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August 2, 1964

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 6 0
Mets 4 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 6 0
Mets 4 9 0

Jerry Grote Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .178
OBP .333 .237
At Bats 2 163
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 10
RBI’s 0 16

Willard Hunter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 1
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Shea Stadium - August 2, 1964
Out
Willard Hunter
Chris Cannizzaro
Ed Kranepool
Bobby Klaus
Rod Kanehl
Charley Smith
Jim Hickman
Larry Elliot
Joe Christopher
Jerry Grote
Bob Lillis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 2 6 0 6
New York Mets 4 9 0 4
Winning Pitcher Ron Locke
Losing Pitcher Don Larsen
Save Willard Hunter
Game Winning RBI Charley Smith
Attendance 19,699
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lillis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jim Hickman now playing left field. Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Hickman pinch hits for George Altman. Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Kranepool strikes out.
Top 8 Bond hits a popup towards third. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Willard Hunter now pitching. 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.
Bottom 7 Kanehl hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Jackson pinch runs for Jesse Gonder. Klaus hits a popup towards first. Bond settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Ron Locke. Gonder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliot scores.
Bottom 7 Bob Bruce now pitching. Cannizzaro bunts towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliot moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elliot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Don Larsen now pitching. Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hardy scores. There goes Larsen trying to get to third. Elliot throws the ball in to Kanehl, who tags Larsen for the out.
Top 7 Don Larsen pinch hits for Jim Owens. Larsen takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lillis bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Klaus covering, for the out. Hardy moves to second.
Top 7 Hardy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Christopher strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bond hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gaines hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Locke bunts towards first. Bond scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Locke for the out. Cannizzaro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to third.
Top 5 Owens bunts towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to second.
Top 5 Grote takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Elliot hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a line drive into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hardy hits a fly ball into center field. Elliot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bond tags and scores. Aspromonte tags and moves to second.
Top 4 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bond hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher who is chasing the ball. Bond reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Gaines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kranepool strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a line drive into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a line drive into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spangler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Owens hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Locke strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaines. Cannizzaro reaches second base with a double. Altman scores.
Bottom 2 Elliot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Altman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Christopher scores. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christopher moves to third.
Bottom 2 Christopher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hardy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bond for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Kranepool. The throw from Grote and he is out, Fox applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Kranepool takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kanehl hits a fly ball into right field. Gaines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Gaines is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.