Houston Colt .45s 4, New York Mets 3
Regular Season Game 143
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Saturday, September 8, 1962 (D) at Colt Stadium
NY N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 5 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 - 4 10 2
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kanehl 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 Coleman c 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Mantilla 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Herrscher pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Thomas lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Neal ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 Chacon ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Throneberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Hickman cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Christopher rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Hook p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Daviault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Woodling ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ashburn pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 2 5 5 26 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Chacon-Herrscher-Throneberry. E: Kanehl (24), Mantilla (17), Thomas (12), Neal (27), Throneberry (16). BATTING - 2B: Kanehl (9,off Brunet). 3B: Christopher (2,off Kemmerer). SH: Hook (6,off Brunet). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Neal (2,2nd base off Brunet/Campbell).
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Warwick cf 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Spangler lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 Lillis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 4 Roberts 1b,rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Amalfitano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pendleton rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Larker ph,1b 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 Aspromonte 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 Campbell c 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Smith ph,c 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Hartman ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 Brunet p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Goodman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 38 4 10 3 4 4 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Aspromonte-Temple. E: Hartman (5), Brunet (1). BATTING - 2B: Campbell (4,off Hook); Hartman (4,off Hook). HR: Smith (11,8th inning off Daviault 0 on 0 out). GDP: Amalfitano (12,off Anderson). IBB: Larker (7,by Anderson). Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hook 6 5 0 0 2 3 0 26 Daviault 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 11 Hunter 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Anderson L(3-17) 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 8.2 10 4 2 4 4 1 42 Hunter faced 2 batters in the 9th inning IBB: Anderson (3,Larker). Inherited Runners - Scored: Anderson 2-1. .
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Brunet 7 3 2 0 4 4 0 28 Kemmerer W(4-2) 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 10 Totals 9 6 3 1 5 5 0 38 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 1638 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Colt .45s 1. Kanehl 2b Warwick cf 2. Coleman c Spangler lf 3. Mantilla 3b Temple 2b 4. Thomas lf Roberts 1b 5. Neal ss Pendleton rf 6. Throneberry 1b Aspromonte 3b 7. Hickman cf Campbell c 8. Christopher rf Hartman ss 9. Hook p Brunet p METS 1ST: Kanehl struck out; Coleman singled; On a bunt Mantilla reached on an error by Brunet [Coleman to third, Mantilla to second]; Thomas walked; Neal forced Thomas (second to shortstop) [Coleman scored (unearned), Mantilla scored (error by Hartman) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Throneberry grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 1ST: Warwick reached on an error by Throneberry [Warwick to second]; Spangler walked; Temple forced Warwick (pitcher to third) [Spangler to second]; Roberts popped to second; Pendleton walked [Spangler to third, Temple to second]; Aspromonte flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. METS 2ND: Hickman popped to third in foul territory; Christopher popped to third; Hook struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Campbell doubled; Hartman singled [Campbell stayed at second]; On a bunt Brunet forced Campbell (pitcher to third) [Hartman to second]; Warwick was called out on strikes; Spangler flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. METS 3RD: Kanehl grounded out (third to first); Coleman grounded out (second to first); Mantilla walked; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 3RD: Temple grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts struck out; Pendleton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. METS 4TH: Neal singled; Throneberry struck out; Hickman popped to first; Christopher flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 4TH: Aspromonte popped to catcher in foul territory; Campbell popped to second; Hartman doubled; Brunet grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. METS 5TH: Hook struck out; Kanehl doubled; Coleman flied to left; Mantilla flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 5TH: Warwick was called out on strikes; Spangler singled; Temple popped to first in foul territory; Roberts flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. METS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Neal walked; Neal stole second; Throneberry grounded out (second to first); Hickman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 6TH: Pendleton popped to shortstop; Aspromonte singled; Campbell forced Aspromonte (shortstop to second) [Campbell to second (error by Kanehl)]; Hartman flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. METS 7TH: Christopher walked; Hook out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Christopher to second]; Kanehl lined into a double play (third to second) [Christopher out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 7TH: GOODMAN BATTED FOR BRUNET; DAVIAULT REPLACED HOOK (PITCHING); Goodman grounded out (second to first); Warwick reached on an error by Neal; Spangler singled [Warwick to third]; Temple reached on an error by Mantilla [Warwick scored (unearned) (RBI), Spangler to second]; Roberts struck out; LARKER BATTED FOR PENDLETON; Larker walked [Spangler to third, Temple to second]; Aspromonte lined to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 1. METS 8TH: KEMMERER REPLACED GOODMAN (PITCHING); LARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Coleman grounded out (first to pitcher); Mantilla singled; HERRSCHER RAN FOR MANTILLA; Thomas popped to shortstop; Neal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 8TH: CHACON REPLACED NEAL (PLAYING SS); HERRSCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SMITH BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Smith homered; Hartman grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemmerer grounded out (second to first); Warwick flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Colt .45s 2. METS 9TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Throneberry grounded out (first unassisted); Hickman struck out; Christopher tripled; WOODLING BATTED FOR DAVIAULT; Woodling walked; ASHBURN RAN FOR WOODLING; Kanehl singled [Ashburn to second, Christopher scored]; Coleman grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Colt .45s 2. COLT .45S 9TH: HUNTER REPLACED ASHBURN (PITCHING); LILLIS BATTED FOR SPANGLER; Lillis singled; Temple singled [Lillis to second]; AMALFITANO BATTED FOR ROBERTS; ANDERSON REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Amalfitano grounded into a double play (shortstop to third to first) [Temple to second, Lillis out at third]; Larker was walked intentionally; Aspromonte singled to left [Temple scored, Larker scored (error by Thomas) (unearned) (no RBI)]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Colt .45s 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 3 6 5 8 Colt .45s 4 10 2 12
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