New York Mets vs Houston Colt .45s
September 18, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 2, Houston Colt .45s 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 4 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 0
Christopher rf 4 1 3 1
Altman lf 4 0 0 0
Gonder c 3 0 1 0
Kanehl 2b 4 0 2 1
Elliot cf 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 1 0
  Ribant pr 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
  Graham ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Lillis 2b 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 3 1 1 1
Hardy lf 3 1 0 0
Bond 1b 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 1
Wynn cf 2 0 0 1
Kasko ss 2 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Larsen p 1 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 3 3
New York 002 000 000282
Houston 000 102 00x330
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (10-15) 8.0 3 3 2 2 6
Totals
8.0
3
3
2
2
6
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen   5.0 7 2 2 3 2
  Raymond  W (5-4) 4.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5

  E–Klaus (9), McMillan (16).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Christopher (26,off Larsen).  3B–New York Kranepool (4,off Larsen), Houston Staub (2,off Jackson).  IBB–Gonder (4,by Larsen).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Bond (4,off Jackson).  SF–Wynn (1,off Jackson).  HBP–Staub (3,by Jackson).  Team–5.  HBP–Jackson (4,Staub).  IBB–Larsen (5,Gonder).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:23.  A–3,254.
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