Houston Colt .45s 6, New York Mets 2
Regular Season Game 150
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1962 (N) at Polo Grounds V

HOU N    0  0  0    0  1  0    4  0  1  -   6 10  0
NY  N    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  3
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lillis ss                     5   0   2   0       0   0       1   2
Amalfitano 2b                 5   2   3   1       0   0       5   3
Pendleton lf                  4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Larker 1b                     4   0   1   2       1   0       5   2
Warwick cf                    4   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Aspromonte 3b                 5   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Mejias rf                     5   2   2   0       0   0       1   1
Smith c                       3   1   1   0       1   0      11   1
Johnson p                     1   1   0   1       0   0       1   2
Totals                       36   6  10   4       3   1      27  11

BATTING - 
2B: Amalfitano 2 (12,off Jackson 2); Lillis (12,off Jackson).
3B: Mejias (3,off Jackson).
SH: Johnson 3 (9,off Jackson 3); Pendleton (6,off Anderson).
Team LOB: 10.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Chacon ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Coleman c                     4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Mantilla 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Throneberry 1b                4   0   1   0       0   1       9   1
Thomas lf                     2   1   0   0       2   1       1   0
Christopher rf                4   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
Drake 2b                      4   0   1   1       0   2       4   2
Hickman cf                    2   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Jackson p                     2   0   0   1       0   1       1   2
  Ashburn ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   2   6   2       2   9      27  11

FIELDING - 
E: Chacon (20), Mantilla (19), Jackson (2).

BATTING - 
SH: Hickman (7,off Johnson).
HBP: Mantilla (5,by Johnson).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Throneberry (3,2nd base by Johnson/Smith).

PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson W(7-15)               9     6   2   2   2   9   0  34

WP: Johnson (6).
HBP: Johnson (7,Mantilla).

New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jackson L(8-19)               8    10   5   4   2   1   0  37
Anderson                      1     0   1   0   1   0   0   6
Totals                        9    10   6   4   3   1   0  43

WP: Anderson (8).

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Frank Secory
Time of Game: 2:18   


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Colt .45s             New York Mets            
1. Lillis              ss        Chacon              ss
2. Amalfitano          2b        Coleman             c
3. Pendleton           lf        Mantilla            3b
4. Larker              1b        Throneberry         1b
5. Warwick             cf        Thomas              lf
6. Aspromonte          3b        Christopher         rf
7. Mejias              rf        Drake               2b
8. Smith               c         Hickman             cf
9. Johnson             p         Jackson             p

COLT .45S 1ST: Charlie Neal out for season; to have surgery
on right hand for a growth causing tendonitis; Lillis flied
out to center; Amalfitano doubled to right; Pendleton grounded
out (third to first); Larker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Chacon flied to left; Coleman struck out; Mantilla
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 0, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Warwick flied to left; Aspromonte lined to
shortstop; Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Throneberry singled to center; Throneberry was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Thomas walked; Johnson
threw a wild pitch [Thomas to second]; Christopher struck out;
Drake popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 3RD: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
popped to first; Lillis doubled to right; Amalfitano flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hickman popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson
struck out; Chacon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s
0, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 4TH: Pendleton flied to center; Larker grounded out
(first to pitcher); Warwick walked; Aspromonte grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Coleman popped to pitcher; Mantilla grounded out
(shortstop to first); Throneberry popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 5TH: Mejias tripled to left; Smith popped to catcher
in foul territory; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Mejias scored]; On a bunt Lillis singled; Amalfitano
doubled to right [Lillis to third]; Pendleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Thomas walked; On a bunt Christopher singled [Thomas
to second]; Drake singled to right [Christopher to second,
Thomas scored]; Hickman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Drake to second, Christopher to third]; Jackson
grounded out (first to second) [Drake to third, Christopher
scored]; Chacon flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt
.45s 1, Mets 2.

COLT .45S 6TH: Larker grounded out (second to first); Warwick
struck out; Aspromonte flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Colt .45s 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Coleman singled to right [Coleman out at second (right
to first to second to first to shortstop)]; Mantilla was hit by
a pitch; Throneberry struck out; Thomas forced Mantilla
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 1, Mets
2.

COLT .45S 7TH: Mejias singled; Smith singled to left [Mejias to
second]; Johnson reached on an error by Jackson on a sacrifice
bunt [Smith to second, Mejias scored (no RBI)]; Lillis popped to
second; Amalfitano singled to left [Johnson to second, Smith
scored]; Pendleton singled to left [Amalfitano to second,
Johnson to third]; Larker singled to right [Amalfitano scored,
Johnson scored (unearned), Pendleton to second]; Warwick popped
to third in foul territory; Aspromonte flied to center; 4 R (3
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 5, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Christopher popped to first; Drake was called out on
strikes; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 5,
Mets 2.

COLT .45S 8TH: Mejias popped to shortstop; Smith walked; Johnson
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to second];
Lillis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Colt .45s 5, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: ASHBURN BATTED FOR JACKSON; Ashburn singled; Chacon
flied to right; Coleman grounded out (second to first) [Ashburn
to second]; Mantilla popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 5, Mets 2.

COLT .45S 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED ASHBURN (PITCHING); Amalfitano
reached on an error by Chacon; Pendleton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Amalfitano to second]; Larker walked;
Warwick popped to third in foul territory; Aspromonte reached on
an error by Mantilla [Larker to second, Amalfitano to third];
Anderson threw a wild pitch [Amalfitano scored (unearned)];
Mejias popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 6, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Throneberry grounded out (second to first); Thomas
struck out; Christopher singled to left; Drake struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 6, Mets 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Colt .45s        6  10   0   10
 Mets             2   6   3    5


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