Houston Colt .45s 4, New York Mets 0
Regular Season Game 40
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Saturday, May 23, 1964 (N) at Colt Stadium

NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
HOU N    0  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   4 12  0
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Samuel ss                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
  D. Smith ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Kanehl cf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Hickman ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Hunt 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Altman lf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Thomas 1b                     3   0   1   0       0   1      11   0
Christopher rf                3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
C. Smith 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Cannizzaro c                  3   0   1   0       0   1       5   1
Anderson p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Sturdivant p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gonder ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   0   5   0       0   8      24  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cannizzaro-Anderson-Cannizzaro.
E: C. Smith (7).

BATTING - 
GDP: C. Smith (5,off Johnson); Hunt (8,off Johnson).
Team LOB: 3.

Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Spangler lf                   5   1   3   0       0   0       5   0
Lillis ss,2b                  3   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
Wynn cf                       3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Bond rf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Kasko ss                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
White 2b,rf                   4   0   1   2       0   0       2   2
Aspromonte 3b                 4   1   3   1       0   0       0   2
Staub 1b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       7   0
Grote c                       3   0   0   0       1   0       9   0
Johnson p                     4   0   1   0       0   3       0   0
Totals                       34   4  12   3       2   4      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Aspromonte-White-Staub, Lillis-Kasko-Staub.

BATTING - 
2B: Spangler (3,off Anderson).
3B: Bond (2,off Anderson).
SH: Lillis (3,off Anderson).
Team LOB: 9.

PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Anderson L(0-1)               7    11   4   3   2   4   0  33
Sturdivant                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8    12   4   3   2   4   0  37


Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson W(4-4)                9     5   0   0   0   8   0  30


Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Frank Secory
Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 9457


Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Houston Colt .45s        
1. Samuel              ss        Spangler            lf
2. Kanehl              cf        Lillis              ss
3. Hunt                2b        Wynn                cf
4. Altman              lf        Bond                rf
5. Thomas              1b        White               2b
6. Christopher         rf        Aspromonte          3b
7. C. Smith            3b        Staub               1b
8. Cannizzaro          c         Grote               c
9. Anderson            p         Johnson             p

METS 1ST: game started at 11pm; first game of DH began at
1:04; there were at least two rain delays, one between
games; Samuel grounded out (third to first); Kanehl popped
to second; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 0.

COLT .45S 1ST: Spangler flied to left; Lillis grounded out
(third to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 0.

METS 2ND: Altman struck out; Thomas singled to left; Christopher
singled to right [Thomas to third]; C. Smith grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Christopher out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Bond tripled to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aspromonte singled to center [Bond
scored]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Aspromonte to
second]; Grote flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Colt .45s 1.

METS 3RD: Cannizzaro struck out; Anderson struck out; Samuel
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Colt .45s 1.

COLT .45S 3RD: Johnson struck out; Spangler singled to right;
Lillis forced Spangler (shortstop to second); Wynn grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 1.

METS 4TH: Kanehl popped to shortstop; Hunt struck out; Altman
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Colt .45s 1.

COLT .45S 4TH: Bond grounded out (first unassisted); White
grounded out (first unassisted); Aspromonte singled to third;
Staub singled to center [Aspromonte to third]; Grote walked
[Staub to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 1.

METS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Christopher
flied to left; C. Smith flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 0, Colt .45s 1.

COLT .45S 5TH: Spangler doubled to right; Lillis out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Spangler to third]; Wynn
walked; Bond struck out [Spangler out at home (catcher to
pitcher to catcher)]; Al Spangler tried to score on throw
back to the mound; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s
1.

METS 6TH: Cannizzaro flied to left; Anderson lined to shortstop;
Samuel lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 1.

COLT .45S 6TH: White lined to center; Aspromonte singled to
left; Staub singled to right [Aspromonte to third]; Grote popped
to third in foul territory [Aspromonte scored (error by C.
Smith) (unearned), Staub to second]; bad throw after Bob
Aspromonte faked going to HP; Johnson struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 2.

METS 7TH: Kanehl grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt lined
to shortstop; Altman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Colt .45s 2.

COLT .45S 7TH: Spangler singled to center; Lillis popped to
shortstop; Wynn singled to left [Spangler to second]; Bond
grounded out (first unassisted) [Spangler to third, Wynn to
second]; White singled to third [Spangler scored, Wynn scored];
Aspromonte flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt
.45s 4.

METS 8TH: KASKO REPLACED BOND (PLAYING SS); LILLIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Thomas struck out; Christopher struck out; C. Smith struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 4.

COLT .45S 8TH: STURDIVANT REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Staub
flied to right; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to center; Spangler grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 4.

METS 9TH: Cannizzaro singled to shortstop; GONDER BATTED FOR
STURDIVANT; Gonder singled to right [Cannizzaro to second]; D.
SMITH BATTED FOR SAMUEL; D. Smith singled to second [Cannizzaro
to third, Gonder to second]; the Colts argued that Jesse
Gonder interfered with play running to 2B; HICKMAN BATTED
FOR KANEHL; Hickman was called out on strikes; Hunt grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [D. Smith out
at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             0   5   1    3
 Colt .45s        4  12   0    9


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