93)   +   28
 Wyatt, J                     4.0  5  2  2  1  2  5   76  53  23   5.93  19   70(72)
 Wickersham W(1-1)            2.0  1  0  0  0  1  2   36  23  13   2.89   8   80(75)
                             10.0 15  6  6  2  4  8  204 142  62   6.31  48
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1 out when winning run scored

Cle: Cline ran for Kirkland in the 1st
     Dillard hit for Ramos in the 9th
 KC: Tartabull hit for Sullivan in the 8th
     Charles hit for Wyatt, J in the 8th

  E-Francona 2(7), Kindall(1)
 2B-Cline(7), Grant, M 2(2), Kindall(3)
 HR-Cle Francona(1) off Bass(3) in the 1st with bases empty, 417 feet
    Cle Luplow(1) off Wyatt(5) in the 6th with 1 on base, 361 feet
     KC Siebern(6) off Grant(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 404 feet
     KC Del Greco(3) off Grant(2) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 367 feet
 CS-Cle Luplow picked off by Sullivan(1) in the 4th Inn
Pickoff(C)-Sullivan(1)
RBI-Cle  - Francona(11), Held(24), Luplow 4(6)
     KC  - Causey(3), Del Greco 3(12), Siebern(23), Tartabull(2)
 SF-Luplow(1)
 SH-Grant, M(1), Cimoli(1)
 WP-Bell, G(1)
 PB-Romano (5)
Great-Essegian(1), Causey(2), Lumpe 2(4), Siebern(2)
Poor-Causey(5), Howser(9)
OfA-Cline(2)
LOB-Cleveland 12 Kansas City 7
 DP-Cleveland 1
GWRBI-Causey

6 Runs In Final Two Innings Helps Athletics Steal Game From Tribe

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Manny Jimenez

Municipal Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - Cle 9, KC 3)    (09-20-2026 20:19:17)       Time 3:38, 80 , Wind: 3 MPH Out To RF  Day Game

May 5, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Cleveland 7-12           0 1 1   0 0 1   3 1 0      7  9  2

1962 Kansas City 7-18         0 1 0   0 1 0   0 3 3      8 14  0


Recap

Cle  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 walks.
Cle      Jerry Kindall hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cle  1 KC 0.
KC   2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
KC       Manny Jimenez singled, hit streak now 10.
KC       Art Ditmar singled scoring Jimenez to tie the score.  Cle  1 KC 1.
Cle  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.
Cle      Woodie Held walked scoring Luplow to take the lead.  Cle  2 KC 1.
KC   5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
KC       Dick Howser scored on a PB by Romano to tie the score.  Cle  2 KC 2.
Cle  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.
Cle      Woodie Held hit a solo HR(6) to take the lead.  Cle  3 KC 2.
Cle  7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits.
Cle      Chuck Essegian hit a solo HR(2).  Cle  4 KC 2.
Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a solo HR(3).  Cle  5 KC 2.
Cle      Woodie Held doubled scoring Romano.  Cle  6 KC 2.
Cle  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.
Cle      Willie Kirkland walked scoring Kindall.  Cle  7 KC 2.
KC   8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.
KC       Gino Cimoli singled scoring Jimenez.  Cle  7 KC 3.
KC       Bobby Del Greco singled scoring Cimoli.  Cle  7 KC 4.
KC       Dick Howser hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  7 KC 5.
KC   9th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.
KC       Wayne Causey hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  7 KC 6.
KC       Gordy Windhorn singled scoring 2 to win the game.  Cle  7 KC 8.

Cle  Chuck Essegian: 2 for 4, HR.
Cle  Woodie Held: 2 for 3, double, HR, 3 RBI.
Cle  Willie Kirkland: 1 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 W.
KC   Manny Jimenez: 4 for 4, double, 2 runs.

