New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
September 9, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1962 at Colt Stadium. The New York Mets tied the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 7, Houston Colt .45s 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 2 0 0 0
Coleman c 4 0 2 2
Mantilla 2b 3 2 2 1
Woodling lf 5 0 1 1
  Kanehl lf 0 0 0 0
Neal 3b 4 1 2 1
Throneberry 1b 4 1 1 0
Hickman cf 4 1 2 2
Christopher rf 3 2 0 0
Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Cisco p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Daviault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 4 2 1 0
Spangler lf 4 1 3 2
Temple 2b 4 1 1 1
Roberts 1b 4 0 0 1
Warwick cf 4 0 1 0
Mejias rf 3 1 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 1 1
Smith c 3 0 0 1
Bruce p 0 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 2 1 2 0
  Umbricht p 1 0 0 0
  Golden p 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 6
New York 020 031 107101
Houston 310 120 007101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson   0.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Cisco   4.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Jones   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Daviault   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
1
2
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   1.2 3 2 2 3 2
  Kemmerer   2.2 5 3 3 1 0
  Umbricht   1.2 2 1 1 1 3
  Golden   0.1 0 1 1 3 1
  McMahon   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
10
6

  E–Mantilla (18), Spangler (8).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Throneberry (10,off Kemmerer); Hickman (17,off Kemmerer); Mantilla (15,off Umbricht), Houston Temple (3,off Anderson); Spangler (8,off Cisco).  3B–Houston Aspromonte (3,off Jones).  SF–Mantilla (7,off McMahon); Smith (2,off Jones).  HBP–Taylor (2,by Umbricht).  IBB–Coleman (2,by Golden).  Team LOB–13.  Team–5.  SB–Coleman (1,2nd base off Bruce/Smith); Mejias (12,2nd base off Cisco/Coleman).  WP–Golden 2 (5).  HBP–Umbricht (2,Taylor).  IBB–Golden (3,Coleman).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–3:07.  A–3,630.
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