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August 2, 1964

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Astros 2 5 0
Mets 2 6 0
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Astros 2 5 0
Mets 3 7 0

Charley Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .232
OBP 1.000 .274
At Bats 2 298
Hits 2 69
• Singles 2 45
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 1 37

Don Larsen Season Stats

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1 4 1
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Shea Stadium - August 2, 1964
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Home Run
Don Larsen
Jerry Grote
Walt Bond
Nellie Fox
Bob Aspromonte
Bob Lillis
Al Spangler
Carroll Hardy
Joe Gaines
Charley Smith
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Don Larsen now pitching. Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.