KC   Bill Kunkel picked up the win: 1 IP, 2 hits, 2 K. He's 1-0 on the year.
Cle  Bob Allen took the loss: .2 IP, 2 hits, 1 BB. He drops to 0-1 on the season.
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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Perry, J                      8.0 12  5  5  0  3  2  139  95  44   7.94  39 135(137)       37
 Allen, B L(0-1) BS(1)        0.2  2  3  0  0  1  0   22  15   7   2.57   6   25(26)   +
                              8.2 14  8  5  0  4  2  161 110  51   4.78  45

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Ditmar                        4.0  1  2  2  0  5  2   81  47  34   4.20  19   80(85)       49
 Archer                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   13   8   5   4.50   3   70(75)
 Segui                        2.2  6  5  5  3  3  2   76  49  27   6.60  17   80(75)
 McDevitt                     0.1  0  0  0  0  1  0   11   4   7   8.22   2   20(20)s  -
 Kunkel W(1-0)                1.0  2  0  0  0  0  2   26  19   7  10.13   5   20(25)
                              9.0  9  7  7  3  9  7  207 127  80   6.35  46
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2 out when winning run scored

Cle: Mahoney hit for Luplow in the 5th
     Dillard moved to RF in the 5th
     Cline hit for Perry, J in the 9th
     Tasby moved to RF in the 9th
 KC: Tartabull hit for Ditmar in the 4th
     Charles hit for McDevitt in the 8th
     Sullivan hit for Jimenez in the 9th
     Windhorn hit for Kunkel in the 9th

  E-Allen, B(1), Francona(5)
 2B-Held(4), Phillips(1), Jimenez(4)
 HR-Cle Held(6) off Segui(3) in the 6th with bases empty, 347 feet
    Cle Essegian(2) off Segui(4) in the 7th with bases empty, 336 feet
    Cle Kirkland(3) off Segui(5) in the 7th with bases empty, 394 feet
 SB- KC Howser(8) off Perry(1) + Romano(10), 5th
RBI-Cle  - Essegian(3), Held 3(23), Kindall(13), Kirkland 2(11)
     KC  - Causey(2), Cimoli(11), Del Greco(9), Ditmar(1), Howser(13), Windhorn 2(4)
HBP-Held(Cle) by Ditmar(KC)
 SH-Perry, J(1)
 PB-Romano (4)
Great-Held(8), Del Greco(4)
Poor-Held(1), Kindall(3), Kirkland(3), Causey(4), Lumpe 2(3)
OfA-Dillard(1)
LOB-Cleveland 12 Kansas City 10

GWRBI-Windhorn

Indians Lay Down The Lumber. 4 Homers Highlight Clevelands 9-3 Win

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Willie Kirkland

Municipal Stadium     Game 1    (09-20-2026 20:08:27)       Time 3:03, 80 , Wind: 4 MPH Out to RCF  Day Game

May 5, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Cleveland 7-11           2 0 0   3 0 0   1 0 3      9 12  0

1962 Kansas City 6-18         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 3      3 12  0


Recap

Cle  1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.
Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  2 KC 0.
Cle  4th: Scored 3 runs on 4 hits.
Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a solo HR(2).  Cle  3 KC 0.
Cle      Woodie Held hit a 2 run HR(5).  Cle  5 KC 0.
Cle  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
Cle      Tito Francona hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  6 KC 0.
Cle  9th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.
Cle      Ty Cline scored on a WP by Wyatt.  Cle  7 KC 0.
Cle      Johnny Romano hit a 2 run HR(2).  Cle  9 KC 0.
KC   9th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 5 hits and on one walk.
KC       Jose Tartabull tripled scoring Causey.  Cle  9 KC 1.
KC       Dick Howser doubled  scoring 1.  Cle  9 KC 2.
KC       Bobby Del Greco singled scoring Howser.  Cle  9 KC 3.

Cle  Willie Kirkland: 2 for 5, 2 HRs, 3 RBI, 2 runs.
Cle  Johnny Romano: 2 for 4, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
KC   Wayne Causey: 3 for 4, double.
KC   Dick Howser: 3 for 5, double.

Cle  Ron Taylor went the distance for the win: 3 earned runs, 12 hits, 2 BB, 5 K. He's 2-1 on the season.
KC   Jerry Walker pitched 6.1 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He's 1-4 on the year.
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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Taylor, R W(2-1)              9.0 12  3  3  0  2  5  155 102  53   4.11  41 110(114)   +   54
                              9.0 12  3  3  0  2  5  155 102  53   4.76  41

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Walker, J L(1-4)              6.1  8  6  6  3  3  2  126  82  44  11.96  29 140(138)       32
 Grim                         1.2  1  0  0  0  1  1   31  20  11   4.00   7   25(29)
 Wyatt, J                     1.0  3  3  3  1  0  1   34  20  14   6.17   6   75(73)
                              9.0 12  9  9  4  4  4  191 122  69   6.32  42
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 KC: Tartabull hit for Sullivan in the 9th
     Stephens hit for Wyatt, J in the 9th

