Game of 9/18/1962, game 1 -- Houston at New York (N) Box score generated at Tue Jul 17 22:14:32 2001 Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Lillis B, ss 5 0 2 0 Chacon E, ss 4 0 0 0 Amalfitano J, 2b 5 2 3 1 Coleman C, c 4 0 1 0 Pendleton J, lf 4 0 1 0 Mantilla F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Larker N, 1b 4 0 1 2 Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Warwick C, cf 4 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 2 1 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Christopher J, rf 4 1 2 0 Mejias R, rf 5 2 2 0 Drake S, 2b 4 0 1 1 Smith H, c 3 1 1 0 Hickman J, cf 2 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 1 1 0 2 Jackson A, p 2 0 0 1 Ashburn R, ph 1 0 1 0 Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 5 30 2 6 2 Houston 000 010 401 -- 6 New York 000 020 000 -- 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Johnson K (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 9 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jackson A (L) 8.0 10 5 4 2 1 Anderson C 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 E -- Jackson A, Chacon E, Mantilla F LOB -- Houston 10, New York 5 2B -- Amalfitano J 2, Lillis B 3B -- Mejias R CS -- Throneberry M SH -- Johnson K 3, Hickman J, Pendleton J HBP -- by Johnson K (Mantilla F) WP -- Johnson K, Anderson C T -- 2:18 A -- 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 9/18/1962, game 1 -- Houston Colts at New York Mets (N) Starting Lineups: Houston New York 1. B.Lillis ss E.Chacon ss 2. J.Amalfitano 2b C.Coleman c 3. J.Pendleton lf F.Mantilla 3b 4. N.Larker 1b M.Throneberry 1b 5. C.Warwick cf F.Thomas lf 6. B.Aspromonte 3b J.Christopher rf 7. R.Mejias rf S.Drake 2b 8. H.Smith c J.Hickman cf 9. K.Johnson p A.Jackson p COLTS 1ST: B.Lillis flied to J.Hickman-cf; J.Amalfitano doubled to right field; J.Pendleton grounded out (F.Mantilla-3b to M.Throneberry-1b); N.Larker grounded out (S.Drake-2b to M.Throneberry-1b); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: E.Chacon flied to J.Pendleton-lf; C.Coleman struck out; F.Mantilla grounded out (K.Johnson-p to N.Larker-1b); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Mets 0. COLTS 2ND: C.Warwick flied to F.Thomas-lf; B.Aspromonte lined to E.Chacon-ss; R.Mejias grounded out (E.Chacon-ss to M.Throneberry-1b); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: M.Throneberry singled to center field; M.Throneberry was caught stealing second (H.Smith-c to J.Amalfitano-2b); F.Thomas walked; K.Johnson threw a wild pitch [F.Thomas to second]; J.Christopher struck out; S.Drake popped to B.Aspromonte-3b in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Mets 0. COLTS 3RD: H.Smith popped to M.Throneberry-1b in foul territory; K.Johnson popped to M.Throneberry-1b; B.Lillis doubled to right field; J.Amalfitano flied to J.Christopher-rf; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: J.Hickman popped to H.Smith-c in foul territory; A.Jackson struck out; E.Chacon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Mets 0. COLTS 4TH: J.Pendleton flied to J.Hickman-cf; N.Larker grounded out (M.Throneberry-1b to A.Jackson-p); C.Warwick walked; B.Aspromonte grounded out (F.Mantilla-3b to M.Throneberry-1b); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: C.Coleman popped to K.Johnson-p; F.Mantilla grounded out (B.Lillis-ss to N.Larker-1b); M.Throneberry popped to J.Amalfitano-2b; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Mets 0. COLTS 5TH: R.Mejias tripled to left field; H.Smith popped to C.Coleman-c in foul territory; K.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (A.Jackson-p to S.Drake-2b) [R.Mejias scored]; On a bunt B.Lillis singled; J.Amalfitano doubled to right field [B.Lillis to third]; J.Pendleton grounded out (E.Chacon-ss to M.Throneberry-1b); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colts 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: F.Thomas walked; On a bunt J.Christopher singled [F.Thomas to second]; S.Drake singled to right field [F.Thomas scored, J.Christopher to second]; J.Hickman out on a sacrifice bunt (K.Johnson-p to J.Amalfitano-2b) [J.Christopher to third, S.Drake to second]; A.Jackson grounded out (N.Larker-1b to J.Amalfitano-2b) [J.Christopher scored, S.Drake to third]; E.Chacon flied to C.Warwick-cf; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 1, Mets 2. COLTS 6TH: N.Larker grounded out (S.Drake-2b to M.Throneberry-1b); C.Warwick struck out; B.Aspromonte flied to J.Christopher-rf; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colts 1, Mets 2. METS 6TH: C.Coleman singled to right field (R.Mejias-rf to N.Larker-1b to J.Amalfitano-2b to N.Larker-1b to B.Lillis-ss) [C.Coleman out at second]; F.Mantilla was hit by a pitch; M.Throneberry struck out; F.Thomas forced F.Mantilla (B.Lillis-ss to J.Amalfitano-2b) [F.Thomas to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 1, Mets 2. COLTS 7TH: R.Mejias singled to right-center; H.Smith singled to left field [R.Mejias to third]; K.Johnson reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by A.Jackson-p [R.Mejias scored, H.Smith to second, K.Johnson to first]; B.Lillis popped to S.Drake-2b; J.Amalfitano singled to left field [H.Smith scored, K.Johnson to second]; J.Pendleton singled to left field [K.Johnson to third, J.Amalfitano to second]; N.Larker singled to right field [K.Johnson scored, J.Amalfitano scored, J.Pendleton to second]; C.Warwick popped to F.Mantilla-3b in foul territory; B.Aspromonte flied to J.Hickman-cf; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colts 5, Mets 2. METS 7TH: J.Christopher popped to N.Larker-1b; S.Drake was called out on strikes; J.Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colts 5, Mets 2. COLTS 8TH: R.Mejias popped to E.Chacon-ss; H.Smith walked; K.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (A.Jackson-p to S.Drake-2b) [H.Smith to second]; B.Lillis grounded out (E.Chacon-ss to M.Throneberry-1b); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 5, Mets 2. METS 8TH: R.ASHBURN BATTED FOR A.JACKSON; R.Ashburn singled to left-center; E.Chacon flied to R.Mejias-rf; C.Coleman grounded out (J.Amalfitano-2b to N.Larker-1b) [R.Ashburn to second]; F.Mantilla popped to H.Smith-c in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 5, Mets 2. COLTS 9TH: C.ANDERSON REPLACED R.ASHBURN (PITCHING); J.Amalfitano reached on an error by E.Chacon-ss [J.Amalfitano to first]; J.Pendleton out on a sacrifice bunt (C.Anderson-p to S.Drake-2b) [J.Amalfitano to second]; N.Larker walked; C.Warwick popped to F.Mantilla-3b in foul territory; B.Aspromonte reached on an error by F.Mantilla-3b [J.Amalfitano to third, N.Larker to second, B.Aspromonte to first]; C.Anderson threw a wild pitch [J.Amalfitano scored]; R.Mejias popped to C.Coleman-c in foul territory; 1 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Colts 6, Mets 2. METS 9TH: M.Throneberry grounded out (J.Amalfitano-2b to N.Larker-1b); F.Thomas struck out; J.Christopher singled to left field; S.Drake struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colts 6, Mets 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Colts 6 10 0 10 Mets 2 6 3 5