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0}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-team-season vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a> Houston Colt .45s</th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ballpark</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colt_Stadium" title="Colt Stadium">Colt Stadium</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">64–96 (.400)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League place</th><td class="infobox-data">8th</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Craig_F._Cullinan_Jr." title="Craig F. Cullinan Jr.">Craig F. Cullinan Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hofheinz" title="Roy Hofheinz">Roy Hofheinz</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">General managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Richards_(baseball)" title="Paul Richards (baseball)">Paul Richards</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Craft" title="Harry Craft">Harry Craft</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KTRK-TV" title="KTRK-TV">KTRK</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Al_Helfer" title="Al Helfer">Al Helfer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Elston" title="Gene Elston">Gene Elston</a>, Guy Savage)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KPRC_(AM)" title="KPRC (AM)">KPRC (AM)</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Al_Helfer" title="Al Helfer">Al Helfer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Elston" title="Gene Elston">Gene Elston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loel_Passe" title="Loel Passe">Loel Passe</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1963_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1963 Houston Colt .45s season">1963</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1962 <a href="/wiki/Houston_Colt_.45s" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Colt .45s">Houston Colt .45s</a></b> were an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> in American <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. <a href="/wiki/Harry_Craft" title="Harry Craft">Harry Craft</a> was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>'s ten teams with a record of 64–96, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">36<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> games behind the league champion <a href="/wiki/1962_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1962 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 11, 1961: <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Staub" title="Rusty Staub">Rusty Staub</a> was signed as an amateur free agent by the Colt .45's.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 13, 1961: <a href="/wiki/Al_Cicotte" title="Al Cicotte">Al Cicotte</a> was purchased by the Colt .45s from the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 24, 1962: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Philley" title="Dave Philley">Dave Philley</a> was signed as a free agent by the Colt .45s.<sup id="cite_ref-philley_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philley-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 24, 1962: Dave Philley was traded by the Colt .45s to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> for <a href="/wiki/Tom_Borland" title="Tom Borland">Tom Borland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-philley_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philley-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Prior to 1962 season: <a href="/wiki/J._C._Hartman" title="J. C. Hartman">J. C. Hartman</a> was acquired by the Colt .45s from the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Buffaloes" title="Houston Buffaloes">Houston Buffaloes</a> as part of a minor league working agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_draft">Expansion draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Expansion draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1961_MLB_expansion_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 MLB expansion draft">1961 MLB expansion draft</a></div> <p>The Colt .45s were one of two teams added to the National League before the 1962 season, the other being the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>. This brought the number of teams in the NL to ten, matching the 1961 expansion of the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regular_phase">Regular phase</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Regular phase"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>$75,000 per player</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bressoud" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie Bressoud">Eddie Bressoud</a>, <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Aspromonte" title="Bob Aspromonte">Bob Aspromonte</a>, infielder, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lillis" title="Bob Lillis">Bob Lillis</a>, infielder, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Drott" title="Dick Drott">Dick Drott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Heist" title="Al Heist">Al Heist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_Mej%C3%ADas" title="Román Mejías">Román Mejías</a>, outfielder, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Williams_(second_baseman)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Williams (second baseman)">George Williams</a>, infielder, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Hickman" title="Jesse Hickman">Jesse Hickman</a>, pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merritt_Ranew" title="Merritt Ranew">Merritt Ranew</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Taussig" title="Don Taussig">Don Taussig</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> outfielder, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Bobby Shantz</a>, pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Larker" title="Norm Larker">Norm Larker</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> infielder, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Sam Jones (baseball)">Sam Jones</a>, pitcher, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Roof&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Roof (page does not exist)">Paul Roof</a>, pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Johnson_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher)">Ken Johnson</a>, pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Gernert" title="Dick Gernert">Dick Gernert</a>, infielder, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Olivares" title="Ed Olivares">Ed Olivares</a>, infielder, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Umbricht" title="Jim Umbricht">Jim Umbricht</a>, pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Golden" title="Jim Golden">Jim Golden</a>, pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Premium_phase">Premium phase</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Premium phase"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>$125,000 per player</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Amalfitano" title="Joey Amalfitano">Joey Amalfitano</a>, infielder, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Farrell" title="Turk Farrell">Turk Farrell</a>, pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Smith_(infielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hal Smith (infielder)">Hal Smith</a>, catcher, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Spangler" title="Al Spangler">Al Spangler</a>, outfielder, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1961_minor_league_affiliates">1961 minor league affiliates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1961 minor league affiliates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Colt .45s and Mets were established on October 17, 1960, giving them time to acquire professional minor-league players, sign amateur <a href="/wiki/Free_agents" class="mw-redirect" title="Free agents">free agents</a> (there was no <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Draft">MLB first-year player draft</a> until 1965) and enter into working agreements with minor league affiliates during the 1961 season. Houston had formal working agreements with two minor league baseball teams in 1961 (see table below). In addition, the roster of the 1961 <a href="/wiki/Houston_Buffaloes" title="Houston Buffaloes">Houston Buffs</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (20th century)">American Association</a>, officially a minor-league affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, would include a handful of players signed by the Colt .45s. The most prominent of these was <a href="/wiki/Dave_Giusti" title="Dave Giusti">Dave Giusti</a>, then 21, who went on to a 15-year MLB career. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Level </th> <th>Team </th> <th>League </th> <th>Manager </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Class_A_(baseball,_1946%E2%80%9362)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A (baseball, 1946–62)">A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jets" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Jets">Jacksonville Jets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League_(1904%E2%80%931963)" title="South Atlantic League (1904–1963)">Sally League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Saffell" title="Tom Saffell">Tom Saffell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Howell_(catcher)" title="Dixie Howell (catcher)">Dixie Howell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Class_D_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class D (baseball)">D</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salisbury_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Salisbury Braves">Salisbury Braves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Carolinas_League" title="Western Carolinas League">Western Carolinas League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Cosmidis" title="Alex Cosmidis">Alex Cosmidis</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_first_game">The first game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The first game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>April 10, Colt Stadium, Houston, Texas</b> </p> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" width="425" style="margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th align="left" width="28%">Team </th> <th width="6%">1 </th> <th width="6%">2 </th> <th width="6%">3 </th> <th width="6%">4 </th> <th width="6%">5 </th> <th width="6%">6 </th> <th width="6%">7 </th> <th width="6%">8 </th> <th width="6%">9 </th> <th width="6%">R </th> <th width="6%">H </th> <th width="6%">E </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Chicago </td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Houston</b> </td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>X </td> <td><b>11</b></td> <td><b>13</b></td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left;"> <td colspan="13"><small><b>W</b>: Shantz (1–0)  <b>L</b>: Cardwell (0–1)</small> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left;"> <td colspan="13"><small><b>HRs</b>: Mejias (2), Smith (1), Banks (1)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Opening Day lineup</b> <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Aspromonte" title="Bob Aspromonte">Bob Aspromonte</a>   </td> <td>3B </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Spangler" title="Al Spangler">Al Spangler</a></td> <td>CF </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_Mej%C3%ADas" title="Román Mejías">Román Mejías</a></td> <td>RF </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Larker" title="Norm Larker">Norm Larker</a></td> <td>1B </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pendleton" title="Jim Pendleton">Jim Pendleton</a></td> <td>LF </td></tr> <tr> <td>  8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hal_Smith_(infielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hal Smith (infielder)">Hal Smith</a></td> <td>C </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Amalfitano" title="Joey Amalfitano">Joey Amalfitano</a>   </td> <td>2B </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Buddin" title="Don Buddin">Don Buddin</a></td> <td>SS </td></tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Bobby Shantz</a></td> <td>P </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-rom25_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rom25-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Colt .45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, with an 11–2 win against the <a href="/wiki/1962_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1962 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a>, highlighted by a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning by <a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_Mej%C3%ADas" title="Román Mejías">Román Mejías</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rom25_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rom25-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The .45s would go on to sweep the Cubs in their first three-game series at <a href="/wiki/Colt_Stadium" title="Colt Stadium">Colt Stadium</a>. The team finished April with a 7–8 record, 4 games in front of the expansion <a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Mets_season" title="1962 New York Mets season">Mets</a> and only 5 games behind the National League leading <a href="/wiki/1962_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pirates</a> and <a href="/wiki/1962_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1962 San Francisco Giants season">Giants</a>. </p><p>By June 2, with the second loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh, the Colt .45s had fallen to 16 games behind the eventual <a href="/wiki/National_League_pennant_winners_1876%E2%80%931968" class="mw-redirect" title="National League pennant winners 1876–1968">National League Champion</a> Giants, a deficit that no pre-wild card team had recovered from to make the post season.