 2B-Romano(3), Causey(4), Howser(4)
 3B-Tartabull(2)
 HR-Cle Kirkland(1) off Walker(6) in the 1st with 1 on base, 382 feet
    Cle Kirkland(2) off Walker(7) in the 4th with bases empty, 372 feet
    Cle Held(5) off Walker(8) in the 4th with 1 on base, 339 feet
    Cle Romano(2) off Wyatt(4) in the 9th with 1 on base, 342 feet
 SB-Cle Francona(1) off Walker(6) + Sullivan(14), 1st
     KC Howser(7) off Taylor(2) + Romano(9), 3rd
 CS-Cle Kindall(1) by Walker(2) and Sullivan(8), 4th
RBI-Cle  - Francona(10), Held 2(20), Kirkland 3(9), Romano 2(9)
     KC  - Del Greco(8), Howser(12), Tartabull(1)
HBP-Francona(Cle) by Walker(KC)
    Del Greco(KC) by Taylor(Cle)
 SH-Phillips(1)
 WP-Wyatt, J(2)
Poor-Howser(8)
LOB-Cleveland 6 Kansas City 11
 DP-Cleveland 1 Kansas City 2

Rookie Danny Pfister Shows Flash Of Greatness. KC Downs Cleveland 6-1

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Danny Pfister

Municipal Stadium    (09-20-2026 19:58:40)       Time 2:16, 71 , Wind: 5 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

May 4, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Cleveland 6-11           0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      1  4  1

1962 Kansas City 6-17         2 2 0   0 2 0   0 0 -      6 12  1


Recap

Cle :    Tito Francona singled, hit streak now 16.
KC   1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.
KC       Jerry Lumpe doubled scoring Howser to take the lead.  Cle  0 KC 1.
KC       Manny Jimenez singled scoring Lumpe.  Cle  0 KC 2.
KC   2nd: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits.
KC       Bobby Del Greco doubled scoring Sullivan.  Cle  0 KC 3.
KC       Jerry Lumpe singled scoring 1.  Cle  0 KC 4.
KC   5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
KC       Norm Siebern hit a 2 run HR(5).  Cle  0 KC 6.
Cle  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit, 2 walks and an error.
Cle      Woodie Held walked scoring Cline.  Cle  1 KC 6.

KC   Jerry Lumpe: 3 for 4, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
KC   Norm Siebern: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

KC   Danny Pfister pitched a great 7 innings for the win: 3 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He's now 1-1 on the year.
Cle  Dick Donovan pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He drops to 3-2 on the year.
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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Donovan L(3-2)                6.0 10  6  6  1  1  2   94  63  31   3.20  29 125(131)       29
 Funk                         2.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   25  21   4   4.35   8   35(34)
                              8.0 12  6  6  1  1  2  119  84  35   4.86  37

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Pfister, D W(1-1)             7.0  3  1  0  0  2  6  119  87  32   3.60  28 140(141)       73
 McDevitt                     1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2   14   9   5   8.40   3   75(75)
 Wyatt, J                     1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1   12   8   4   5.24   4   75(75)
                              9.0  4  1  0  0  2  9  145 104  41   6.20  35
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Cle: Green hit for Donovan in the 7th
     Mahoney hit for Luplow in the 8th
     Essegian moved to LF in the 8th
 KC: Tartabull hit for McDevitt in the 8th

  E-Francona(4), Siebern(3)
 2B-Cline(6), Cimoli(5), Del Greco(4), Lumpe(6)
 HR- KC Siebern(5) off Donovan(3) in the 5th with 1 on base, 382 feet
 SB- KC Howser(6) off Donovan(1) + Romano(8), 1st
RBI-Cle  - Held(18)
     KC  - Del Greco(7), Jimenez(9), Lumpe 2(12), Siebern 2(22)
HBP-Cline(Cle) by Pfister(KC)
 SH-Pfister, D 2(2)
Great-Cline(1), Held(7), Phillips(2), Causey(1), Siebern(1)
Poor-Kindall(2)
OfA-Cline(1)
LOB-Cleveland 7 Kansas City 7

