New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
May 22, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1964 at Colt Stadium. The New York Mets defeated 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 2, Houston Colt .45s 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 5 0 2 0
Kanehl cf 5 1 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0
Altman lf 3 1 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 1 2
Hickman rf 3 0 1 0
Taylor c 3 0 1 0
  Smith D. pr 0 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 1 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
Smith C. 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Gonder ph,c 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 3b 5 0 1 0
Fox 2b 3 0 1 0
Wynn lf 3 1 1 0
Bond rf 3 0 1 0
White cf 2 0 1 0
Staub 1b 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 1 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Grote c 0 0 0 0
Kasko ss 3 0 0 0
Brown p 3 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 0
New York 000 000 020282
Houston 000 001 000160
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   6.0 5 1 0 2 2
  Wakefield   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Bearnarth  W (3-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
3
2
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (1-4) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5

  E–Thomas (1), Taylor (1).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Bateman (4).  2B–New York Kanehl (5,off Brown); Thomas (3,off Brown); Gonder (6,off Brown).  IBB–Hickman (2,by Brown).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Bond (1,off Wakefield).  HBP–Kasko (1,by Wakefield); Wynn (1,by Wakefield).  Team–9.  SB–D Smith (4,2nd base off Brown/Bateman).  CS–Wynn (1,2nd base by Jackson/Taylor).  HBP–Wakefield 2 (2,Kasko,Wynn).  IBB–Brown (3,Hickman).  U–Paul Pryor, Frank Secory, Ken Burkhart.  T–2:17.  A–7,533.
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