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> And, with an August 21 loss at the hands of the <a href="/wiki/1962_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1962 Philadelphia Phillies season">Phillies</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Houston Colt .45s were mathematically eliminated from the postseason with a 37-game deficit to the <a href="/wiki/1962_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Dodgers</a> with 37 games left. </p><p>To get an idea of how the first season was for Houston, look at the team's best pitcher, Richard "Turk" Farrell. A starter for the Colt .45s, he was primarily a relief pitcher when he was with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>. Turk lost 20 games in 1962, but had an <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> of 3.02. Turk was selected to both All-Star games that year. </p><p>There was a bright spot in the line up in 1962. <a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_Mej%C3%ADas" title="Román Mejías">Román Mejías</a>, who was acquired from the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> in the expansion draft, was named the Colt .45s starting right fielder. It was in Houston that Mejías would play the best season of his career. While he played better the first half of the season, an injury slowed him the second half of the season. 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href="/wiki/1962_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1962 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td>103</td> <td>62 </td> <td>.624 </td> <td>— </td> <td>61‍–‍21 </td> <td>42‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td> <td>102</td> <td>63 </td> <td>.618 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>54‍–‍29 </td> <td>48‍–‍34 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1962 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td>98</td> <td>64 </td> <td>.605 </td> <td>3½ </td> <td>58‍–‍23 </td> <td>40‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td> <td>93</td> <td>68 </td> <td>.578 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>51‍–‍30 </td> <td>42‍–‍38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Milwaukee_Braves_season" title="1962 Milwaukee Braves season">Milwaukee Braves</a> </td> <td>86</td> <td>76 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<td>40</td> <td>120 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>60½ </td> <td>22‍–‍58 </td> <td>18‍–‍62 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_vs._opponents">Record vs. opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Record vs. opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="16"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}</style><div class="navbar-header">1962 National League record<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1962_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template:1962 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1962_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template talk:1962 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1962_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1962 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div><br /><small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=CHC&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=CIN&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=HOU&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=LAD&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=ATL&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=NYM&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=PHI&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=PIT&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=SFG&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=STL&from=1962&to=1962&submit=Submit">[10]</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:#0E3386;color:#EE1422;width=35">CHC </th> <th style="background:#c6011f;color:#ffffff;width=35">CIN </th> <th style="background:#072854;color:#FF7F00;width=35">HOU </th> <th style="background:#083c6b;color:#ffffff;width=35">LAD </th> <th style="background:#0f437c;color:#af0039;width=35">MIL </th> <th style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;width=35">NYM </th> <th style="background:#A50024;color:#263473;width=35">PHI </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#FDB827;width=35">PIT </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#fd5a1e;width=35">SF </th> <th style="background:#C41E3A;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">STL </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1962 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1962 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>14–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>8–10 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Houston</a> </td> <td>11–7</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>13–3–1</td> <td>1–17</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>9–9–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles</a> </td> <td>14–4</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>16–2</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>10–11</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Milwaukee_Braves_season" title="1962 Milwaukee Braves season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>10–8</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>—</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>12–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Mets_season" title="1962 New York Mets season">New York</a> </td> <td>9–9</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>3–13–1</td> <td>2–16</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>2–16</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>5–13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1962 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>8–10</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>17–1</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>7–10</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>9–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1962 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td>14–4</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>16–2</td> <td>10–7</td> <td>—</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>12–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1962 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco</a> </td> <td>12–6</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>11–10</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>—</td> <td>9–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1962_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1962 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis</a> </td> <td>11–7</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>9–9–1</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_transactions">Notable transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 7, 1962: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Bobby Shantz</a> was traded by the Colt .45s to the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> for <a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_(pitcher)" title="John Anderson (pitcher)">John Anderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Warwick" title="Carl Warwick">Carl Warwick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 26, 1962: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cerv" title="Bob Cerv">Bob Cerv</a> was purchased by the Colt .45s from the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cerv_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cerv-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 30, 1962: Bob Cerv was released by the Colt .45s.<sup id="cite_ref-cerv_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cerv-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #072854; color: #FF7F00; text-align: center;">1962 Houston Colt .45s </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color: #FF7F00; color: white; text-align: center;"><b>Roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_(pitcher)" title="John Anderson (pitcher)">John Anderson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Bruce" title="Bob Bruce">Bob Bruce</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/wiki/George_Brunet" title="George Brunet">George Brunet</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Cicotte" title="Al Cicotte">Al Cicotte</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Drott" title="Dick Drott">Dick Drott</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Turk_Farrell" title="Turk Farrell">Turk Farrell</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Giusti" title="Dave Giusti">Dave Giusti</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Golden" title="Jim Golden">Jim Golden</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">36,40</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Johnson_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher)">Ken Johnson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Russ_Kemmerer" title="Russ Kemmerer">Russ Kemmerer</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Don_McMahon" title="Don McMahon">Don McMahon</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Bobby Shantz</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Dean_Stone" title="Dean Stone">Dean Stone</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Tiefenauer" title="Bobby Tiefenauer">Bobby Tiefenauer</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">32,45</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Umbricht" title="Jim Umbricht">Jim Umbricht</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">36</span> <a href="/wiki/George_Witt_(baseball)" title="George Witt (baseball)">George Witt</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">46</span> <a href="/wiki/Hal_Woodeshick" title="Hal Woodeshick">Hal Woodeshick</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Campbell_(catcher)" title="Jim Campbell (catcher)">Jim Campbell</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Merritt_Ranew" title="Merritt Ranew">Merritt Ranew</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Hal_Smith_(infielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hal Smith (infielder)">Hal Smith</a></li></ul> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Joey_Amalfitano" title="Joey Amalfitano">Joey Amalfitano</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Aspromonte" title="Bob Aspromonte">Bob Aspromonte</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Pidge_Browne" title="Pidge Browne">Pidge Browne</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Don_Buddin" title="Don Buddin">Don Buddin</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Fazio" title="Ernie Fazio">Ernie Fazio</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Gernert" title="Dick Gernert">Dick Gernert</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Goodman" title="Billy Goodman">Billy Goodman</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/J._C._Hartman" title="J. C. Hartman">J. C. Hartman</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Norm_Larker" title="Norm Larker">Norm Larker</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lillis" title="Bob Lillis">Bob Lillis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Temple" title="Johnny Temple">Johnny Temple</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">19</span> <a href="/wiki/George_Williams_(infielder)" title="George Williams (infielder)">George Williams</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Busby" title="Jim Busby">Jim Busby</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cerv" title="Bob Cerv">Bob Cerv</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Ron Davis (outfielder)">Ron Davis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Heist" title="Al