GWRBI-Lumpe

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Milwaukee Splits Series With Houston. Braves Slow Start To Season With 11-13 Record

 GAME 4:

Game MVP:Hank Aaron

County Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - MBr 4, Hou 1)    (09-19-2026 08:29:53)       Time 2:36, 66   Day Game

May 6, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Houston 12-10            0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 1      2  4  1

1962 Milwaukee 11-13          3 0 3   0 0 0   0 0 -      6 11  2


Recap

MBr  1st: Scored 3 runs on 4 hits.
MBr      Eddie Mathews singled scoring Aaron to take the lead.  Hou  0 MBr 1.
MBr      Joe Adcock hit a 2 run HR(6).  Hou  0 MBr 3.
MBr  3rd: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.
MBr      Hank Aaron hit a 2 run HR(8).  Hou  0 MBr 5.
MBr      Frank Bolling hit a grounder scoring 1.  Hou  0 MBr 6.
Hou  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Hou      Bob Aspromonte singled scoring Larker.  Hou  1 MBr 6.
Hou  9th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.
Hou      Roman Mejias hit a solo HR(3).  Hou  2 MBr 6.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.
MBr  Eddie Mathews: 2 for 4, triple, 2 runs.
MBr  Amado Samuel: 3 for 4.
MBr  Joe Torre: 2 errors.

MBr  Carlton Willey pitched a great 6 innings for the win: 3 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He's 1-1 on the year.
Hou  Turk Farrell pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He drops to 2-1 on the year.
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Houston                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Farrell,T L(2-1)              7.0  9  6  6  2  2  6  117  75  42   5.68  33 145(147)       39
 Tiefenauer                   1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   16  13   3   1.50   5   40(42)
                              8.0 11  6  6  2  2  6  133  88  45   3.28  38

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Willey W(1-1)                 6.0  3  1  0  0  0  2   91  63  28   6.50  23   85(99)       66
 Curtis,J H(1)                2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   25  18   7   0.00   6   80(75)
 Fischer, H                   1.0  1  1  1  1  1  1   17  11   6   9.00   4   25(25)
                              9.0  4  2  1  1  1  3  133  92  41   4.56  33

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Hou: Heist hit for Farrell,T in the 8th
     Buddin hit for Spangler in the 8th
     Heist moved to CF in the 8th
MBr: Klimchock hit for Willey in the 6th
     Bedell hit for Curtis,J in the 8th

  E-Browne(4), Torre,J 2(2)
 3B-Mathews(2)
 HR-Hou Mejias(3) off Fischer(1) in the 9th with bases empty, 363 feet
    MBr Adcock(6) off Farrell(2) in the 1st with 1 on base, 327 feet
    MBr Aaron,H(8) off Farrell(3) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 320 feet
 CS-MBr Aaron(3) by Farrell(1) and Ranew(4), 1st
Catcher Int-Browne(Torre)
RBI-Hou  - Aspromonte(13), Mejias(10)
    MBr  - Aaron,H 2(20), Adcock 2(25), Bolling(14), Mathews(11)
HBP-Jones(MBr) by Farrell(Hou)
 PB-Ranew (1)
Poor-Amalfitano(5)
LOB-Houston 4 Milwaukee 7
 DP-Houston 1 Milwaukee 1
GWRBI-Mathews

Spahn Gets Bravos Back On Track. Goes Distance In Win Over Colts

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Warren Spahn

County Stadium     Game 1    (09-19-2026 08:21:44)       Time 2:37, 62 , Wind: 3 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

May 6, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Houston 12-9             0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  8  2

1962 Milwaukee 10-13          1 0 0   1 0 2   0 0 -      4  8  1


Recap
MBr  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Eddie Mathews doubled scoring Jones to take the lead.  Hou  0 MBr 1.

MBr  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Del Crandall singled, hit streak now 11.

MBr      Howie Bedell singled scoring Crandall.  Hou  0 MBr 2.

Hou  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Hou      Johnny Weekly hit a solo HR(1).  Hou  1 MBr 2.

MBr  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Hank Aaron singled scoring Bedell.  Hou  1 MBr 3.

MBr      Eddie Mathews singled scoring Jones.  Hou  1 MBr 4.

MBr  7th: Failed to score on a hit, on one walk and an error.


Hou  Hal Smith: 1 for 4, 2 errors.


