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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