Houston Colt .45s vs New York Mets
September 18, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 8, New York Mets 6

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 4 1 1 0
Spangler cf 1 2 0 0
  Warwick ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Roberts lf 3 1 1 1
  Pendleton ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Larker 1b 5 0 1 1
Mejias rf 5 1 2 2
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 1
Amalfitano 2b 4 1 2 1
Ranew c 3 1 2 2
Drott p 3 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
  Umbricht p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 4 1 0 0
Kanehl 3b 4 1 2 0
Throneberry 1b 5 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Christopher rf 3 2 1 0
Hickman cf 3 2 1 2
Drake 2b 5 0 2 3
Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 0
Foss p 1 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 0 0 0 0
  Daviault p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Herrscher ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 5
Houston 001 232 0008110
New York 100 002 102692
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Drott  W (1-0) 5.1 3 3 3 6 5
  Kemmerer   1.1 3 1 1 2 1
  Umbricht  SV (2) 2.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
9
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Foss  L (0-1) 5.0 10 6 6 3 1
  Daviault   1.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Hunter   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
5
3

  E–Kanehl 2 (28).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Larker (18,off Foss).  3B–Houston Amalfitano (5,off Foss); Aspromonte (4,off Foss).  HR–Houston Ranew (4,4th inning off Foss 1 on, 1 out); Roberts (1,5th inning off Foss 0 on, 0 out), New York Hickman (13,9th inning off Umbricht 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Amalfitano (3,off Foss).  HBP–Ranew (2,by Foss).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  SB–Christopher (10,2nd base off Drott/Ranew); Thomas (2,3rd base off Drott/Ranew); Chacon (12,Home off Drott/Ranew).  WP–Drott (2), Kemmerer (2).  HBP–Foss (1,Ranew).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–3:10.  A–3,670.
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