MBr  Warren Spahn went the distance for the win: 1 earned run, 8 hits, 0 BB, 5 K. He's 3-2 on the year.

Hou  Jim Golden pitched 3.2 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 5 BB, 2 K. He's 1-2 on the year.

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Houston                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Golden L(1-2)                 3.2  4  2  2  0  5  2   75  48  27   2.31  21   60(60)s --   42
 Umbricht                     3.1  3  2  2  0  2  5   63  38  25   1.84  16   40(46)
 Woodeshick                   1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0    9   7   2   3.66   3   40(40)s  -
                              8.0  8  4  4  0  7  7  147  93  54   3.14  40

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Spahn W(3-2)                  9.0  8  1  1  1  0  5  116  90  26   3.91  34 140(146)       72
                              9.0  8  1  1  1  0  5  116  90  26   4.72  34
====================

MBr: Torre hit for Jones,M in the 8th
     Bedell moved to CF in the 9th
     Aaron,T moved to LF in the 9th
     Aaron,H moved to RF in the 9th

  E-Smith,H 2(4), McMillan,R(4)
 2B-Amalfitano(1), Mathews(3)
 HR-Hou Weekly(1) off Spahn(7) in the 5th with bases empty, 387 feet
 CS-MBr Menke(1) by Umbricht(1) and Smith(5), 7th
RBI-Hou  - Weekly(1)
    MBr  - Aaron,H(18), Bedell(3), Mathews 2(10)
IBB-MBr Aaron off Golden
HBP-Jones(MBr) by Umbricht(Hou)
 SH-McMillan,R 2(3)
 WP-Umbricht(1)
Great-Pendleton(2)
Poor-Mejias(2), Menke(2)
LOB-Houston 6 Milwaukee 12
 DP-Houston 1 Milwaukee 2
GWRBI-Mathews

Expansion Houston On A Roll. Dean Stone Strikes Out 14. Shutout Milwaukee

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Dean Stone

County Stadium    (09-19-2026 08:13:15)       Time 2:33, 60 , Wind: 9 MPH Out to LF  Day Game

May 5, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Houston 12-8             0 2 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  3  0

1962 Milwaukee 9-13           0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  7  0


Recap

Hou  2nd: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.
Hou      Norm Larker hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead.  Hou  2 MBr 0.
MBr  3rd: Failed to score on 3 hits.
MBr :    Del Crandall singled, hit streak now 10.

Hou  Norm Larker: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

Hou  Dean Stone threw a shutout: 7 hits, 3 BB, 14 K. He's 1-0 on the year.
MBr  Bob Shaw pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 3 hits, 4 BB, 4 K. He's now 2-2 on the year.
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Houston                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Stone,D W(1-0)                9.0  7  0  0  0  3 14  158 113  45   2.16  37 145(147)       84
                              9.0  7  0  0  0  3 14  158 113  45   3.08  37

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Shaw L(2-2)                   9.0  3  2  2  1  4  4  101  65  36   2.86  30 120(118)       73
                              9.0  3  2  2  1  4  4  101  65  36   4.89  30

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MBr: Maye hit for Menke in the 8th
     Bolling moved to 2B in the 9th
     Krsnich hit for Shaw in the 9th

 2B-Aaron,T(5)
 HR-Hou Larker(2) off Shaw(2) in the 2nd with 1 on base, 383 feet
RBI-Hou  - Larker 2(9)
 WP-Stone,D(1)
Poor-Aspromonte(2), Spangler(1)
OfA-Pendleton(3)
LOB-Houston 1 Milwaukee 9
 DP-Houston 1 Milwaukee 4
GWRBI-Larker

Upstart Colts Hand Braves Loss In Extra Frames

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Bob Aspromonte

County Stadium    (09-19-2026 08:04:55)       Time 3:52, 71 , Wind: 3 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

May 4, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12      R  H  E

1962 Houston 11-8             1 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0    0  0  1      4 12  2

1962 Milwaukee 9-12           1 0 1   0 0 1   0 0 0    0  0  0      3 13  1


Recap

Hou  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Hou      Jim Pendleton singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Hou  1 MBr 0.
MBr  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
MBr      Joe Adcock singled scoring Aaron to tie the score.  Hou  1 MBr 1.
MBr  2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.
MBr  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
MBr      Del Crandall singled scoring Adcock to take the lead.  Hou  1 MBr 2.
Hou  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 5 hits.
Hou      Dick Gernert singled scoring Smith to tie the score.  Hou  2 MBr 2.
Hou      Bob Aspromonte singled scoring Weekly to take the lead.  Hou  3 MBr 2.
MBr  4th: Failed to score 2 walks and an error.
MBr  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
MBr      Hank Aaron tripled scoring Jones to tie the score.  Hou  3 MBr 3.
MBr  9th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.
Hou 12th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Hou      Bob Aspromonte hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  Hou  4 MBr 3.