Heist">Al Heist</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_Mej%C3%ADas" title="Román Mejías">Román Mejías</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Pendleton" title="Jim Pendleton">Jim Pendleton</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Roberts_(first_baseman)" title="Dave Roberts (first baseman)">Dave Roberts</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Spangler" title="Al Spangler">Al Spangler</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20,24</span> <a href="/wiki/Don_Taussig" title="Don Taussig">Don Taussig</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Carl_Warwick" title="Carl Warwick">Carl Warwick</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Weekly" title="Johnny Weekly">Johnny Weekly</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Craft" title="Harry Craft">Harry Craft</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Adair" title="Jimmy Adair">Jimmy Adair</a> <small>(First base)</small></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bragan" title="Bobby Bragan">Bobby Bragan</a> <small>(Bullpen)</small></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Busby" title="Jim Busby">Jim Busby</a> <small>(Third base)</small></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Cot_Deal" title="Cot Deal">Cot Deal</a> <small>(Pitching)</small></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Lum_Harris" title="Lum Harris">Lum Harris</a> <small>(Third base)</small></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_log">Game log</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game log"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Houston Colt .45s 1962 Regular Season Game Log </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:#FF7F00; color:white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:#FF7F00; color:white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">April 1962 (7–8)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>1</td> <td>April 10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>11–2</td> <td><b>Shantz</b> (1–0)</td> <td>Cardwell (0–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>25,271</td> <td>1–0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>2</td> <td>April 11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>2–0</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (1–0)</td> <td>Hobbie (0–1)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (1)</td> <td>20,336</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>3</td> <td>April 12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>2–0</td> <td><b>Stone</b> (1–0)</td> <td>Curtis (0–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,838</td> <td>3–0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>4</td> <td>April 13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>2–3</td> <td>Hamilton (1–0)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (0–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,633</td> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>5</td> <td>April 14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>0–3</td> <td>Mahaffey (2–0)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (0–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,732</td> <td>3–2 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>6</td> <td>April 17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">@ Mets</a></td> <td>5–2 <small>(11)</small></td> <td><b>Golden</b> (1–0)</td> <td>Moford (0–1)</td> <td>Tiefenauer (1)</td> <td>3,191</td> <td>4–2 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>7</td> <td>April 18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>2–3 <small>(10)</small></td> <td>Ellsworth (1–0)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (0–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,318</td> <td>4–3 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>8</td> <td>April 19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>6–0</td> <td><b>Stone</b> (2–0)</td> <td>Cardwell (0–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,835</td> <td>5–3 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>9</td> <td>April 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>1–3</td> <td>McLish (1–0)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (0–2)</td> <td>Baldschun (1)</td> <td>21,841</td> <td>5–4 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>10</td> <td>April 22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>3–4</td> <td>Owens (1–1)</td> <td><b>Giusti</b> (0–1)</td> <td>Baldschun (2)</td> <td>13,130</td> <td>5–5 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>11</td> <td>April 24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (2–0)</td> <td>Jackson (2–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>19,335</td> <td>6–5 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="white"> <td>12</td> <td>April 25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>5–5 <small>(17)</small></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>17,265</td> <td>6–5 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>13</td> <td>April 26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>2–3</td> <td>Gibson (1–1)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (0–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>15,129</td> <td>6–6 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>14</td> <td>April 27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>1–2</td> <td>Shaw (2–1)</td> <td><b>Shantz</b> (1–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>16,160</td> <td>6–7 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>15</td> <td>April 28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>3–9</td> <td>Butler (1–0)</td> <td><b>Giusti</b> (0–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>22,501</td> <td>6–8 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>16</td> <td>April 29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (1–2)</td> <td>McMahon (0–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>21,050</td> <td>7–8 </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:#FF7F00; color:white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:#FF7F00; color:white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">May 1962 (12–19)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>17</td> <td>May 1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>4–6</td> <td>Washburn (2–0)</td> <td><b>Stone</b> (2–1)</td> <td>Bauta (1)</td> <td>4,924</td> <td>7–9 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>18</td> <td>May 2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>1–4</td> <td>Gibson (2–1)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (0–4)</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,880</td> <td>7–10 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>19</td> <td>May 3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>0–4</td> <td>Simmons (4–0)</td> <td><b>Giusti</b> (0–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,436</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>20</td> <td>May 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>7–4</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (1–0)</td> <td>Hendley (2–2)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (2)</td> <td>7,811</td> <td>8–11 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>21</td> <td>May 5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>5–6 <small>(12)</small></td> <td>Curtis (1–2)</td> <td><b>Woodeschick</b> (2–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,920</td> <td>8–12 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>22</td> <td>May 6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>2–3</td> <td>Spahn (3–3)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (1–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,635</td> <td>8–13 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>23</td> <td>May 6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>9–1</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (2–2)</td> <td>Willey (0–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,635</td> <td>9–13 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>24</td> <td>May 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>9–6</td> <td><b>Tiefenauer</b> (1–0)</td> <td>Richert (1–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>19,170</td> <td>10–13 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>25</td> <td>May 8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>6–9 <small>(10)</small></td> <td>Perranoski (2–0)</td> <td><b>Tiefenauer</b> (1–1)</td> <td>Roebuck (1)</td> <td>17,483</td> <td>10–14 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>26</td> <td>May 9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>2–9</td> <td>Podres (2–2)</td> <td><b>Richert</b> (1–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,684</td> <td>10–15 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>27</td> <td>May 10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>2–6</td> <td>Drysdale (5–1)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (1–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>15,076</td> <td>10–16 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>28</td> <td>May 11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (3–2)</td> <td>Perry (2–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>19,003</td> <td>11–16 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>29</td> <td>May 12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>0–11</td> <td>Marichal (6–2)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (2–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>26,311</td> <td>11–17 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>30</td> <td>May 13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>2–7</td> <td>Sanford (4–2)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (0–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>19,879</td> <td>11–18 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>31</td> <td>May 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>7–10</td> <td>Perranoski (3–0)</td> <td><b>Tiefenauer</b> (1–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,675</td> <td>11–19 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>32</td> <td>May 16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>2–5</td> <td>Moeller (2–3)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (3–3)</td> <td>Roebuck (3)</td> <td>16,075</td> <td>11–20 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>33</td> <td>May 17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>4–2 <small>(10)</small></td> <td>Roebuck (2–0)</td> <td><b>Tiefenauer</b> (1–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>17,639</td> <td>11–21 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>34</td> <td>May 18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>3–2 <small>(10)</small></td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (1–5)</td> <td>Sanford (4–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,544</td> <td>12–21 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>35</td> <td>May 19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>2–10</td> <td>McCormick (1–1)</td> <td><b>Witt</b> (0–1)</td> <td>Larson (3)</td> <td>16,701</td> <td>12–22 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>36</td> <td>May 20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>6–5</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (2–1)</td> <td>Marichal (7–3)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (3)</td> <td>40,932</td> <td>13–22 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>37</td> <td>May 20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>4–7</td> <td>Pierce (6–0)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (2–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>40,932</td> <td>13–23 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>38</td> <td>May 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (2–1)</td> <td>Mizell (1–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>16,317</td> <td>14–23 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>39</td> <td>May 22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (4–3)</td> <td>Hook (3–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,980</td> <td>15–23 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>40</td> <td>May 23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>2–0</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (2–5)</td> <td>Purkey (7–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,266</td> <td>16–23 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>41</td> <td>May 24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>0–5</td> <td>Jay (6–4)</td> <td><b>Witt</b> (0–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,570</td> <td>16–24 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>42</td> <td>May 25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>3–4 <small>(13)</small></td> <td>Face (2–1)</td> <td><b>Tiefenauer</b> (1–4)</td> <td>Sturdivant (1)</td> <td>11,350</td> <td>16–25 