Houston Colt .45s 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April 17, 1962 (D) at Polo Grounds V
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 10 1 NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 8 1
Houston Colt .45s AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Aspromonte 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 Spangler cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Mejias rf 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 Larker 1b 5 1 2 2 0 0 10 0 Pendleton lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Smith c 5 1 1 0 0 2 10 0 Amalfitano 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Buddin ss 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 Shantz p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Golden p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Browne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 43 5 10 5 2 8 33 15
FIELDING - E: Smith (2).
BATTING - 2B: Aspromonte (1,off Hook). HR: Larker (1,6th inning off Hook 1 on 2 out); Buddin (1,11th inning off Moford 2 on 2 out). Team LOB: 7.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mantilla ss 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 Kanehl 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Bouchee ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chacon pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Zimmer 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Thomas lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Hodges 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 15 2 Smith rf,cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Hickman cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bell ph,rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 Marshall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Landrith c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hook p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moford p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 40 2 8 1 2 8 33 16
FIELDING - DP: 1. Hook-Mantilla-Hodges. E: Kanehl (1).
BATTING - 2B: Mantilla (2,off Golden). HR: Bell (1,9th inning off Golden 0 on 2 out). HBP: Thomas (1,by Tiefenauer). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - CS: Zimmer (1,Home by Golden/Smith).
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO HR Shantz 5.2 4 0 0 1 5 0 Golden W(1-0) 4.1 4 2 1 1 2 1 Tiefenauer SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 11 8 2 1 2 8 1
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR Hook 8 6 2 2 1 5 1 Moford L(0-1) 3 4 3 3 1 3 1 Totals 11 10 5 5 2 8 2
WP: Moford (2). HBP: Tiefenauer (1,Thomas).
Umpires: Augie Donatelli, Frank Secory, Tony Venzon, Paul Pryor
Time of Game: 3:22 Attendance: 3191
Starting Lineups: Houston Colt .45s New York Mets 1. Aspromonte 3b Mantilla ss 2. Spangler cf Kanehl 2b 3. Mejias rf Zimmer 3b 4. Larker 1b Thomas lf 5. Pendleton lf Hodges 1b 6. Smith c Smith rf 7. Amalfitano 2b Hickman cf 8. Buddin ss Cannizzaro c 9. Shantz p Hook p COLT .45S 1ST: Aspromonte doubled; Spangler grounded out (first to pitcher) [Aspromonte to third]; Mejias struck out; Larker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mantilla grounded out (pitcher to first); Kanehl popped to shortstop; Zimmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. COLT .45S 2ND: Pendleton reached on an error by Kanehl; Smith grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Pendleton out at second]; Amalfitano grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Hodges struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. COLT .45S 3RD: Buddin lined to first; Shantz struck out; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Hickman struck out; Cannizzaro made an out to left; Hook singled to right; Mantilla walked [Hook to second]; Kanehl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. COLT .45S 4TH: Spangler lined to first; Mejias singled to second; Larker singled [Mejias to second]; Pendleton popped to first; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Zimmer grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas struck out; Hodges singled to center; Smith singled to left [Hodges out at third (left to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. COLT .45S 5TH: Amalfitano grounded out (third to first); Buddin struck out; Shantz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first); Cannizzaro struck out; Hook grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 0, Mets 0. COLT .45S 6TH: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Spangler grounded out (pitcher to first); Mejias singled to left; Larker homered [Mejias scored]; Pendleton grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Mantilla singled to center; Kanehl forced Mantilla (pitcher to shortstop); Zimmer grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kanehl to second]; GOLDEN REPLACED SHANTZ (PITCHING); Thomas singled to shortstop; Hodges popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 0. COLT .45S 7TH: Smith struck out; Amalfitano grounded out (third to first); Buddin walked; Golden grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Smith made an out to right; BELL BATTED FOR HICKMAN; Bell made an out to left; Cannizzaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 0. COLT .45S 8TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Aspromonte lined to center; Spangler lined to shortstop; Mejias singled to left; Larker forced Mejias (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 0. METS 8TH: ASHBURN BATTED FOR HOOK; Ashburn grounded out (third to first); Mantilla walked; BOUCHEE BATTED FOR KANEHL; Bouchee singled to second [Mantilla to third]; CHACON RAN FOR BOUCHEE; Zimmer reached on a fielder's choice [Mantilla scored (unearned) (error by Smith), Chacon to third, Zimmer to second (on throw)]; Thomas reached on a fielder's choice [Chacon out at home (third to catcher), Zimmer to third]; Zimmer was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 1. COLT .45S 9TH: CHACON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MOFORD REPLACED ASHBURN (PITCHING); Pendleton singled to left; Smith struck out; Amalfitano grounded out (first to pitcher) [Pendleton to second]; Moford threw a wild pitch [Pendleton to third]; Buddin walked; Golden struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Hodges popped to third; Smith made an out to center; Bell homered; MARSHALL BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO; Marshall struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 2. COLT .45S 10TH: LANDRITH REPLACED MARSHALL (PLAYING C ); Aspromonte popped to first in foul territory; Spangler made an out to center; Mejias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 2. METS 10TH: Moford grounded out (pitcher to first); Mantilla doubled to center; Chacon reached on a fielder's choice [Mantilla out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Zimmer made an out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 2, Mets 2. COLT .45S 11TH: Larker popped to second; Pendleton grounded out (second to pitcher); Smith singled to left; Amalfitano singled to left [Smith to second]; Buddin homered [Smith scored, Amalfitano scored]; BROWNE BATTED FOR GOLDEN; Browne made an out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Mets 2. METS 11TH: TIEFENAUER REPLACED BROWNE (PITCHING); Thomas was hit by a pitch; Hodges struck out; Smith popped to shortstop; Bell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Colt .45s 5, Mets 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Colt .45s 5 10 1 7 Mets 2 8 1 8
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