Hou  Bob Aspromonte: 3 for 5, double, HR, 2 RBI.
MBr  Mack Jones: 2 for 3, 2 W.

Hou  Dave Giusti picked up the win: .1 IP. He's 2-1 on the season.
Hou  Bob Bruce pitched a 1-2-3 12th to record his 2nd save of the season.
MBr  Don Nottebart pitched 2.2 innings and took the loss: 2.2 IP, 1 earned run, 2 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He's now 0-2 on the year.
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Houston                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Woodeshick                    5.2  8  3  3  0  5  5  121  75  46   3.77  30 110(123)       41
 Umbricht                     2.1  2  0  0  0  0  0   32  19  13   0.79  10   40(35)
 Tiefenauer                   2.2  3  0  0  0  1  4   50  33  17   1.64  12   40(51)   -
 Giusti W(2-1)                0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    3   2   1   1.25   1   20(20)s  -
 Bruce S(2)                   1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2   12   9   3   0.00   3   45(45)s  -
                             12.0 13  3  3  0  6 11  218 138  80   3.24  56

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Hendley                       9.0  9  3  3  0  1  5  135  93  42   6.51  37 140(150)       61
 Nottebart L(0-2)             2.2  2  1  1  1  0  2   40  30  10   4.63  10   35(34)   +
 Fischer, H                   0.1  1  0  0  0  0  0    7   4   3   9.00   2   25(26)
                             12.0 12  4  4  1  1  7  182 127  55   5.03  49
=================

Hou: Heist hit for Umbricht in the 9th
     Browne hit for Weekly in the 11th
     Spangler hit for Gernert in the 11th
     Pendleton moved to LF in the 11th
     Browne moved to 1B in the 11th
     Spangler moved to CF in the 11th
     Buddin hit for Giusti in the 12th
MBr: Maye hit for Samuel in the 7th
     McMillan,R moved to SS in the 8th
     Krsnich hit for Hendley in the 9th
     Uecker hit for Fischer, H in the 12th

  E-Mejias(1), Smith,H(2), Samuel(1)
 2B-Aspromonte(4), Weekly(2), Adcock(4)
 3B-Aaron,H(1)
 HR-Hou Aspromonte(4) off Nottebart(3) in the 12th with bases empty, 385 feet
 SB-Hou Mejias(2) off Fischer(2) + Crandall(6), 12th
RBI-Hou  - Aspromonte 2(12), Gernert(1), Pendleton(7)
    MBr  - Aaron,H(17), Adcock(23), Crandall(7)
IBB-MBr McMillan off Tiefenauer
HBP-Jones(MBr) by Umbricht(Hou)
 WP-Woodeshick(2), Hendley(1)
Poor-Lillis(2), Aaron,H(3), Mathews(3), Samuel 2(2)
OfA-Pendleton(2)
LOB-Houston 9 Milwaukee 16
 DP-Houston 1 Milwaukee 1
GWRBI-Aspromonte

Friday, September 18, 2026

Eddie Bressoud Grand Slam Highlights Boston Trouncing Of Washington

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Eddie Bressoud

Griffith Stadium    (09-18-2026 08:56:04)       Time 3:42, 78 , , Light Rain, Wind: 5 MPH Out to LCF  Day Game

May 3, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Boston 11-8              6 0 0   2 5 0   0 1 2     16 14  2