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>43</td> <td>May 26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>2–0</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (3–1)</td> <td>Friend (4–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>13,909</td> <td>17–25 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>44</td> <td>May 27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>2–7</td> <td>Law (2–1)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (2–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,793</td> <td>17–26 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>45</td> <td>May 28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>6–9</td> <td>Jay (7–4)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (4–4)</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,979</td> <td>17–27 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>46</td> <td>May 30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>8–6 <small>(14)</small></td> <td><b>Giusti</b> (1–3)</td> <td>Schultz (3–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>17,842</td> <td>18–27 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>47</td> <td>May 30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>10–6</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (1–1)</td> <td>Elston (2–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,722</td> <td>19–27 </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:#FF7F00; color:white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:#FF7F00; color:white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">June 1962 (13–14)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>48</td> <td>June 1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>4–8</td> <td>Face (3–1)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (3–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>14,961</td> <td>19–28 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>49</td> <td>June 2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>2–9</td> <td>Law (3–1)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (4–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,703</td> <td>19–29 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>50</td> <td>June 3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>10–6</td> <td><b>Tiefenauer</b> (2–4)</td> <td>Sturdivant (3–3)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (1)</td> <td>24,282</td> <td>20–29 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>51</td> <td>June 3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>10–3</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (3–6)</td> <td>McBean (5–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>24,282</td> <td>21–29 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>52</td> <td>June 5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>7–1</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (3–1)</td> <td>Piche (3–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,593</td> <td>22–29 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>53</td> <td>June 6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>3–6</td> <td>Burdette (3–4)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (3–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,569</td> <td>22–30 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>54</td> <td>June 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (2–1)</td> <td>Spahn (6–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>14,818</td> <td>23–30 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>55</td> <td>June 8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>3–4 <small>(13)</small></td> <td>L. Sherry (4–2)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (2–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>15,877</td> <td>23–31 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>56</td> <td>June 9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>13–1</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (4–1)</td> <td>Williams (6–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,908</td> <td>24–31 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>57</td> <td>June 10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>3–9</td> <td>Drysdale (10–3)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (3–4)</td> <td>–</td> <td>30,027</td> <td>24–32 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>58</td> <td>June 10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>7–9</td> <td>Moeller (5–4)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (2–4)</td> <td>Perranoski (7)</td> <td>30,027</td> <td>24–33 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>59</td> <td>June 11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></td> <td>1–3</td> <td>Jackson (3–7)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (4–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,920</td> <td>24–34 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>60</td> <td>June 12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (4–6)</td> <td>Anderson (3–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,344</td> <td>25–34 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>61</td> <td>June 14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></td> <td>10–2</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (5–1)</td> <td>Hook (4–7)</td> <td>–</td> <td>10,761</td> <td>26–34 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>62</td> <td>June 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>2–0</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (4–4)</td> <td>Drysdale (10–4)</td> <td>–</td> <td>22,709</td> <td>27–34 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>63</td> <td>June 16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (5–6)</td> <td>Podres (3–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>51,530</td> <td>28–34 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>64</td> <td>June 17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>2–6</td> <td>Roebuck (4–0)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (4–7)</td> <td>L. Sherry (5)</td> <td>47,397</td> <td>28–35 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>65</td> <td>June 19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>6–4</td> <td><b>Giusti</b> (2–3)</td> <td>O'Dell (7–6)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (4)</td> <td>18,749</td> <td>29–35 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>66</td> <td>June 20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>9–5</td> <td><b>Stone</b> (3–2)</td> <td>Miller (3–2)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (2)</td> <td>10,430</td> <td>30–35 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>67</td> <td>June 22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">@ Mets</a></td> <td>0–2</td> <td>Jackson (4–8)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (5–7)</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,484</td> <td>30–36 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>68</td> <td>June 22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">@ Mets</a></td> <td>16–3</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (5–4)</td> <td>B. Miller (0–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>11,484</td> <td>31–36 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>69</td> <td>June 23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">@ Mets</a></td> <td>2–13</td> <td>Hook (5–8)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (4–8)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,425</td> <td>31–37 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>70</td> <td>June 25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>3–4</td> <td>Green (2–2)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (2–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,087</td> <td>31–38 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>71</td> <td>June 26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>0–2</td> <td>Hamilton (5–5)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (5–8)</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,707</td> <td>31–39 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>72</td> <td>June 26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>4–6</td> <td>Mahaffey (9–8)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (5–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,707</td> <td>31–40 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>73</td> <td>June 29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>0–4</td> <td>O'Toole (6–9)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (4–9)</td> <td>–</td> <td>7,612</td> <td>31–41 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>74</td> <td>June 30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>7–3 <small>(7)</small></td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (6–1)</td> <td>Maloney (2–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,758</td> <td>32–41 </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:#FF7F00; color:white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:#FF7F00; color:white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">July 1962 (5–24)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>75</td> <td>July 1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>1–6</td> <td>Jay (11–7)</td> <td><b>Golden (5–6)</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>6,666</td> <td>32–42 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>76</td> <td>July 2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>2–4</td> <td>Friend (8–8)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (2–6)</td> <td>Face (14)</td> <td>11,760</td> <td>32–43 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>77</td> <td>July 3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>2–5</td> <td>Haddix (7–3)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (4–10)</td> <td>Face (15)</td> <td>10,729</td> <td>32–44 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>78</td> <td>July 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>0–7</td> <td>Law (7–3)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (6–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>20,005</td> <td>32–45 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>79</td> <td>July 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>3–4</td> <td>Francis (5–5)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (5–7)</td> <td>Face (16)</td> <td>20,005</td> <td>32–46 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>80</td> <td>July 6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>2–0</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (3–6)</td> <td>Jay (11–8)</td> <td>–</td> <td>15,871</td> <td>33–46 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>81</td> <td>July 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>1–10</td> <td>Purkey (14–2)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (4–11)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,936</td> <td>33–47 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>82</td> <td>July 8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>8–12</td> <td>Maloney (4–3)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (5–9)</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,332</td> <td>33–48 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>83</td> <td>July 8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>11–12 <small>(13)</small></td> <td>O'Toole (8–9)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (5–10)</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,332</td> <td>33–49 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>84</td> <td>July 11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>1–6</td> <td>Mahaffey (11–9)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (3–7)</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,441</td> <td>33–50 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>85</td> <td>July 12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>4–6</td> <td>McBean (9–5)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (5–8)</td> <td>–</td> <td>14,784</td> <td>33–51 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>86</td> <td>July 13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>0–4</td> <td>Friend (9–9)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (5–11)</td> <td>–</td> <td>15,376</td> <td>33–52 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>87</td> <td>July 14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>2–4</td> <td>Law (8–4)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (6–3)</td> <td>-</td> <td>7,343</td> <td>33–53 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>88</td> <td>July 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>5–4</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (4–7)</td> <td>Buhl (6–7)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (3)</td> <td>6,907</td> <td>34–53 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>89</td> <td>July 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>1–4</td> <td>Ellsworth (5–13)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (4–12)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,907</td> <td>34–54 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>90</td> <td>July 17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>0–3</td> <td>Hamilton (6–7)</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (0–1)</td> <td>Baldschun (9)</td> <td>8,115</td> <td>34–55 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>91</td> <td>July 17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>2–8</td> <td>McLish (6–2)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (5–12)</td> <td>Bennett (1)</td> <td>8,115</td> <td>34–56 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>92</td> <td>July 18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>2–6</td> <td>Green (3–2)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (6–4)</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,140</td> <td>34–57 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>93</td> <td>July 19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>2–6</td> <td>Short (5–6)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (4–8)</td> <td>Baldschun (10)</td> <td>5,017</td> <td>34–58 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>94</td> <td>July 20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (6–12)</td> <td>McDaniel (2–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>15,422</td> <td>35–58 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>95</td> <td>July 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>0–7</td> <td>Jackson (9–8)</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (0–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>17,742</td> <td>35–59 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>96</td> <td>July 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>7–3</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (5–12)</td> <td>Simmons (8–6)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (1)</td> <td>17,742</td> <td>36–59 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>97</td> <td>July 22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>1–3</td> <td>Gibson (13–6)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (6–5)</td> <td>McDaniel (11)</td> <td>8,685</td> <td>36–60 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>98</td> <td>July 23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>1–5</td> <td>Bolin (6–0)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (4–9)</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,096</td> <td>36–61 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>99</td> <td>July 24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>1–3</td> <td>Sanford (13–6)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (6–13)</td> <td>Larsen (6)</td> <td>11,289</td> <td>36–62 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>100</td> <td>July 25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>2–3</td> <td>O'Dell (12–8)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (5–9)</td> <td>Miller (14)</td> <td>12,344</td> <td>36–63 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>101</td> <td>July 27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>1–5</td> <td>Ellsworth (6–14)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (4–10)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,111</td> <td>36–64 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>102</td> <td>July 29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>2–4</td> <td>Koonce (9–3)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (5–10)</td> <td>Cardwell (2)</td> <td>10,334</td> <td>36–65 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>103</td> <td>July 29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (7–13)</td> <td>Hobbie (3–10)</td> <td>–</td> <td>10,334</td> <td>37–65 </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:#FF7F00; color:white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:#FF7F00; color:white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">August 1962 (12–19)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>104</td> <td>August 1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>0–3</td> <td>Shaw (12–8)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (4–11)</td> <td>–</td> <td>10,829</td> <td>37–66 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>105</td> <td>August 2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (8–13)</td> <td>Burdette (8–7)</td> <td>–</td> <td>8.338</td> <td>38–66 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>106</td> <td>August 3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>8–3</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (6–12)</td> <td>Gibson (13–8)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (4)</td> <td>11,853</td> <td>39–66 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>107</td> <td>August 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>0–2</td> <td>Washburn (10–5)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (6–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,390</td> <td>39–67 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>108</td> <td>August 5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>7–4</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (1–2)</td> <td>McDaniel (2–6)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (5)</td> <td>14,954</td> <td>40–67 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>109</td> <td>August 5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>4–7</td> <td>Toth (1–0)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (4–12)</td> <td>–</td> <td>14,954</td> <td>40–68 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>110</td> <td>August 6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>0–1 <small>(13)</small></td> <td>Klippstein (4–2)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (2–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,507</td> <td>40–69 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>111</td> <td>August 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>0–3</td> <td>Jay (17–9)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (6–13)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,523</td> <td>40–70 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>112</td> <td>August 8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>0–4</td> <td>Nuxhall (2–0)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (6–7)</td> <td>Brosnan (8)</td> <td>7,350</td> <td>40–71 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>113</td> <td>August 9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a></td> <td>3–7</td> <td>O'Toole (12–12)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (4–13)</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,196</td> <td>40–72 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>114</td> <td>August 10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>6–7</td> <td>Spahn (12–11)</td> <td><b>Brunet</b> (0–1)</td> <td>Raymond (5)</td> <td>7,047</td> <td>40–73 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>115</td> <td>August 11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>1–3</td> <td>Shaw (14–8)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (8–14)</td> <td>Raymond (6)</td> <td>14,630</td> <td>40–74 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>116</td> <td>August 12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a></td> <td>8–5</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (7–7)</td> <td>Burdette (9–8)</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (1)</td> <td>4,902</td> <td>41–74 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>117</td> <td>August 14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>4–3 <small>(10)</small></td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (3–3)</td> <td>Gibson (14–9)</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,604</td> <td>42–74 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>118</td> <td>August 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (5–13)</td> <td>Washburn (10–6)</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (2)</td> <td>8,843</td> <td>43–74 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>119</td> <td>August 16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></td> <td>1–3</td> <td>Jackson (10–10)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (8–15)</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,159</td> <td>43–75 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>120</td> <td>August 17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (2–2)</td> <td>Anderson (2–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,539</td> <td>44–75 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>121</td> <td>August 18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>2–1</td> <td><b>Brunet</b> (1–1)</td> <td>Koonce (9–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>12,243</td> <td>45–75 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>122</td> <td>August 18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>5–6</td> <td>Elston (4–7)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (3–4)</td> <td>Cardwell (4)</td> <td>12,243</td> <td>45–76 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>123</td> <td>August 19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a></td> <td>3–4</td> <td>Buhl (9–9)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (5–14)</td> <td>Anderson (4)</td> <td>4,543</td> <td>45–77 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>124</td> <td>August 20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>1–7</td> <td>Green (6–5)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (8–16)</td> <td>–</td> <td>14,601</td> <td>45–78 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>125</td> <td>August 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>3–5</td> <td>Mahaffey (17–10)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (7–8)</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,489</td> <td>45–79 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>126</td> <td>August 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">@ Phillies</a></td> <td>4–7</td> <td>Hamilton (7–11)</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (5–11)</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,489</td> <td>45–80 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>127</td> <td>August 22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>0–3</td> <td>Sturdivant (6–3)</td> <td><b>Brunet</b> (1–2)</td> <td>–</td> <td>10,553</td> <td>45–81 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>128</td> <td>August 23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">@ Pirates</a></td> <td>0–4</td> <td>Law (10–6)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (6–14)</td> <td>–</td> <td>10,742</td> <td>45–82 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>129</td> <td>August 24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>2–4</td> <td>Purkey (20–4)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (5–15)</td> <td>–</td> <td>18,879</td> <td>45–83 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>130</td> <td>August 25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>6–7</td> <td>Jay (20–10)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (8–17)</td> <td>Brosnan (10)</td> <td>12,680</td> <td>45–84 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>131</td> <td>August 26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>2–1</td> <td><b>Brunet</b> (2–2)</td> <td>Maloney (8–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>25,808</td> <td>46–84 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>132</td> <td>August 26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">@ Reds</a></td> <td>6–4</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (4–4)</td> <td>Wills (0–2)</td> <td><b>Umbricht</b> (1)</td> <td>25,808</td> <td>47–84 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>133</td> <td>August 28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (8–8)</td> <td>Broglio (10–7)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (6)</td> <td>9,510</td> <td>48–84 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>134</td> <td>August 29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">@ Cardinals</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (9–17)</td> <td>Gibson (15–10)</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,295</td> <td>49–84 </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:#FF7F00; color:white; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:#FF7F00; color:white"><div style="margin: 0 4em">September 1962 (15–12)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>135</td> <td>September 1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>3–4</td> <td>Ellsworth (8–17)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (4–5)</td> <td>Schultz (3)</td> <td>9,887</td> <td>49–85 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>136</td> <td>September 2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">@ Cubs</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (5–5)</td> <td>Buhl (10–10)</td> <td>–</td> <td>13,088</td> <td>50–85 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>137</td> <td>September 3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>2–3</td> <td>Mahaffey (18–11)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (9–18)</td> <td>–</td> <td>17,302</td> <td>50–86 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>138</td> <td>September 3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>3–5</td> <td>Hamilton (8–11)</td> <td><b>Woodeshick</b> (5–16)</td> <td>Bennett (3)</td> <td>17,302</td> <td>50–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>139</td> <td>September 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (9–8)</td> <td>McLish (9–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,537</td> <td>51–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>140</td> <td>September 5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>5–3</td> <td><b>Umbricht</b> (1–0)</td> <td>Law (10–7)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (7)</td> <td>4,593</td> <td>52–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>141</td> <td>September 6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (3–2)</td> <td>Face (8–7)</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,196</td> <td>53–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>142</td> <td>September 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (6–11)</td> <td>Jackson (8–18)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (8)</td> <td>6,208</td> <td>54–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>143</td> <td>September 8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (4–2)</td> <td>Anderson (3–17)</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,638</td> <td>55–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>144</td> <td>September 8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></td> <td>6–5 <small>(10)</small></td> <td><b>Umbricht</b> (2–0)</td> <td>Craig (7–23)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,568</td> <td>56–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>145</td> <td>September 9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></td> <td>7–7 <small>(8)</small></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,630</td> <td>56–87 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>146</td> <td>September 12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a></td> <td>0–1</td> <td>Roebuck (10–0)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (6–15)</td> <td>Perranoski (19)</td> <td>28,669</td> <td>56–88 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>147</td> <td>September 14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>1–3</td> <td>Hendley (11–12)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (9–19)</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,505</td> <td>56–89 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>148</td> <td>September 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>8–9</td> <td>Nottebart (2–2)</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (4–3)</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,872</td> <td>56–90 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>149</td> <td>September 16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">@ Braves</a></td> <td>4–5</td> <td>Burdette (10–9)</td> <td><b>McMahon</b> (5–6)</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,477</td> <td>56–91 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>150</td> <td>September 18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">@ Mets</a></td> <td>6–2</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (7–15)</td> <td>Jackson (8–19)</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,670</td> <td>57–91 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>151</td> <td>September 18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">@ Mets</a></td> <td>8–6</td> <td><b>Drott</b> (1–0)</td> <td>Foss (0–1)</td> <td><b>Umbricht</b> (2)</td> <td>3,670</td> <td>58–91 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>152</td> <td>September 20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">@ Mets</a></td> <td>7–2</td> <td><b>Golden</b> (7–11)</td> <td>Hook (8–18)</td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (3)</td> <td>1,481</td> <td>59–91 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>153</td> <td>September 20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">@ Mets</a></td> <td>5–4 <small>(12)</small></td> <td><b>Kemmerer</b> (5–3)</td> <td>Daviault (1–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,481</td> <td>60–91 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>154</td> <td>September 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>5–11</td> <td>Perry (3–1)</td> <td><b>Brunet</b> (2–3)</td> <td>Miller (18)</td> <td>12,180</td> <td>60–92 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>155</td> <td>September 22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>6–5</td> <td><b>Umbricht</b> (3–0)</td> <td>Miller (4–8)</td> <td>–</td> <td>17,125</td> <td>61–92 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>156</td> <td>September 23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></td> <td>3–10</td> <td>O'Dell (19–13)</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (9–9)</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,623</td> <td>61–93 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>157</td> <td>September 25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>3–2 <small>(10)</small></td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (10–19)</td> <td>Roebuck (10–1)</td> <td>–</td> <td>25,036</td> <td>62–93 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>158</td> <td>September 26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>1–13</td> <td>Podres (15–12)</td> <td><b>Brunet</b> (2–4)</td> <td>L. Sherry (11)</td> <td>25,813</td> <td>62–94 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>159</td> <td>September 27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">@ Dodgers</a></td> <td>8–6</td> <td><b>Umbricht</b> (4–0)</td> <td>Perranoski (6–5)</td> <td>–</td> <td>29,855</td> <td>63–94 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>160</td> <td>September 29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>5–11</td> <td>Sanford (24–7)</td> <td><b>Johnson</b> (7–16)</td> <td>Miller (19)</td> <td>26,268</td> <td>63–95 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>161</td> <td>September 29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><b>Bruce</b> (10–9)</td> <td>Marichal (18–11)</td> <td>–</td> <td>26,268</td> <td>64–95 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>162</td> <td>September 30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">@ Giants</a></td> <td>1–2</td> <td>Miller (5–8)</td> <td><b>Farrell</b> (10–20)</td> <td>–</td> <td>41,327</td> <td>64–96 </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batting">Batting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starters_by_position">Starters by position</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Starters by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small><i>Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases<br />Positional abbreviations: C = Catcher; 1B = First base; 2B = Second base; 3B = Third base; SS = Shortstop; LF = Left field; CF = Center field; RF = Right field</i></small> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Pos </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Player </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">G </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">AB </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">R </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">H </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">2B </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">3B </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Avg. </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">HR </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">RBI </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">SB </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, Hal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hal_Smith_(infielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hal Smith (infielder)">Hal Smith</a></span></span></span></td> <td>109</td> <td>345</td> <td>32</td> <td>81</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>.235</td> <td>12</td> <td>35</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Larker, Norm"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Norm_Larker" title="Norm Larker">Norm Larker</a></span></span></span></td> <td>147</td> <td>506</td> <td>58</td> <td>133</td> <td>19</td> <td>5</td> <td>.263</td> <td>9</td> <td>63</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Amalfitano, Joey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joey_Amalfitano" title="Joey Amalfitano">Joey Amalfitano</a></span></span></span></td> <td>117</td> <td>380</td> <td>44</td> <td>90</td> <td>12</td> <td>5</td> <td>.237</td> <td>1</td> <td>27</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Aspromonte, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Aspromonte" title="Bob Aspromonte">Bob Aspromonte</a></span></span></span></td> <td>149</td> <td>534</td> <td>59</td> <td>142</td> <td>18</td> <td>4</td> <td>.266</td> <td>11</td> <td>59</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>SS</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lillis, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lillis" title="Bob Lillis">Bob Lillis</a></span></span></span></td> <td>129</td> <td>457</td> <td>38</td> <td>114</td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td>.249</td> <td>1</td> <td>30</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>LF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Spangler, Al"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Al_Spangler" title="Al Spangler">Al Spangler</a></span></span></span></td> <td>129</td> <td>418</td> <td>51</td> <td>119</td> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td>.285</td> <td>5</td> <td>35</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>CF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Warwick, Carl"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Warwick" title="Carl Warwick">Carl Warwick</a></span></span></span></td> <td>130</td> <td>477</td> <td>63</td> <td>124</td> <td>17</td> <td>1</td> <td>.260</td> <td>16</td> <td>60</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>RF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Mejías, Román"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1n_Mej%C3%ADas" title="Román Mejías">Román Mejías</a></span></span></span></td> <td>146</td> <td>566</td> <td>82</td> <td>162</td> <td>12</td> <td>3</td> <td>.286</td> <td>24</td> <td>76</td> <td>12 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_batters">Other batters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other batters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small><i>Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases</i></small> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Player </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">G </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">AB </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">R </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">H </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">2B </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">3B </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Avg. </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">HR </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">RBI </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">SB </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pendleton" title="Jim Pendleton">Jim Pendleton</a></td> <td>117</td> <td>321</td> <td>30</td> <td>79</td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> <td>.246</td> <td>8</td> <td>36</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Merritt_Ranew" title="Merritt Ranew">Merritt Ranew</a></td> <td>71</td> <td>218</td> <td>26</td> <td>51</td> <td>6</td> <td>8</td> <td>.234</td> <td>4</td> <td>24</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Goodman" title="Billy Goodman">Billy Goodman</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>161</td> <td>12</td> <td>41</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>.255</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Hartman, J. C."