New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
May 23, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1964 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 4, Houston Colt .45s 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Kanehl cf 5 1 0 0
Hunt 2b 5 0 3 1
Gonder c 4 1 3 1
Thomas 1b 4 1 1 0
Altman lf 4 0 1 0
  Hinsley p 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
Hickman rf 3 0 0 1
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Cisco p 1 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 1 0
  Wakefield p 1 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 3b,ss 4 2 1 0
Fox 2b 4 3 3 0
Spangler lf 5 2 1 1
Bond rf 3 0 2 1
White cf 5 0 3 4
Staub 1b 5 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Kasko ss 4 0 1 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Owens p 2 0 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 1 0
  Aspromonte 3b 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 6
New York 020 010 1004114
Houston 201 000 14x8122
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco   4.0 5 3 3 1 5
  Wakefield   2.1 6 1 1 1 0
  Sturdivant   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Hinsley  L (0-2) 0.0 0 3 1 2 0
  Locke   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
5
5
6
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Owens   4.2 7 3 3 2 1
  Jones   2.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Woodeshick  W (1-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
4

  E–Gonder (1), Hinsley (1), Locke (1), Cisco (1), Lillis (3), Woodeshick (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Lillis (1,off Cisco).  3B–New York Hunt (3,off Owens).  SH–McMillan (3,off Owens); Fox (7,off Hinsley).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Bond (3,by Cisco).  Team–11.  IBB–Cisco (1,Bond).  U–Frank Secory, Ken Burkhart, Paul Pryor.  T–2:42.
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