Houston Colt .45s 7, New York Mets 2
Regular Season Game 152
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Thursday, September 20, 1962 (D) at Polo Grounds V
HOU N 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 7 8 1 NY N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 5
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lillis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hartman ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 Spangler cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warwick ph,cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Pendleton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Larker 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 13 1 Mejias rf 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 Ranew c 2 2 2 2 1 0 5 1 Amalfitano 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 Golden p 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 3 Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 7 8 7 3 4 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 3. Hartman-Amalfitano-Larker, Golden-Hartman-Larker, Amalfitano-Hartman-Larker. E: Aspromonte (11). BATTING - 2B: Ranew (6,off Hook); Golden (2,off Hook). SH: Amalfitano (4,off Hook); Mejias (3,off Hook). HBP: Ranew (3,by Hook). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Ranew (2,2nd base by Hook/Coleman).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Chacon ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 Coleman c 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 Christopher rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 Throneberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Thomas lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Hickman cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 Drake 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 Kanehl 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Taylor ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hook p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Ashburn ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 10 2 1 5 27 9 FIELDING - E: Throneberry (17), Drake (1), Kanehl 2 (30), Hook (3). BATTING - SH: Coleman (1,off Golden). GDP: Kanehl (6,off Golden); Throneberry (7,off Golden); Coleman (1,off Golden). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Christopher (11,2nd base off Golden/Ranew); Coleman (2,2nd base off Golden/Ranew).
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Golden W(7-11) 7.1 9 2 2 1 5 0 30 Kemmerer SV(3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 5 0 36 WP: Golden (6). Inherited Runners - Scored: Kemmerer 2-0. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hook L(8-18) 8 6 6 1 3 4 0 37 Hunter 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 8 7 1 3 4 0 42 HBP: Hook (8,Ranew). Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:30 Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s New York Mets 1. Lillis ss Chacon ss 2. Spangler cf Coleman c 3. Roberts lf Christopher rf 4. Larker 1b Throneberry 1b 5. Mejias rf Thomas lf 6. Aspromonte 3b Hickman cf 7. Ranew c Drake 2b 8. Amalfitano 2b Kanehl 3b 9. Golden p Hook p COLT .45S 1ST: Lillis grounded out (pitcher to first); Spangler popped to second; Roberts popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: HARTMAN REPLACED LILLIS (PLAYING SS); Chacon singled to center; Coleman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Chacon to second]; Golden threw a wild pitch [Chacon to third]; Christopher singled to left [Chacon scored]; Christopher stole second; Throneberry popped to shortstop; Thomas grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 1. COLT .45S 2ND: Larker flied to right; Mejias reached on an error by Kanehl [Mejias to second]; Aspromonte walked; Ranew singled to first [Aspromonte to third, Mejias scored (unearned)]; Amalfitano out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ranew to second]; Golden singled to center [Ranew scored (unearned), Aspromonte scored (unearned)]; Hartman singled to left [Golden to second]; Spangler flied to center; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Hickman walked; Drake singled to right [Hickman to second]; Kanehl grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hickman to third, Drake out at second]; Hook grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. COLT .45S 3RD: Roberts walked; Larker grounded out (second to pitcher) [Roberts to second]; Mejias flied to center; Aspromonte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Chacon struck out; Coleman singled to right; Coleman stole second; Christopher singled to center [Coleman to third]; Throneberry grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Christopher out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. COLT .45S 4TH: Ranew walked; Ranew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Amalfitano struck out; Golden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Thomas singled to left; Hickman grounded out (third to first) [Thomas to second]; Drake grounded out (first to pitcher) [Thomas to third]; Kanehl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. COLT .45S 5TH: Hartman flied to center; Spangler flied to center; Roberts popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Hook grounded out (second to first); Chacon singled to second; Coleman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chacon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. COLT .45S 6TH: Larker popped to catcher in foul territory; Mejias struck out; Aspromonte reached on an error by Kanehl; Ranew was hit by a pitch [Aspromonte to second]; Amalfitano flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Christopher grounded out (third to first); Throneberry was called out on strikes; Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. COLT .45S 7TH: Golden grounded out (first to pitcher); Hartman grounded out (shortstop to first); Spangler reached on an error by Throneberry; Roberts grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Hickman was called out on strikes; Drake struck out; Kanehl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 1. COLT .45S 8TH: Larker singled to right; Mejias reached on an error by Hook on a sacrifice bunt [Larker to third]; Aspromonte popped to catcher in foul territory; Ranew doubled to right [Mejias to third, Larker scored]; Amalfitano grounded out (third to first) [Mejias scored (unearned)]; Golden doubled to right [Ranew scored (unearned)]; Hartman flied to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Mets 1. METS 8TH: ASHBURN BATTED FOR HOOK; Ashburn singled to right; Chacon reached on an error by Aspromonte [Ashburn to second]; Coleman flied to right; Christopher singled to left [Chacon to second, Ashburn scored]; KEMMERER REPLACED GOLDEN (PITCHING); Throneberry grounded out (shortstop to first) [Christopher to second, Chacon to third]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 6, Mets 2. COLT .45S 9TH: HUNTER REPLACED ASHBURN (PITCHING); WARWICK BATTED FOR SPANGLER; Warwick singled to left [Warwick to second (error by Drake)]; Roberts lined to second; Larker singled to center [Warwick scored (unearned)]; Mejias forced Larker (third to second); Aspromonte forced Mejias (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 7, Mets 2. METS 9TH: PENDLETON REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); WARWICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hickman flied to right; Drake flied to left; TAYLOR BATTED FOR KANEHL; Taylor singled to left; MANTILLA BATTED FOR HUNTER; Mantilla forced Taylor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 7, Mets 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 7 8 1 8 Mets 2 10 5 7
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