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/J._C._Hartman" title="J. C. Hartman">J. C. Hartman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>51</td> <td>148</td> <td>11</td> <td>33</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>.223</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pidge_Browne" title="Pidge Browne">Pidge Browne</a></td> <td>65</td> <td>100</td> <td>8</td> <td>21</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>.210</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Temple" title="Johnny Temple">Johnny Temple</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>95</td> <td>14</td> <td>25</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>.263</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Campbell_(catcher)" title="Jim Campbell (catcher)">Jim Campbell</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>86</td> <td>6</td> <td>19</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>.221</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Buddin" title="Don Buddin">Don Buddin</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>80</td> <td>10</td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>.163</td> <td>2</td> <td>10</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Heist, Al"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Al_Heist" title="Al Heist">Al Heist</a></span></span></span></td> <td>27</td> <td>72</td> <td>4</td> <td>16</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>.222</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Roberts, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Roberts_(first_baseman)" title="Dave Roberts (first baseman)">Dave Roberts</a></span></span></span></td> <td>16</td> <td>53</td> <td>3</td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>.245</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cerv" title="Bob Cerv">Bob Cerv</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>31</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>.226</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Weekly" title="Johnny Weekly">Johnny Weekly</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>26</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>.192</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Taussig, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_Taussig" title="Don Taussig">Don Taussig</a></span></span></span></td> <td>16</td> <td>25</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>.200</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Gernert, Dick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Gernert" title="Dick Gernert">Dick Gernert</a></span></span></span></td> <td>10</td> <td>24</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>.208</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Ron Davis (outfielder)">Ron Davis</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>.214</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Fazio" title="Ernie Fazio">Ernie Fazio</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>.083</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Busby" title="Jim Busby">Jim Busby</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>.182</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Williams, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Williams_(second_baseman)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Williams (second baseman)">George Williams</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>.375</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_pitchers">Starting pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Starting pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small><i>Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts</i></small> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Player </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">G </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">GS </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">IP </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">W </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">L </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">ERA </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">R </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">ER </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">BB </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">K </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Farrell, Turk"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Turk_Farrell" title="Turk Farrell">Turk Farrell</a></span></span></span></td> <td>43</td> <td>29</td> <td>241.2</td> <td>10</td> <td>20</td> <td>3.02</td> <td>91</td> <td>81</td> <td>55</td> <td>203 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Ken"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Johnson_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher)">Ken Johnson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>33</td> <td>31</td> <td>197.0</td> <td>7</td> <td>16</td> <td>3.03</td> <td>100</td> <td>84</td> <td>46</td> <td>178 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Bruce, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Bruce" title="Bob Bruce">Bob Bruce</a></span></span></span></td> <td>32</td> <td>27</td> <td>175.0</td> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td>4.06</td> <td>92</td> <td>79</td> <td>82</td> <td>135 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Woodeshick, Hal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hal_Woodeshick" title="Hal Woodeshick">Hal Woodeshick</a></span></span></span></td> <td>31</td> <td>26</td> <td>139.1</td> <td>5</td> <td>16</td> <td>4.39</td> <td>84</td> <td>68</td> <td>54</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Bobby Shantz</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>20.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1.31</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>14 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Other pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small><i>Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts</i></small> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Player </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">G </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">GS </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">IP </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">W </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">L </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">SV </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">ERA </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">R </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">ER </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">BB </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">K </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Golden, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Golden" title="Jim Golden">Jim Golden</a></span></span></span></td> <td>37</td> <td>18</td> <td>152.2</td> <td>7</td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>4.07</td> <td>84</td> <td>69</td> <td>50</td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Giusti, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Giusti" title="Dave Giusti">Dave Giusti</a></span></span></span></td> <td>22</td> <td>5</td> <td>73.2</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>5.62</td> <td>49</td> <td>46</td> <td>30</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Brunet, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Brunet" title="George Brunet">George Brunet</a></span></span></span></td> <td>17</td> <td>11</td> <td>54.0</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.50</td> <td>31</td> <td>27</td> <td>21</td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Stone" title="Dean Stone">Dean Stone</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>7</td> <td>52.1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.47</td> <td>31</td> <td>26</td> <td>20</td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Witt" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Witt">Red Witt</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>15.1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.04</td> <td>14</td> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Drott, Dick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Drott" title="Dick Drott">Dick Drott</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>13.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.62</td> <td>12</td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>10 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relief_pitchers">Relief pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Relief pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts</i></small> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">Player </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">G </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">IP </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">W </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">L </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">SV </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">ERA </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">R </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">ER </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">BB </th> <th style="background:#072854; color:#FF7F00">K </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="McMahon, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_McMahon" title="Don McMahon">Don McMahon</a></span></span></span></td> <td>51</td> <td>76.2</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>1.53</td> <td>14</td> <td>13</td> <td>33</td> <td>69 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Tiefenauer, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Tiefenauer" title="Bobby Tiefenauer">Bobby Tiefenauer</a></span></span></span></td> <td>43</td> <td>85.0</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>4.34</td> <td>42</td> <td>41</td> <td>21</td> <td>60 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Russ_Kemmerer" title="Russ Kemmerer">Russ Kemmerer</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>68.0</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>4.10</td> <td>34</td> <td>31</td> <td>15</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Umbricht" title="Jim Umbricht">Jim Umbricht</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>67.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2.01</td> <td>19</td> <td>15</td> <td>17</td> <td>55 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Anderson, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_(pitcher)" title="John Anderson (pitcher)">John Anderson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>10</td> <td>17.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5.09</td> <td>12</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Cicotte, Al"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Al_Cicotte" title="Al Cicotte">Al Cicotte</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.86</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Farm_system">Farm system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Farm system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1962_minor_league_affiliates">1962 minor league affiliates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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League">Carolina League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Fitzgerald" title="Lou Fitzgerald">Lou Fitzgerald</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Class_C_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class C (baseball)">C</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Modesto_Colts" class="mw-redirect" title="Modesto Colts">Modesto Colts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Hatfield" title="Fred Hatfield">Fred Hatfield</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Class_D_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class D (baseball)">D</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moultrie_Colt_.22s" class="mw-redirect" title="Moultrie Colt .22s">Moultrie Colt .22s</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia%E2%80%93Florida_League" title="Georgia–Florida League">Georgia–Florida League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Walton_(baseball)" title="Jim Walton (baseball)">Jim Walton</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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of Houston Astros team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_no-hitters" title="List of Houston Astros no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Houston Astros award winners and league leaders">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_all-time_roster" title="Houston Astros all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_managers" title="List of Houston Astros managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_owners_and_executives" title="List of Houston Astros owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Houston Astros first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Houston_Astros" title="Category:Houston Astros">All articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colt_Stadium" title="Colt Stadium">Colt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Houston Astrodome</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Daikin