New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
July 26, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1963 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 3, Houston Colt .45s 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher lf 3 1 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 1 0
Snider rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 1 2 2
Hicks cf 4 0 1 1
Hickman 3b 4 0 1 0
Coleman c 4 0 0 0
Burright ss 3 0 0 0
Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Cisco p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 3 0 1 1
Runnels 2b 5 1 1 0
  Fazio 2b 0 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 1 2 0
Warwick rf 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 1 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 1 4
Bateman c 2 1 0 0
Lillis ss 4 1 1 0
Farrell p 4 1 3 1
Totals 32 7 9 6
New York 003 000 000362
Houston 700 000 00x790
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard  L (3-9) 0.2 4 7 6 2 1
  Cisco   7.1 5 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
4
1
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (8-8) 9.0 6 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
0

  E–Hunt (18), Thomas (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Spangler (16,off Cisco).  3B–New York Hicks (1,off Farrell).  HR–Houston Aspromonte (4,1st inning off Stallard 3 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Bateman 2 (5,by Stallard,by Cisco).  Team–7.  SB–Hunt (2,2nd base off Farrell/Bateman).  HBP–Stallard (1,Bateman); Cisco (7,Bateman).  U-HP–Frank Walsh, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:18.  A–6,907.
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