1962 Washington 6-11          1 0 3   2 0 0   0 0 1      7 12  1


Recap

Bos  1st: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.
Bos      Frank Malzone hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Bos  1 Was 0.
Bos      Gary Geiger hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  2 Was 0.
Bos      Carroll Hardy singled scoring 1.  Bos  3 Was 0.
Bos      Chuck Schilling hit a 3 run HR(1).  Bos  6 Was 0.
Was  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits, and an error.
Was      Bob Johnson doubled, hit streak now 14.
Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring Johnson, E9.  Bos  6 Was 1.
Was  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.
Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring 2.  Bos  6 Was 3.
Was      Johnny Schaive doubled scoring Woodling.  Bos  6 Was 4.
Bos  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
Bos      Eddie Bressoud singled, hit streak now 10.
Bos      Eddie Bressoud singled scoring 1.  Bos  7 Was 4.
Bos      Carl Yastrzemski doubled scoring Bressoud.  Bos  8 Was 4.
Was  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.
Was      Ray Rippelmeyer hit a solo HR(1).  Bos  8 Was 5.
Was      Bob Johnson singled scoring Piersall.  Bos  8 Was 6.
Bos  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and an error.
Bos      Chuck Schilling singled scoring Malzone.  Bos  9 Was 6.
Bos      Eddie Bressoud hit a Grand Slam(3).  Bos  13 Was 6.
Bos  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
Bos      Frank Malzone singled scoring 1.  Bos  14 Was 6.
Bos  9th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.
Bos      Carl Yastrzemski singled scoring Green.  Bos  15 Was 6.
Bos      Frank Malzone walked scoring Runnels.  Bos  16 Was 6.
Was  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Was      Jim King doubled scoring Piersall.  Bos  16 Was 7.

Bos  Eddie Bressoud: 2 for 5, HR, 5 RBI, 2 runs, grand slam.
Bos  Chuck Schilling: 2 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 runs.
Bos  Carl Yastrzemski: 3 for 5, double, triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
Was  Ray Rippelmeyer: 1 for 1, HR.

Bos  Bill Monbouquette pitched 6.1 innings to earn the win: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He goes to 3-1 on the year.
Was  Jim Hannan pitched 3.2 innings and took the loss: 8 earned runs, 7 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 0-1 on the season.
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Boston                         IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Monbouquette W(3-1)           6.1  9  6  6  1  1  3  116  74  42   3.93  30 115(117)       33
 Fornieles                    1.2  1  0  0  0  0  0   20  16   4   2.08   6   75(75)
 Earley                       1.0  2  1  1  0  0  0   18  15   3   7.94   5   70(75)
                              9.0 12  7  7  1  1  3  154 105  49   3.49  41

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Hannan,J L(0-1)               3.2  7  8  8  1  2  4  106  70  36  15.55  21   80(83)       17
 Rippelmeyer                  1.1  2  5  0  1  2  0   31  18  13   2.79   9   70(75)
 Green,F                      2.0  1  0  0  0  0  1   32  22  10   2.84   7   35(41)
 Kutyna                       1.1  3  3  3  0  3  0   37  15  22  12.96  10   30(29)
 Bouldin                      0.2  1  0  0  0  1  1   18  12   6   2.79   4   75(75)   +
                              9.0 14 16 11  2  8  6  224 137  87   5.88  51
=================

Bos: Green hit for Fornieles in the 9th
Was: Hicks hit for Schaive in the 8th
     O'Connell,D moved to 3B in the 9th
     Tasby hit for Bouldin in the 9th

  E-Hardy(2), Yastrzemski(2), Cottier(1)
 2B-Hardy(2), Runnels(2), Yastrzemski(6), Johnson,B(4), King,J(2), Piersall(4), Schaive(7)
 3B-Yastrzemski(2)
 HR-Bos Schilling(1) off Hannan(7) in the 1st with 2 on base, 398 feet
    Bos Bressoud(3) off Rippelmeyer(1) in the 5th with bases full, 394 feet
    Was Rippelmeyer(1) off Monbouquette(4) in the 4th with bases empty, 389 feet
RBI-Bos  - Bressoud 5(15), Geiger(7), Hardy(7), Malzone 3(12), Schilling 4(6), Yastrzemski 2(14)
    Was  - Johnson,B(12), King,J(7), Rippelmeyer(1), Schaive(6), Woodling, G 3(5)
IBB-Bos Runnels off Rippelmeyer
 SH-Monbouquette(2)
 BK-Hannan,J(1)
 PB-Pagliaroni (1)
Great-Malzone 2(3)
Poor-Runnels(2), Cottier(4), Johnson,B(4)
LOB-Boston 8 Washington 6

