Houston Colt .45s 5, New York Mets 4 (12 innings)
Regular Season Game 153
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Thursday, September 20, 1962 (D) at Polo Grounds V
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 13 2 NY N 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hartman ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Ranew ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Spangler cf 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 Roberts lf,1b 6 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Larker 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Pendleton pr,lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 Mejias rf 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Aspromonte 3b,ss 6 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 Smith c 5 1 3 3 1 1 10 1 Amalfitano 2b,3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 Farrell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Goodman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temple ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 49 5 13 5 3 9 36 10 FIELDING - E: Hartman (6), Aspromonte (12). BATTING - 2B: Mejias (12,off Craig). HR: Smith (12,7th inning off Craig 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 11.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Chacon ss 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Drake 3b 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 Coleman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christopher rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Thomas lf 3 2 2 3 0 0 4 0 Herrscher lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Taylor c 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Cannizzaro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 4 Hickman cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 Kanehl 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 Craig p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daviault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 43 4 7 4 3 8 36 10 FIELDING - E: Anderson (2). BATTING - 2B: Kanehl (10,off Farrell). HR: Thomas 2 (32,4th inning off Farrell 1 on 1 out,6th inning off Farrell 0 on 0 out). SH: Craig (4,off Farrell). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Farrell 6 4 4 4 2 6 2 25 McMahon 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Kemmerer W(5-3) 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 15 Totals 12 7 4 4 3 8 2 47
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Craig 7 6 3 3 0 7 1 27 Anderson 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 12 Daviault L(1-5) 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 13 Totals 12 13 5 5 3 9 1 52 WP: Daviault (6). Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Augie Donatelli Time of Game: 3:29 Attendance: 1481 Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s New York Mets 1. Hartman ss Chacon ss 2. Spangler cf Drake 3b 3. Roberts lf Christopher rf 4. Larker 1b Thomas lf 5. Mejias rf Taylor c 6. Aspromonte 3b Hodges 1b 7. Smith c Hickman cf 8. Amalfitano 2b Kanehl 2b 9. Farrell p Craig p COLT .45S 1ST: Hartman was called out on strikes; Spangler struck out; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Chacon flied to center; Drake walked; Christopher was called out on strikes; Thomas popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Larker grounded out (first to pitcher); Mejias singled to left; Aspromonte singled to left [Mejias to second]; Smith struck out; Amalfitano popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Taylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Hodges grounded out (third to first); Hickman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. COLT .45S 3RD: Farrell struck out; Hartman struck out; On a bunt Spangler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Kanehl flied to right; Craig struck out; Chacon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. COLT .45S 4TH: Roberts flied to center; Larker grounded out (second to first); Mejias flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Drake grounded out (first unassisted); Christopher walked; Thomas homered [Christopher scored]; Taylor singled to right; Hodges flied to left; Hickman struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 2. COLT .45S 5TH: Aspromonte popped to second; Smith flied to left; Amalfitano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Kanehl doubled to left; Craig reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Kanehl to third]; Chacon struck out; Drake grounded out (first unassisted) [Craig to second, Kanehl scored]; Christopher flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 3. COLT .45S 6TH: Farrell flied to right; Hartman flied to left; Spangler flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 3. METS 6TH: Thomas homered; Taylor grounded out (second to first); Hodges struck out; Hickman was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 4. COLT .45S 7TH: Roberts flied to right; Larker grounded out (pitcher to first); Mejias doubled to left; Aspromonte singled to center [Mejias scored]; Smith homered [Aspromonte scored]; Amalfitano singled to center; GOODMAN BATTED FOR FARRELL; Goodman flied to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 4. METS 7TH: MCMAHON REPLACED GOODMAN (PITCHING); Kanehl singled to right; ASHBURN BATTED FOR CRAIG; Kanehl advanced to second (error by Hartman; assist by Smith); Ashburn popped to third; Chacon flied to right; Drake popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 4. COLT .45S 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED ASHBURN (PITCHING); HERRSCHER REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING LF); RANEW BATTED FOR HARTMAN; Ranew flied to center; Spangler popped to shortstop; Roberts reached on an error by Anderson (assist by Hodges); Larker walked [Roberts to second]; PENDLETON RAN FOR LARKER; Mejias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 4. METS 8TH: PENDLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ASPROMONTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); AMALFITANO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); WILLIAMS REPLACED RANEW (PLAYING 2B); Christopher flied to center; Herrscher struck out; Taylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 3, Mets 4. COLT .45S 9TH: CANNIZZARO REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING C ); Aspromonte singled to left; Smith singled to right [Aspromonte to third]; Amalfitano grounded out (pitcher to first) [Smith to second, Aspromonte scored]; TEMPLE BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Temple popped to shortstop; Williams singled to shortstop [Smith to third]; Spangler walked [Williams to second]; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Mets 4. METS 9TH: KEMMERER REPLACED TEMPLE (PITCHING); Hodges grounded out (third to first); Hickman singled to center; Kanehl forced Hickman (shortstop unassisted) [Kanehl to second (error by Aspromonte)]; THRONEBERRY BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Throneberry flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Mets 4. COLT .45S 10TH: DAVIAULT REPLACED THRONEBERRY (PITCHING); Pendleton flied to center; Mejias flied to center; Aspromonte singled to right; Daviault threw a wild pitch [Aspromonte to second]; Smith walked; Amalfitano grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Mets 4. METS 10TH: Chacon grounded out (shortstop to first); Drake struck out; Christopher flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Mets 4. COLT .45S 11TH: Kemmerer popped to third in foul territory; Williams popped to shortstop; Spangler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Mets 4. METS 11TH: Herrscher grounded out (third to first); Cannizzaro singled to center; Hodges walked [Cannizzaro to second]; Hickman flied to left; Kanehl forced Cannizzaro (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 4, Mets 4. COLT .45S 12TH: Roberts singled to right; On a bunt Pendleton forced Roberts (first to shortstop); Mejias popped to second; Aspromonte singled to center [Pendleton to second]; Smith singled to left [Pendleton scored, Aspromonte out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Mets 4. METS 12TH: MANTILLA BATTED FOR DAVIAULT; Mantilla flied to center; Chacon grounded out (third to first); COLEMAN BATTED FOR DRAKE; Coleman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Mets 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 5 13 2 11 Mets 4 7 1 7
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