Houston Colt .45s vs New York Mets
September 20, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 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 4

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Hartman ss 3 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams 2b 2 0 1 0
Spangler cf 5 0 0 0
Roberts lf,1b 6 0 1 0
Larker 1b 3 0 0 0
  Pendleton pr,lf 2 1 0 0
Mejias rf 6 1 2 0
Aspromonte 3b,ss 6 2 5 1
Smith c 5 1 3 3
Amalfitano 2b,3b 5 0 1 1
Farrell p 2 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Temple ph 1 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 49 5 13 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 6 0 0 0
Drake 3b 4 0 0 1
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 1 0 0
Thomas lf 3 2 2 3
  Herrscher lf 2 0 0 0
Taylor c 4 0 1 0
  Cannizzaro c 1 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Hickman cf 5 0 1 0
Kanehl 2b 5 1 2 0
Craig p 1 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Daviault p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 7 4
Houston 000 000 301 0015132
New York 000 211 000 000471
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell   6.0 4 4 4 2 6
  McMahon   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Kemmerer  W (5-3) 4.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
7
4
4
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig   7.0 6 3 3 0 7
  Anderson   2.0 3 1 1 2 2
  Daviault  L (1-5) 3.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
12.0
13
5
5
3
9

  E–Hartman (6), Aspromonte (12), Anderson (2).  2B–Houston Mejias (12,off Craig), New York Kanehl (10,off Farrell).  HR–Houston Smith (12,7th inning off Craig 1 on, 2 out), New York Thomas 2 (32,4th inning off Farrell 1 on, 1 out,6th inning off Farrell 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Craig (4,off Farrell).  Team–7.  WP–Daviault (6).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:29.  A–1,481.
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