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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 31, 1964
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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 31, 1964 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Fisher |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,559 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Dave Roberts | First Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gaines | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Mike White | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Klaus | Second Baseman |
| Ron Hunt | Third Baseman |
| George Altman | Left Fielder |
| Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Larry Elliot | Center Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
| Jack Fisher | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 31, 1964
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Fisher
Lillis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Fisher
There goes Lillis. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Fisher
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Fisher
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Fisher
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaines vs. Fisher
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Johnson
There goes Klaus. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Klaus steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Johnson
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roberts scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunt for the out. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Altman vs. Johnson
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Klaus scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Johnson
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards second. White scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fisher
Aspromonte bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fisher
White hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Fisher
Grote hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fisher
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Johnson
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliot vs. Johnson
Elliot hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Johnson
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Fisher
Lillis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Fisher
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Fisher
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Johnson
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Johnson
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Johnson
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Fisher
Rod Kanehl now playing third base.
Hardy hits a fly ball into center field. Elliot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Fisher
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fisher
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fisher
There goes Aspromonte. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is out, Klaus applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Johnson
Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Johnson
Christopher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Johnson
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliot vs. Johnson
Elliot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fisher
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Fisher
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Elliot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fisher
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Johnson
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Johnson
Cannizzaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaines. Cannizzaro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisher vs. Johnson
Fisher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cannizzaro scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus hits a ball on the ground that hits Fisher. Fisher is out and Klaus is safe at first. There goes Fisher trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Johnson
Kanehl hits a popup into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Fisher
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Fisher
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Fisher
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Johnson
Altman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Johnson
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Altman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Johnson
Kranepool hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliot vs. Johnson
Elliot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Elliot moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cannizzaro vs. Raymond
Cannizzaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliot scores. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisher vs. Raymond
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to third. Cannizzaro moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Klaus vs. Raymond
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards short. Lillis picks up the ball and throws Cannizzaro out. McMillan scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Fisher
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Fisher
Gaines hits a popup into center field. Elliot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fisher
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fisher
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Raymond
Kanehl hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Raymond
Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Raymond
Christopher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Christopher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Raymond
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Fisher
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Fisher
Nellie Fox pinch hits for Claude Raymond.
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Fisher
Lillis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spangler vs. Fisher
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. Fox scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Fisher
Roberts hits a line drive towards first. Kranepool reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliot vs. Nottebart
Don Nottebart now pitching.
Elliot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Nottebart
McMillan bunts towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliot moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cannizzaro vs. Nottebart
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elliot moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisher vs. Nottebart
Fisher strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Fisher
Jim Hickman now playing right field.
Hardy hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Fisher
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fisher
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fisher
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1964, game 2 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lillis B, ss 4 0 2 0 Klaus B, 2b 3 1 2 0
Spangler A, lf 4 0 1 1 Hunt R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Roberts D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kanehl R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Hardy C, cf 4 0 0 0 Altman G, lf 4 1 1 1
Gaines J, rf 4 0 0 0 Christopher J, rf 3 0 1 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 2 0 Hickman J, rf 0 0 0 0
White M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 2 2
Grote J, c 3 1 1 1 Elliot L, cf 3 1 1 0
Johnson K, p 2 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 1 1 0
Raymond C, p 0 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 4 1 3 1
Fox N, ph 0 1 0 0 Fisher J, p 4 0 1 1
Nottebart D, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 7 2 32 6 12 5
Houston 010 000 010 -- 2
New York 100 014 00x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 5.1 8 5 5 2 0
Raymond C 1.2 3 1 0 0 0
Nottebart D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 5
E -- Aspromonte B
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- Houston 5, New York 6
2B -- Cannizzaro C, Christopher J
HR -- Grote J, Kranepool E
SB -- Klaus B
CS -- Lillis B, Aspromonte B
SH -- McMillan R
HBP -- by Johnson K (Christopher J)
T -- 2:10
A -- 17559
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