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Astros 5 @ Mets 14
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1963

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on July 15, 1963 at Polo Grounds. The home team Mets beat the visiting Astros with a score of 14 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 15, 1963 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 6 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 6
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 14 H: 16 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 14
Hits: 16
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherCarl Willey  
Losing PitcherKen Johnson  
SaveJay Hook  
Game Winning RBICarl Willey 

Game Info

DateJuly 15, 1963 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherKen Johnson  
Home Starting PitcherCarl Willey  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Mel Steiner
1B: Augie Donatelli
2B: Shag Crawford
3B: Tony Venzon

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Spangler  Left Fielder 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Pete Runnels  First Baseman 
Rusty Staub  Right Fielder 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Jim Wynn  Shortstop 
Howie Goss  Center Fielder 
John Bateman  Catcher 
Ken Johnson  Pitcher 
Harry Craft  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron Hunt  Second Baseman 
Tim Harkness  First Baseman 
Duke Snider  Right Fielder 
Jesse Gonder  Catcher 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Jim Hickman  Third Baseman 
Joe Hicks  Center Fielder 
Larry Burright  Shortstop 
Carl Willey  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Astros 5 @ Mets 14
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1963

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         Game of 7/15/1963, game 1 -- Houston at New York (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Spangler A, lf        5  0  0  0   Hunt R, 2b            4  2  3  1   
Temple J, 2b          4  2  1  1   Moran A, ph-ss        0  0  0  1   
Runnels P, 1b         4  1  1  0   Harkness T, 1b        5  0  0  0   
Staub R, rf           4  0  1  0   Snider D, rf          5  0  1  2   
Aspromonte B, 3b      5  0  1  0   Gonder J, c           5  2  4  1   
Wynn J, ss            3  1  1  0   Thomas F, lf          3  1  1  0   
Goss H, cf            1  1  0  0   Kanehl R, lf          0  0  0  0   
Bateman J, c          4  0  1  2   Hickman J, 3b         5  1  1  0   
Johnson K, p          1  0  0  0   Hicks J, cf           5  2  3  2   
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   Burright L, ss-2b     3  4  2  0   
Umbricht J, p         0  0  0  0   Willey C, p           2  1  1  4   
Fazio E, ph           1  0  0  0   Christopher J, ph     1  0  0  0   
Zachary C, p          0  0  0  0   Hook J, p             0  1  0  1   
Campbell J, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Drott D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Warwick C, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Dickson J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  6  3                        38 14 16 12

Houston          021 020 000 --  5
New York         061 100 33x -- 14

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L)         1.1  5  6  6  1  0
McMahon D             1.1  3  1  1  3  2
Umbricht J            0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Zachary C             2.0  3  1  1  0  3
Drott D               2.0  2  3  0  1  1
Dickson J             1.0  3  3  1  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Willey C (W)          5.0  5  5  4  4  2
Hook J (S)            4.0  1  0  0  2  3

E -- Harkness T, Hunt R, Drott D, Hook J, Goss H
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Houston 9, New York 10
2B -- Wynn J, Bateman J, Hicks J, Snider D, Hunt R 2
HR -- Willey C, Temple J
SB -- Burright L, Gonder J
SH -- Hook J
SF -- Snider D, Hook J, Moran A
HBP -- by Willey C (Runnels P), by Drott D (Hunt R)
WP -- Drott D, Dickson J
PB -- Bateman J
T -- 2:59
A -- 0

    

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