Houston Colt .45s vs New York Mets
August 2, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 4

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Spangler lf 4 0 2 1
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Gaines rf 4 0 0 0
Bond 1b 4 1 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Hardy cf 3 1 2 1
Lillis ss 3 0 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Owens p 1 0 0 0
  Larsen ph,p 0 0 0 0
  Bruce p 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b 4 0 0 0
Kanehl 3b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 1 1 0
Altman lf 3 1 1 0
  Hickman ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 1 3 2
Elliot cf 3 1 1 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 2 1
Locke p 1 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 1 1
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 9 4
Houston 000 100 100260
New York 020 000 20x490
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Owens   6.0 6 2 2 1 5
  Larsen  L (1-5) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Bruce   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Locke  W (1-1) 7.0 5 2 2 3 1
  Hunter  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
1

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Cannizzaro (5,off Owens).  3B–Houston Bond (6,off Locke).  HR–New York C Smith (13,7th inning off Larsen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Owens (1,off Locke); Lillis (5,off Locke); Locke (3,off Owens); Cannizzaro (2,off Bruce).  SF–Hardy (1,off Locke).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  CS–Kranepool (1,2nd base by Owens/Grote).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:09.  A–19,699.
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