Houston Colt .45s vs New York Mets
June 4, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1964 at Shea 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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Houston Colt .45s 7, New York Mets 3

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 2b 6 2 4 2
Kasko ss 6 0 4 1
White lf,rf 6 0 1 1
Bond rf 4 0 1 0
  Spangler lf 0 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 2 0
Staub 1b 3 2 1 1
Bateman c 5 1 2 0
Farrell p 3 0 0 0
  Larsen p 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 15 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kanehl 3b 4 1 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 2 0
Gonder c 1 0 1 1
Christopher rf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
Hickman cf 3 1 0 0
Altman lf 4 0 2 1
McMillan ss 3 0 0 1
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Houston 010 301 2007151
New York 110 001 000374
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (8-1) 5.1 7 3 3 2 3
  Larsen  SV (1) 3.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-8) 6.2 14 7 5 2 5
  Sturdivant   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Locke   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
7
5
3
7

  E–Bond (1), Kanehl (2), Hunt (4), Hickman (3), Altman (1).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  2B–Houston Bateman (3,off Jackson), New York Kranepool (4,off Farrell).  HBP–Staub 2 (2,by Jackson,by Locke).  Team LOB–14.  SF–Gonder (1,off Farrell); McMillan (1,off Farrell).  Team–5.  HBP–Jackson (3,Staub); Locke (1,Staub).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:37.  A–10,823.
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