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 0, Houston Colt .45s 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Samuel ss 3 0 0 0
  Smith D. ph 1 0 1 0
Kanehl cf 3 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Altman lf 3 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 3 0 1 0
Christopher rf 3 0 1 0
Smith C. 3b 3 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0
Anderson p 2 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 5 1 3 0
Lillis ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 1 1 0
Bond rf 4 1 1 0
  Kasko ss 0 0 0 0
White 2b,rf 4 0 1 2
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 3 1
Staub 1b 4 0 2 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 12 3
New York 000 000 000–051
Houston 010 001 20x–4120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (0-1) 7.0 11 4 3 2 4
  Sturdivant   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
4
3
2
4
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (4-4) 9.0 5 0 0 0 8
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
8
  E–C Smith (7).  DP–New York 1, Houston 2.  2B–Houston Spangler (3,off Anderson).  3B–Houston Bond (2,off Anderson).  SH–Lillis (3,off Anderson).  Team–9.  U–Ken Burkhart, Paul Pryor, Frank Secory.  T–2:04.  A–9,457.
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