New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
May 22, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1962 at Colt Stadium. 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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New York Mets 2, Houston Colt .45s 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 1
Chacon ss 5 0 1 0
Christopher rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 1 2 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 0
Neal 2b 3 1 2 0
Mantilla 3b 3 0 1 1
Taylor c 4 0 2 0
Hook p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 3 0 1 0
Goodman 2b,3b 3 1 1 0
Mejias rf 4 2 2 1
Larker 1b 4 0 2 2
Warwick cf 4 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 2 0 0 0
  Lillis 2b 1 0 0 0
Buddin ss 3 0 0 0
Farrell p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
New York 000 100 0012100
Houston 000 100 02x370
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (3-3) 8.0 7 3 3 2 6
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
6
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (4-3) 9.0 10 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Thomas (7,off Farrell); Bouchee (2,off Farrell).  3B–Houston Larker (2,off Hook).  HR–Houston Mejias (9,4th inning off Hook 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Mantilla (2,off Farrell).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Ashburn (2,2nd base off Farrell/Smith).  CS–Neal (3,2nd base by Farrell/Smith).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:00.  A–11,980.
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