New York Mets 13, Houston Colt .45s 2
Regular Season Game 69
Played on Saturday, June 23, 1962 (D) at Polo Grounds V
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 3 NY N 2 0 6 2 1 0 0 2 x - 13 16 1
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Spangler lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Goodman 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Mejias rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Pendleton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Larker 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 Browne 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Warwick cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Busby cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranew c 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lillis ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stone p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Buddin ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 Totals 34 2 8 2 3 0 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Goodman-Lillis-Larker, Browne-Buddin-Browne. E: Spangler (5), Tiefenauer (1), Stone (1). BATTING - 2B: Aspromonte (6,off Hook). 3B: Ranew (8,off Hook). HR: Spangler (3,1st inning off Hook 0 on 0 out). HBP: Larker (5,by Hook). Team LOB: 9.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ashburn rf 4 4 3 3 1 1 3 0 Neal 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 Mantilla 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 Thomas lf 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 Hickman lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Throneberry 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 9 0 Hodges 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Taylor c 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Christopher cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 Chacon ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 Hook p 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 37 13 16 13 4 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Neal-Throneberry. E: Christopher (2). BATTING - 2B: Neal 2 (7,off Johnson,off Stone); Taylor (3,off Stone). 3B: Throneberry (1,off Johnson). HR: Ashburn 2 (5,3rd inning off Johnson 1 on 0 out,4th inning off Stone 0 on 0 out); Christopher (3,5th inning off Stone 0 on 0 out). SF: Mantilla (3,off Tiefenauer). GDP: Throneberry 2 (4,off Johnson,off Anderson). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnson L(4-8) 2.1 6 7 7 2 0 1 14 Stone 2.2 6 4 4 0 2 2 15 Anderson 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 Tiefenauer 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 7 Totals 8 16 13 13 4 3 3 42 WP: Stone (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Stone 1-1. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hook W(5-8) 9 8 2 2 3 0 1 38 HBP: Hook (2,Larker). Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 6425 Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s New York Mets 1. Spangler lf Ashburn rf 2. Goodman 2b Neal 2b 3. Mejias rf Mantilla 3b 4. Larker 1b Thomas lf 5. Warwick cf Throneberry 1b 6. Ranew c Taylor c 7. Aspromonte 3b Christopher cf 8. Lillis ss Chacon ss 9. Johnson p Hook p COLT .45S 1ST: Spangler homered; Goodman flied to right; Mejias flied to left; Larker was hit by a pitch; Warwick flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Ashburn singled to left; Neal doubled to left [Ashburn to third]; Mantilla flied to right; Thomas singled [Neal scored, Ashburn scored]; Throneberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thomas out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 2. COLT .45S 2ND: Ranew tripled; Aspromonte lined to third; Lillis walked; Johnson popped to shortstop; Spangler popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 2. METS 2ND: Taylor grounded out (second to first); Christopher grounded out (shortstop to first); Chacon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 2. COLT .45S 3RD: Goodman lined to right; Mejias grounded out (third to first); Larker walked; Warwick forced Larker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 2. METS 3RD: On a bunt Hook singled to second; Ashburn homered [Hook scored]; Neal flied to left; Mantilla walked; Thomas walked [Mantilla to second]; Throneberry tripled to right [Thomas scored, Mantilla scored]; STONE REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Taylor doubled to right [Throneberry scored]; Christopher grounded out (second to first); Chacon singled to left [Taylor scored, Chacon to second (error by Spangler)]; Hook grounded out (pitcher to first); 6 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 8. COLT .45S 4TH: Ranew grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte singled to left; Lillis lined into a double play (second to first) [Aspromonte out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 8. METS 4TH: Ashburn hit an inside the park homer to right; Neal doubled to right; Mantilla reached on an error by Stone [Neal to third]; Thomas forced Mantilla (shortstop to second) [Neal scored]; Throneberry flied to right; Taylor was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 10. COLT .45S 5TH: Stone flied to center; Spangler grounded out (second to first); Goodman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 10. METS 5TH: Christopher homered; Chacon singled to center; Hook forced Chacon (pitcher to shortstop); Stone threw a wild pitch [Hook to second]; Ashburn was called out on strikes; Neal flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 1, Mets 11. COLT .45S 6TH: Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); Larker grounded out (first unassisted); Warwick singled to right [Warwick to second (error by Christopher)]; Ranew singled to right [Warwick scored]; Aspromonte singled to left [Ranew to second]; Lillis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 11. METS 6TH: PENDLETON REPLACED MEJIAS (PLAYING RF); BROWNE REPLACED LARKER (PLAYING 1B); BUSBY REPLACED WARWICK (PLAYING CF); ANDERSON REPLACED LILLIS (PITCHING); BUDDIN REPLACED STONE (PLAYING SS); Mantilla singled to center; Thomas struck out; Throneberry grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Mantilla out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 11. COLT .45S 7TH: Buddin walked; Spangler singled to right [Buddin to second]; Goodman flied to left; Pendleton flied to center; Browne grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 11. METS 7TH: Taylor singled to right [Taylor out at second (right to shortstop)]; Christopher popped to shortstop; Chacon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 11. COLT .45S 8TH: HICKMAN REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING LF); HODGES REPLACED THRONEBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Busby grounded out (shortstop to first); Ranew flied to right; Aspromonte doubled to left; SMITH BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Smith flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 11. METS 8TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TIEFENAUER REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); Hook singled to center; Ashburn walked [Hook to second]; Ashburn was picked off first but was safe on an error by Tiefenauer [Ashburn to second, Hook to third]; Neal walked; Mantilla hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hook scored]; Hickman singled to third [Neal to second, Ashburn to third]; Hodges grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hickman to second, Neal to third, Ashburn scored]; Taylor flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 13. COLT .45S 9TH: Buddin popped to shortstop; Spangler lined to left; Goodman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 13. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 2 8 3 9 Mets 13 16 1 5
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