New York Mets 8, Houston Colt .45s 6
Regular Season Game 76
Played on Wednesday, July 1, 1964 (N) at Colt Stadium

NY  N    0  1  3    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   8 16  0
HOU N    0  2  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6  8  1
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stephenson 3b                 5   1   3   1       0   0       0   0
Hunt 2b                       5   0   2   0       0   0       3   4
Altman lf                     5   1   2   2       0   0       3   0
Christopher rf                5   2   1   0       0   1       3   0
Kranepool 1b                  5   1   3   2       0   0      10   0
Gonder c                      5   1   1   1       0   0       4   0
Elliot cf                     5   1   3   1       0   1       1   0
Samuel ss                     4   0   0   0       0   3       2   4
Stallard p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wakefield p                 1   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Hickman ph                  1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Hunter p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       42   8  16   7       0   6      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hunt-Kranepool, Hunt-Kranepool.
PB: Gonder (12).

BATTING - 
2B: Kranepool (8,off Raymond); Altman (3,off Raymond).
3B: Kranepool (2,off Farrell).
HR: Elliot (2,3rd inning off Farrell 0 on 2 out).
SH: Hunter (1,off Jones).
Team LOB: 8.

Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kasko ss                      4   1   1   0       0   0       4   3
Fox 2b                        4   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
  Owens p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
White cf,2b                   3   1   0   0       1   0       3   2
Bond lf                       4   2   2   4       0   0       1   0
Gaines rf                     4   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Staub 1b                      3   0   0   1       0   0      11   0
Aspromonte 3b                 3   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Bateman c                     4   0   1   0       0   1       6   2
Farrell p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Raymond p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Spangler ph,cf              1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       32   6   8   6       1   3      27  12

FIELDING - 
E: Aspromonte (5).

BATTING - 
3B: Gaines (2,off Hunter).
HR: Bond 2 (13,2nd inning off Stallard 0 on 0 out,3rd inning off Stallard 2
on 1 out); Aspromonte (9,2nd inning off Stallard 0 on 2 out).
SF: Staub (3,off Hunter).
HBP: Aspromonte (3,by Wakefield).
GDP: White (5,off Stallard); Staub (4,off Wakefield).
Team LOB: 2.

PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stallard                      2.1   6   5   5   1   1   3  13
Wakefield W(2-2)              2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9
Hunter SV(1)                  4     1   1   1   0   2   0  13
Totals                        9     8   6   6   1   3   3  35

HBP: Wakefield (6,Aspromonte).

Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Farrell                       2.2   9   4   4   0   1   1  16
Raymond L(3-2)                3     5   3   2   0   2   0  14
Jones                         1.1   2   1   0   0   1   0   7
Owens                         2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Totals                        9    16   8   6   0   6   1  43

Inherited Runners - Scored: Jones 1-1.
.

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Al Forman
Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 7593


Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Houston Colt .45s        
1. Stephenson          3b        Kasko               ss
2. Hunt                2b        Fox                 2b
3. Altman              lf        White               cf
4. Christopher         rf        Bond                lf
5. Kranepool           1b        Gaines              rf
6. Gonder              c         Staub               1b
7. Elliot              cf        Aspromonte          3b
8. Samuel              ss        Bateman             c
9. Stallard            p         Farrell             p

METS 1ST: Stephenson singled to right; Hunt singled to left
[Stephenson to second]; Stephenson was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop); Altman singled to shortstop [Hunt to
second]; Christopher popped to first in foul territory;
Kranepool popped to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Colt .45s 0.

COLT .45S 1ST: Kasko popped to shortstop; Fox singled to center;
White grounded into a double play (second to first) [Fox out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Colt .45s 0.

METS 2ND: Gonder singled to right; Elliot singled to right
[Gonder to second]; Samuel struck out; Stallard forced Elliot
(second to shortstop) [Gonder to third]; Stephenson singled to
shortstop [Gonder scored, Stallard to second]; Hunt grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Colt .45s 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Bond homered; Gaines grounded out (shortstop to
first); Staub lined to right; Aspromonte homered; Bateman
singled to center; Farrell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 1, Colt .45s 2.

METS 3RD: Altman flied to left; On a bunt Christopher singled to
third; Kranepool tripled to center [Christopher scored]; Gonder
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kranepool scored];
Elliot homered; RAYMOND REPLACED FARRELL (PITCHING); Samuel
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Colt .45s 2.

COLT .45S 3RD: Kasko singled to right; Fox popped to catcher in
foul territory; White walked [Kasko to second]; Bond homered
[Kasko scored, White scored]; WAKEFIELD REPLACED STALLARD
(PITCHING); Gaines singled to right; Staub grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Gaines out at second]; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Colt .45s 5.

METS 4TH: Wakefield was called out on strikes; Stephenson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt singled to right; Altman
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Colt .45s 5.

COLT .45S 4TH: Aspromonte was hit by a pitch; Bateman flied to
left; Raymond forced Aspromonte (second to shortstop); Gonder
allowed a passed ball [Raymond to second]; Kasko flied to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Colt .45s 5.

METS 5TH: Christopher popped to second; Kranepool doubled to
left; Gonder grounded out (second to first) [Kranepool to
third]; Elliot popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
4, Colt .45s 5.

COLT .45S 5TH: Fox grounded out (second to pitcher); White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bond grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Colt .45s 5.

METS 6TH: Samuel grounded out (shortstop to first); HICKMAN
BATTED FOR WAKEFIELD; Hickman singled to left; Stephenson
singled to center [Hickman to second]; Hunt flied to center
[Hickman to third]; Altman doubled to left [Hickman scored,
Stephenson scored]; JONES REPLACED RAYMOND (PITCHING);
Christopher reached on an error by Aspromonte [Altman scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Christopher to second]; Kranepool singled
to center [Christopher scored (unearned)]; Gonder lined to
center; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Colt .45s 5.

COLT .45S 6TH: HUNTER REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Gaines
tripled to center; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gaines
scored]; Aspromonte popped to first; Bateman struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Colt .45s 6.

METS 7TH: On a bunt Elliot singled to second; Samuel struck out;
Hunter out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Elliot to
second]; Stephenson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
8, Colt .45s 6.

COLT .45S 7TH: SPANGLER BATTED FOR JONES; Spangler struck out;
Kasko grounded out (shortstop to first); Fox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Colt .45s 6.

METS 8TH: SPANGLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); OWENS REPLACED FOX (PITCHING); Hunt
grounded out (second to first); Altman grounded out (second to
first); Christopher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8,
Colt .45s 6.

COLT .45S 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Bond
flied to left; Gaines popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 8, Colt .45s 6.

METS 9TH: Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonder
grounded out (first unassisted); Elliot struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Colt .45s 6.

COLT .45S 9TH: Staub popped to first in foul territory;
Aspromonte flied to center; Bateman flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Colt .45s 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             8  16   0    8
 Colt .45s        6   8   1    2


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