GWRBI-Malzone

Wild Game At Griffith Sees Senators Outlast Red Sox

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Bob Johnson

Injury: Conley (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (09-18-2026 08:42:43)       Time 3:09, 78   Night Game

May 1, 1962                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Boston 10-8              0 0 0   0 0 3   0 5 0      8 12  1

1962 Washington 6-10          1 0 2   0 2 0   4 1 -     10 14  0


Recap

Was  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
Was      Bob Johnson doubled, hit streak now 13.
Was      Dale Long singled scoring Johnson to take the lead.  Bos  0 Was 1.
Was  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and an error.
Was      Dale Long singled scoring 2.  Bos  0 Was 3.
Was  5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.
Was      Dale Long hit a 2 run HR(3).  Bos  0 Was 5.
Bos  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.
Bos      Jim Pagliaroni hit a 3 run HR(1).  Bos  3 Was 5.
Was  7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.
Was      Bob Johnson hit a 2 run HR(4).  Bos  3 Was 7.
Was      Johnny Schaive hit a 405 foot 2 run HR(2).  Bos  3 Was 9.
Bos  8th: Sent 11 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks.
Bos      Lou Clinton tripled scoring 2.  Bos  5 Was 9.
Bos      Carl Yastrzemski singled scoring Clinton.  Bos  6 Was 9.
Bos      Pete Runnels singled scoring 1.  Bos  7 Was 9.
Bos      Eddie Bressoud singled scoring Geiger.  Bos  8 Was 9.
Was  8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Was      Bob Johnson singled scoring Piersall.  Bos  8 Was 10.

Bos  Lou Clinton: 2 for 4, double, triple, 2 RBI.
Bos  Jim Pagliaroni: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.
Was  Bob Johnson: 4 for 5, double, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.
Was  Jim King: 2 for 4, 3 runs.
Was  Dale Long: 3 for 5, HR, 5 RBI.

Was  Pete Burnside pitched 7.1 innings to earn the win: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He's 3-1 on the year.
Was  Ed Hobaugh held Boston hitless the final 1.1 innings earning his 2nd save.
Bos  Gene Conley pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 1 earned run, 2 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He drops to 1-3 on the year.
====================
Boston                         IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Conley L(1-3)                 2.0  2  1  1  0  1  1   33  20  13   3.60   9 110(115)       48
 Kolstad                      4.0  5  4  4  1  3  2   69  43  26   5.14  19   70(75)
 Nichols                      1.0  4  4  4  2  1  1   34  21  13  11.25   8   70(75)   -
 Radatz                       1.0  3  1  1  0  0  1   26  18   8   1.00   6   50(62)   +
                              8.0 14 10 10  3  5  5  162 102  60   3.29  42

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Burnside W(3-1)               7.1  8  5  5  1  3  3  126  81  45   5.58  32 125(132)   -   42
 Kutyna                       0.1  4  3  3  0  2  0   24  13  11  11.57   7   25(28)
 Hobaugh S(2)                 1.1  0  0  0  0  0  1   14  11   3   0.00   4   60(63)
                              9.0 12  8  8  1  5  4  164 105  59   5.56  43
====================

Bos: Wills, T ran for Conley in the 3rd
     Green hit for Kolstad in the 7th
     Geiger hit for Nichols in the 8th

  E-Hardy(1)
 2B-Bressoud(6), Clinton(3), Conley(2), Johnson,B(3), Woodling, G(1)
 3B-Clinton(3)
 HR-Bos Pagliaroni(1) off Burnside(6) in the 6th with 2 on base, 398 feet
    Was Long,D(3) off Kolstad(1) in the 5th with 1 on base, 387 feet
    Was Johnson,B(4) off Nichols(1) in the 7th with 1 on base, 391 feet
    Was Schaive(2) off Nichols(2) in the 7th with 1 on base, 405 feet
 CS-Was Piersall(2) by Kolstad(1) and Pagliaroni(2), 6th
RBI-Bos  - Bressoud(10), Clinton 2(12), Pagliaroni 3(10), Runnels(7), Yastrzemski(12)
    Was  - Johnson,B 3(11), Long,D 5(10), Schaive 2(5)
 BK-Burnside(1)
Great-Bressoud(5)
Poor-Johnson,B(3)
LOB-Boston 8 Washington 8
 DP-Washington 1
GWRBI-Long,D