Park</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;"><span class="nobold"><i>Spring training:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geronimo_Park" title="Geronimo Park">Geronimo Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Florida_Sports_Park" title="Coastal Florida Sports Park">Cocoa Expo Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola_County_Stadium" title="Osceola County Stadium">Osceola County Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cacti_Park_of_the_Palm_Beaches" title="Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches">CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AstroTurf" title="AstroTurf">AstroTurf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbit_(mascot)" title="Orbit (mascot)">Orbit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Bamboo_Lounge" title="Big Bamboo Lounge">Big Bamboo Lounge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_in_the_Heart_of_Texas" title="Deep in the Heart of Texas">"Deep in the Heart of Texas"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Buffaloes" title="Houston Buffaloes">Houston Buffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriners_College_Classic" title="Shriners College Classic">Shriners College Classic</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ball_Four" title="Ball Four">Ball Four</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brewster_McCloud" title="Brewster McCloud">Brewster McCloud</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bad_News_Bears_in_Breaking_Training" title="The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training">The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Murder_at_the_World_Series" title="Murder at the World Series">Murder at the World Series</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_Game_(film)" title="Night Game (film)">Night Game</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hot_Tub" title="The Hot Tub">"The Hot Tub" (<i>Seinfeld</i> episode)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boyhood_(2014_film)" title="Boyhood (2014 film)">Boyhood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resurrection:_The_J.R._Richard_Story" title="Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story">Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo_Hamilton" title="Milo Hamilton"><i>"Holy Toledo!"</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McIngvale" title="Jim McIngvale">Mattress Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Kids_Foundation" title="Sunshine Kids Foundation">Sunshine Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darryl_Kile_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Darryl Kile Award">Darryl Kile Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 NL West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_B%27s_(Houston_Astros)" title="Killer B's (Houston Astros)">Killer B's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">Chris Burke's home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">24 straight curveballs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">Houston Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">Sign stealing scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">"Altuve!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">18 shutout innings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">"We Want Houston!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">World Series no-hitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Mexico_City_Series" title="MLB Mexico City Series">MLB Mexico City Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astros%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Astros–Dodgers rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Series" title="Lone Star Series">Texas Rangers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crane" title="Jim Crane">Jim Crane</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Brown_(baseball)" title="Dana Brown (baseball)">Dana Brown</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Espada" title="Joe Espada">Joe Espada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 National League Championship Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2021 American League Championship Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">2022</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 National League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 National League Championship Series">1986</a></li></ul></li> <li>NL Central: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Division_Series" title="1997 National League Division Series">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Division_Series" title="1998 National League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Division_Series" title="1999 National League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Division_Series" title="2017 American League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Division_Series" title="2018 American League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Division_Series" title="2021 American League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Division_Series" title="2023 American League Division Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 American League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card titles (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Houston Astros minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys" title="Sugar Land Space Cowboys">Sugar Land Space Cowboys</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Hooks" title="Corpus Christi Hooks">Corpus Christi Hooks</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Woodpeckers" title="Fayetteville Woodpeckers">Fayetteville Woodpeckers</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Astros" title="Florida Complex League Astros">FCL Astros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Orange</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_broadcasters" title="List of Houston Astros broadcasters"><span style="color:#000000">Media</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>TV</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Space_City_Home_Network" title="Space City Home Network">Space City Home Network</a></dd> <dt>Radio</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_Radio_Network" title="Houston Astros Radio Network">Houston Astros Radio Network</a></dd> <dt>Announcers</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Todd_Kalas" title="Todd Kalas">Todd Kalas</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Blum" title="Geoff Blum">Geoff Blum</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(64)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (64)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · 1961 · </span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1963 Houston Colt .45s season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1964 Houston Colt .45s season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Houston_Astros_season" title="1965 Houston Astros season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Houston_Astros_season" title="1966 Houston Astros season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Houston_Astros_season" title="1967 Houston Astros season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Houston_Astros_season" title="1968 Houston Astros season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Houston_Astros_season" title="1969 Houston Astros season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Houston_Astros_season" title="1970 Houston Astros season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Houston_Astros_season" title="1971 Houston Astros season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Astros_season" title="1972 Houston Astros season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Houston_Astros_season" title="1973 Houston Astros season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Houston_Astros_season" title="1974 Houston Astros season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Houston_Astros_season" title="1975 Houston Astros season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Houston_Astros_season" title="1976 Houston Astros season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Houston_Astros_season" title="1977 Houston Astros season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Astros_season" title="1978 Houston Astros season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Astros_season" title="1979 Houston Astros season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_Houston_Astros_season" title="1980 Houston Astros season">1980</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_Houston_Astros_season" title="1981 Houston Astros season">1981</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Houston_Astros_season" title="1982 Houston Astros season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Houston_Astros_season" title="1983 Houston Astros season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Houston_Astros_season" title="1984 Houston Astros season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Houston_Astros_season" title="1985 Houston Astros season">1985</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1986_Houston_Astros_season" title="1986 Houston Astros season">1986</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Houston_Astros_season" title="1987 Houston Astros season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Astros_season" title="1988 Houston Astros season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Houston_Astros_season" title="1989 Houston Astros season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Houston_Astros_season" title="1990 Houston Astros season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_Astros_season" title="1991 Houston Astros season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Houston_Astros_season" title="1992 Houston Astros season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_Astros_season" title="1993 Houston Astros season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Houston_Astros_season" title="1994 Houston Astros season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Houston_Astros_season" title="1995 Houston Astros season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Houston_Astros_season" title="1996 Houston Astros season">1996</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_Houston_Astros_season" title="1997 Houston Astros season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1998_Houston_Astros_season" title="1998 Houston Astros season">1998</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999_Houston_Astros_season" title="1999 Houston Astros season">1999</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Houston_Astros_season" title="2000 Houston Astros season">2000</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2001_Houston_Astros_season" title="2001 Houston Astros season">2001</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Houston_Astros_season" title="2002 Houston Astros season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Houston_Astros_season" title="2003 Houston Astros season">2003</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2004_Houston_Astros_season" title="2004 Houston Astros season">2004</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2005_Houston_Astros_season" title="2005 Houston Astros season">2005</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Houston_Astros_season" title="2006 Houston Astros season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Houston_Astros_season" title="2007 Houston Astros season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Houston_Astros_season" title="2008 Houston Astros season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Houston_Astros_season" title="2009 Houston Astros season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Houston_Astros_season" title="2010 Houston Astros season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Houston_Astros_season" title="2011 Houston Astros season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Astros_season" title="2012 Houston Astros season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Houston_Astros_season" title="2013 Houston Astros season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Houston_Astros_season" title="2014 Houston Astros season">2014</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2015_Houston_Astros_season" title="2015 Houston Astros season">2015</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Houston_Astros_season" title="2016 Houston Astros season">2016</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">2017</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2018_Houston_Astros_season" title="2018 Houston Astros season">2018</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">2019</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; 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