New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
May 24, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 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 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kanehl 3b 4 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonder c 4 0 1 0
Thomas 1b 3 0 0 0
Altman lf 3 0 0 0
  Smith lf 0 0 0 0
Christopher cf 2 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
Hickman rf 3 0 0 0
Stallard p 1 0 1 0
  Stephenson ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 3 1 0 0
Fox 2b 3 1 1 0
  Lillis 2b 0 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 2 2 0
White rf 3 1 2 2
Staub 1b 3 0 1 1
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 1
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Kasko ss 4 0 2 0
Bruce p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 5 10 4
New York 000 000 000042
Houston 200 010 20x5101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard  L (2-6) 5.0 6 3 1 3 2
  Bearnarth   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Locke   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
4
2
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (6-1) 9.0 4 0 0 0 10
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
10

  E–Hunt (3), Christopher (2), Wynn (6).  2B–Houston Kasko (7,off Stallard); White (1,off Bearnarth).  SH–Fox (8,off Stallard); Bruce (2,off Bearnarth).  Team–8.  SB–Wynn (5,2nd base off Stallard/Gonder).  CS–Bateman (1,2nd base by Stallard/Gonder); Spangler (1,2nd base by Locke/Gonder).  WP–Bearnarth (2).  U–Paul Pryor, Frank Secory, Ken Burkhart.  T–2:15.  A–5,982.
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