New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
September 8, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 5, Houston Colt .45s 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 4 1 2 0
Neal 3b 5 1 3 2
Woodling lf 3 0 0 0
  Herrscher ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 5 0 1 2
Hickman cf 5 1 1 0
Christopher rf 5 0 2 0
Kanehl 2b 3 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 0 0 0 1
  Mantilla 2b 1 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 1 3 0
Craig p 4 1 1 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 6 2 4 1
Spangler lf 3 0 0 0
Mejias rf 6 0 1 0
Larker 1b 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph,1b 4 0 1 1
Warwick cf 4 2 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 1
Smith c 3 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 3 0 0 0
  Goodman ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Farrell p 4 1 2 1
  Temple ph 1 0 0 0
  Umbricht p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 12 4
New York 004 000 010 05133
Houston 011 001 110 16121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (7-23) 9.2 12 6 5 6 5
Totals
9.2
12
6
5
6
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell   9.0 13 5 5 2 9
  Umbricht  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
5
5
2
9

  E–Hickman (8), Kanehl 2 (26), Mejias (12).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Hickman (16,off Farrell), Houston Lillis (9,off Craig); Warwick (17,off Craig).  HR–Houston Farrell (2,6th inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Coleman (1,off Farrell).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Spangler 2 (6,off Craig 2).  Team–14.  SB–Cannizzaro (1,2nd base off Farrell/Smith); Mejias (11,2nd base off Craig/Cannizzaro).  CS–Chacon (4,2nd base by Farrell/Smith).  WP–Craig (7).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:20.  A–6,568.
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