Houston Colt .45s 6, New York Mets 5 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 144
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Saturday, September 8, 1962 (N) at Colt Stadium
NY N 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 13 3 HOU N 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 - 6 12 1
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Chacon ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 Neal 3b 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 Woodling lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Herrscher ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Throneberry 1b 5 0 1 2 0 2 8 1 Hickman cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 Christopher rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Kanehl 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Coleman ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mantilla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Cannizzaro c 4 1 3 0 0 1 7 0 Craig p 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 40 5 13 5 2 9 29 8 FIELDING - E: Hickman (8), Kanehl 2 (26). BATTING - 2B: Hickman (16,off Farrell). SF: Coleman (1,off Farrell). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Cannizzaro (1,2nd base off Farrell/Smith). CS: Chacon (4,2nd base by Farrell/Smith).
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lillis ss 6 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 Spangler lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Mejias rf 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 Larker 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Roberts ph,1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 Warwick cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 Smith c 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 Amalfitano 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Goodman ph,2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Farrell p 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 Temple ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Umbricht p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 41 6 12 4 6 5 30 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Aspromonte-Larker. E: Mejias (12). BATTING - 2B: Lillis (9,off Craig); Warwick (17,off Craig). HR: Farrell (2,6th inning off Craig 0 on 1 out). SH: Spangler 2 (6,off Craig 2). Team LOB: 14. BASERUNNING - SB: Mejias (11,2nd base off Craig/Cannizzaro).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Craig L(7-23) 9.2 12 6 5 6 5 1 49 WP: Craig (7).
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Farrell 9 13 5 5 2 9 0 40 Umbricht W(2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 10 13 5 5 2 9 0 43 Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 6568 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Colt .45s 1. Chacon ss Lillis ss 2. Neal 3b Spangler lf 3. Woodling lf Mejias rf 4. Throneberry 1b Larker 1b 5. Hickman cf Warwick cf 6. Christopher rf Aspromonte 3b 7. Kanehl 2b Smith c 8. Cannizzaro c Amalfitano 2b 9. Craig p Farrell p METS 1ST: Chacon was called out on strikes; Neal flied to right; Woodling popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 1ST: Lillis flied to center; Spangler flied to right; Mejias singled; Mejias stole second; Larker walked; Warwick forced Mejias (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Colt .45s 0. METS 2ND: Throneberry struck out; Hickman struck out; Christopher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colt .45s 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Aspromonte singled; Smith popped to first; Amalfitano flied to left; Farrell singled [Aspromonte to second]; Lillis doubled [Farrell to third, Aspromonte scored]; Spangler struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Colt .45s 1. METS 3RD: Kanehl popped to second; Cannizzaro singled; Craig singled [Cannizzaro to second]; Chacon walked [Cannizzaro to third, Craig to second]; Neal singled [Craig scored, Cannizzaro scored, Chacon to second]; Woodling walked [Chacon to third, Neal to second]; Throneberry singled [Woodling to second, Neal scored, Chacon scored]; Hickman hit into a double play (third to first) [Woodling out at third]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 1. COLT .45S 3RD: Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); ROBERTS BATTED FOR LARKER; Roberts grounded out (first unassisted); Warwick doubled; Aspromonte singled [Warwick scored]; Smith walked [Aspromonte to second]; Amalfitano struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 2. METS 4TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Christopher flied to center; Kanehl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cannizzaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 2. COLT .45S 4TH: Farrell flied to left; Lillis singled; Spangler walked [Lillis to second]; Mejias struck out; Roberts flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 2. METS 5TH: Craig was called out on strikes; Chacon singled; Neal singled [Chacon to second]; Woodling flied to center; Throneberry popped to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 2. COLT .45S 5TH: Warwick flied to center; Aspromonte flied to center; Smith flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 2. METS 6TH: Hickman grounded out (third to first); Christopher singled; Kanehl was called out on strikes; Cannizzaro singled [Christopher to third]; Cannizzaro stole second; Craig was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 2. COLT .45S 6TH: Amalfitano grounded out (shortstop to first); Farrell homered; Lillis grounded out (second to first); Spangler reached on an error by Kanehl; Mejias reached on an error by Kanehl [Spangler to second]; Roberts popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 3. METS 7TH: Chacon singled; Chacon was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); Neal singled; Woodling flied to center; Throneberry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 3. COLT .45S 7TH: Warwick walked; Aspromonte flied to center; Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; GOODMAN BATTED FOR AMALFITANO; Goodman singled to center [Warwick scored (error by Hickman) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Farrell grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Colt .45s 4. METS 8TH: GOODMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hickman doubled; Christopher singled [Hickman to third]; COLEMAN BATTED FOR KANEHL; Coleman hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hickman scored]; Cannizzaro singled to right [Christopher to third, Cannizzaro to second (error by Mejias)]; Craig popped to catcher in foul territory; Chacon grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Colt .45s 4. COLT .45S 8TH: MANTILLA REPLACED COLEMAN (PLAYING 2B); Lillis singled; Spangler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lillis to second]; Mejias was called out on strikes; Roberts singled [Lillis scored]; Warwick grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Colt .45s 5. METS 9TH: Neal flied to right; HERRSCHER BATTED FOR WOODLING; Herrscher flied to right; Throneberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Colt .45s 5. COLT .45S 9TH: HERRSCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Aspromonte flied to center; Smith walked; Goodman flied to center; TEMPLE BATTED FOR FARRELL; Temple struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Colt .45s 5. METS 10TH: UMBRICHT REPLACED TEMPLE (PITCHING); Hickman grounded out (third to first); Christopher grounded out (pitcher to first); Mantilla grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Colt .45s 5. COLT .45S 10TH: On a bunt Lillis singled; Spangler out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lillis to second]; Mejias grounded out (third to first) [Lillis to third]; Roberts walked; Craig threw a wild pitch [Lillis scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Colt .45s 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 5 13 3 8 Colt .45s 6 12 1 14
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