Drysdale Improves to 4-0 On Season. LA Rolls Past Chicago

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Don Drysdale

Dodger Stadium    (09-18-2026 08:14:05)       Time 2:35, 71 , Wind: 1 MPH In from RCF  Day Game

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

1962 Chicago (N) 6-15         1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  7  0

1962 Los Angeles (N) 17-5     1 4 1   3 0 0   0 0 -      9  9  2

Recap

ChC  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

ChC      Ernie Banks singled scoring Brock to take the lead.  ChC  1 LAD 0.

LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  ChC  1 LAD 1.

LAD  2nd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Norm Sherry doubled scoring 3 to take the lead.  ChC  1 LAD 4.

LAD      Maury Wills hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChC  1 LAD 5.

LAD  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Willie Davis doubled scoring Fairly.  ChC  1 LAD 6.

LAD  4th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Jim Gilliam doubled scoring 2.  ChC  1 LAD 8.

LAD      Duke Snider hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChC  1 LAD 9.

LAD  Jim Gilliam: 2 for 3, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

LAD  Maury Wills: 1 for 3, 2 errors.

LAD  Don Drysdale pitched a solid 7 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 6 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He goes to 4-0 on the year.

ChC  Cal Koonce pitched poorly for 3 innings and took the loss: 9 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-2 on the season.

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Chicago (N)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Koonce L(0-2)                 3.0  8  9  9  0  4  0   85  51  34  10.20  21 125(130)        3

 Cardwell                     5.0  1  0  0  0  0  3   50  36  14   2.52  16   60(75)   +

                              8.0  9  9  9  0  4  3  135  87  48   4.70  37

Los Angeles (N                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Drysdale W(4-0)               7.0  6  1  1  0  2  6  128  84  44   1.58  31 125(133)       65

 Sherry, L                    2.0  1  0  0  0  0  2   28  21   7   3.55   7   40(40)

                              9.0  7  1  1  0  2  8  156 105  51   3.31  38

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ChC: Will hit for Cardwell in the 9th

  E-Wills,M 2(6)

 2B-Davis,W(3), Drysdale(1), Gilliam(3), Sherry, N(2)

RBI-ChC  - Banks(16)

    LAD  - Davis,W(17), Gilliam 2(9), Moon(12), Sherry, N 3(6), Snider(5)

 SF-Snider(2)

 SH-Hubbs(3)

 WP-Cardwell(3), Koonce(1), Drysdale(2)

 PB-Bertell (2)

Great-Wills,M(10)

Poor-Davis,W(2), Moon(4)

LOB-Chicago (N) 10 Los Angeles (N) 3

 DP-Chicago (N) 1 Los Angeles (N) 1

GWRBI-Sherry, N