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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
|
| 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 | Don Larsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Al Barlick |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Walt Bond | First Baseman |
| Joe Gaines | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Mike White | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Klaus | Second Baseman |
| Ron Hunt | Third Baseman |
| Larry Elliot | Center Fielder |
| Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
| George Altman | Left Fielder |
| Jesse Gonder | Catcher |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Frank Lary | 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. Lary
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Lary
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Larsen
Klaus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Klaus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Larsen
Hunt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gaines throws the ball in to Larsen who tags Hunt trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliot vs. Larsen
Elliot hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen has Klaus trapped. He runs over and tags Klaus for the out. Elliot moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christopher vs. Larsen
Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Lary
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Lary
Gaines strikes out. Gonder drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gaines out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Lary
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Larsen
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Larsen
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Larsen
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Larsen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lary
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Lary
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Lary
Larsen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Lary
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Larsen
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Larsen
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Larsen
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliot vs. Larsen
Elliot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Elliot for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox 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 -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Lary
Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Lary
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bond for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Larsen
Christopher hits a line drive into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Larsen
Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Larsen
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Lary
Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Lary
Aspromonte hits a line drive towards third. Hunt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lary
White hits a fly ball into center field. Elliot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Larsen
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Larsen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Larsen
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Larsen
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McMillan moves to third. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunt vs. Larsen
Hunt is hit by the pitch. McMillan scores. Lary moves to third. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliot vs. Larsen
Elliot hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christopher vs. Larsen
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Lary
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Lary
Larsen strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Lary
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Larsen
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Larsen
Gonder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Larsen
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonder moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Larsen
McMillan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Larsen
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Lary
Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Lary
Bond is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaines vs. Lary
Gaines hits a fly ball into center field. Elliot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Lary
There goes Bond. The throw from Gonder and he is out, Klaus applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Larsen
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Larsen
Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliot vs. Larsen
Elliot is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Lary
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lary
White hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Lary
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Larsen
Christopher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Christopher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Altman vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Christopher moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Woodeshick
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Jesse Gonder.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Woodeshick
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Ed Kranepool.
Hickman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaines. Hickman reaches second base with a double. Christopher scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Woodeshick
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hickman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Woodeshick
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Woodeshick. Hickman scores. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klaus vs. Woodeshick
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Lary
Jim Hickman now playing right field. Frank Thomas now playing first base. Chris Cannizzaro now catching. Dave Roberts pinch hits for Hal Woodeshic
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Lary
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Lary
Spangler hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1964, game 1 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lillis B, ss 4 0 1 0 Klaus B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hunt R, 3b 3 0 1 1
Spangler A, lf 4 0 0 0 Elliot L, cf 4 0 0 0
Bond W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Christopher J, rf 4 1 1 0
Gaines J, rf 3 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Altman G, lf 4 0 0 0
White M, cf 3 0 0 0 Gonder J, c 3 0 2 0
Grote J, c 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 1 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Hickman J, ph-rf 1 1 1 1
Roberts D, ph 1 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 1 2 0
Lary F, p 4 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 2 0 34 3 11 3
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 010 02x -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D (L)* 7.0 8 2 2 2 2
Woodeshick H 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Woodeshick H
LOB -- Houston 3, New York 10
2B -- Klaus B, Christopher J, Hickman J
CS -- Bond W
HBP -- by Larsen D (Hunt R), by Lary F (Bond W)
T -- 2:10
A -- 0
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