Houston Colt .45s vs New York Mets
September 7, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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 5, New York Mets 7

Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 5 1 2 0
Lillis 2b 5 1 1 0
Gaines rf 5 1 2 1
Bond 1b 3 1 2 1
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 1
White lf 2 0 0 0
  Murrell lf 1 1 1 0
  Spangler ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Hardy cf 4 0 1 2
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Brown p 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 1 0 0 0
  Fox ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kanehl 2b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 2 1 0
Christopher rf 4 1 2 1
Altman lf 4 1 2 2
  Hickman cf 0 0 0 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
Elliot cf,lf 3 1 1 0
Cannizzaro c 3 1 1 1
  Gonder ph 0 0 0 0
  Klaus pr 0 0 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 3
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
  Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Houston 010 000 130591
New York 102 300 01x790
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (2-15) 3.0 6 5 3 0 3
  Raymond   3.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Farrell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Owens   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
5
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (10-13) 7.0 9 5 5 0 3
  Hunter   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wakefield   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Bearnarth  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
4

  E–Kasko (11).  2B–Houston Murrell (1,off Jackson); Lillis (9,off Jackson), New York Kranepool (16,off Brown); Christopher (24,off Brown); Altman (12,off Brown); Cannizzaro (10,off Brown).  3B–Houston Hardy (1,off Jackson).  HR–Houston Bond (20,2nd inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out), New York McMillan (1,4th inning off Raymond 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Aspromonte (5,off Wakefield).  Team LOB–7.  SH–C Smith (5,off Owens).  IBB–Elliot (2,by Owens).  Team–5.  WP–Brown (3).  IBB–Owens (4,Elliot).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:50.
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