New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
July 27, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 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 0, Houston Colt .45s 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Hicks cf 4 0 1 0
Snider rf 4 0 1 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonder c 3 0 1 0
Hickman lf 3 0 0 0
Kanehl 3b 3 0 0 0
Burright ss 3 0 0 0
Craig p 2 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf,cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Runnels 2b,1b 3 0 1 0
  Goss cf 0 0 0 0
Staub 1b,rf,1b 3 0 0 0
Warwick rf,lf,rf 3 0 1 0
Wynn cf 1 0 0 0
  Temple 2b 2 0 0 0
  Fazio 2b 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 0
Bateman c 3 1 1 1
Lillis ss 3 0 0 0
Bruce p 3 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
New York 000 000 000041
Houston 000 000 01x142
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (2-18) 8.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
0
2
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (5-7) 8.1 4 0 0 0 9
  Woodeshick  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
10

  E–Kanehl (9), Aspromonte (16), Lillis (18).  DP–Houston 1.  HR–Houston Bateman (6,8th inning off Craig 0 on, 0 out).  Team–3.  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Frank Walsh.  T–1:39.  A–9,123.
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