Houston Colt .45s vs New York Mets
April 17, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The Houston Colt .45s defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Colt .45s 5, New York Mets 2

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 1 0
Spangler cf 5 0 0 0
Mejias rf 5 1 3 0
Larker 1b 5 1 2 2
Pendleton lf 5 0 1 0
Smith c 5 1 1 0
Amalfitano 2b 5 1 1 0
Buddin ss 3 1 1 3
Shantz p 2 0 0 0
  Golden p 2 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
  Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla ss 3 1 2 0
Kanehl 2b 3 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 1 0
  Chacon pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Zimmer 3b 5 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 5 0 1 0
Smith rf,cf 5 0 1 0
Hickman cf 2 0 0 0
  Bell ph,rf 3 1 1 1
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrith c 0 0 0 0
Hook p 2 0 1 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Moford p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 2 8 1
Houston 000 002 000 035101
New York 000 000 011 00281
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz   5.2 4 0 0 1 5
  Golden  W (1-0) 4.1 4 2 1 1 2
  Tiefenauer  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
8
2
1
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook   8.0 6 2 2 1 5
  Moford  L (0-1) 3.0 4 3 3 1 3
Totals
11.0
10
5
5
2
8

  E–Smith (2), Kanehl (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Aspromonte (1,off Hook), New York Mantilla (2,off Golden).  HR–Houston Larker (1,6th inning off Hook 1 on, 2 out); Buddin (1,11th inning off Moford 2 on, 2 out), New York Bell (1,9th inning off Golden 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Thomas (1,by Tiefenauer).  Team–8.  CS–Zimmer (1,Home by Golden/Smith).  WP–Moford (2).  HBP–Tiefenauer (1,Thomas).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:22.  A–3,191.
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