Houston Colt .45s vs New York Mets
July 31, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1964 at Shea 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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Houston Colt .45s 2, New York Mets 6

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis ss 4 0 2 0
Spangler lf 4 0 1 1
Roberts 1b 4 0 1 0
Hardy cf 4 0 0 0
Gaines rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 2 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 1 1 1
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Fox ph 0 1 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b 3 1 2 0
Hunt 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kanehl 3b 2 0 0 0
Altman lf 4 1 1 1
Christopher rf 3 0 1 0
  Hickman rf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 2
Elliot cf 3 1 1 0
McMillan ss 3 1 1 0
Cannizzaro c 4 1 3 1
Fisher p 4 0 1 1
Totals 32 6 12 5
Houston 010 000 010271
New York 100 014 00x6120
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (8-11) 5.1 8 5 5 2 0
  Raymond   1.2 3 1 0 0 0
  Nottebart   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
2
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (7-12) 9.0 7 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5

  E–Aspromonte (9).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–New York Cannizzaro (4,off Johnson); Christopher (15,off Raymond).  HR–Houston Grote (3,2nd inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out), New York Kranepool (4,6th inning off Johnson 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–McMillan (4,off Nottebart).  HBP–Christopher (4,by Johnson).  Team–6.  CS–Lillis (4,2nd base by Fisher/Cannizzaro); Aspromonte (5,2nd base by Fisher/Cannizzaro).  SB–Klaus (2,2nd base off Johnson/Grote).  HBP–Johnson (4,Christopher).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:10.  A–17,559.
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