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Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Colt .45s 4, New York Mets 0

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Houston Colt .45s 4, New York Mets 0

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Game Played on Saturday, September 14, 1963 (D) at Polo Grounds V

HOU N    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  1  -   4  5  1
NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
BATTING
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goss cf                       4   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
Runnels 2b                    3   1   1   1       1   0       3   4
Wynn lf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Warwick rf                    4   1   2   2       0   0       2   0
Staub 1b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       9   1
Bateman c                     4   0   0   0       0   2       5   2
Aspromonte 3b                 4   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Lillis ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Johnson p                     3   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
Totals                       32   4   5   4       3   5      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Aspromonte (19).
PB: Bateman (16).
BATTING - 
2B: Goss (17,off Bearnarth); Runnels (8,off Bearnarth).
HR: Warwick (6,4th inning off Willey 1 on 1 out); Aspromonte (8,9th inning
off Bearnarth 0 on 2 out).
IBB: Wynn (4,by Bearnarth).
Team LOB: 4.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kranepool lf                  3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Carmel cf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
  Jones cf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Snider rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Harkness 1b                   4   0   1   0       0   0      12   1
Hickman 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Kanehl 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   1
Moran ss                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Hicks ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schreiber ss                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thomas ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Coleman c                     2   0   1   0       1   0       4   2
Willey p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Christopher ph              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bearnarth p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0       2   5      27  13
FIELDING - 
E: Kanehl (12).
BATTING - 
SH: Willey (5,off Johnson).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson W(9-17)               9     4   0   0   2   5   0  34

New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Willey L(9-13)                7     2   2   2   2   2   1  25
Bearnarth                     2     3   2   2   1   3   1  10
Totals                        9     5   4   4   3   5   2  35
IBB: Bearnarth (8,Wynn).
Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo
Ejections: HOU Manager Harry Craft by Doug Harvey [Non-strike call
on bunt attempt]; Al Spangler by Doug Harvey [Non-strike call on bunt attempt]
Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 5544
Starting Lineups:

   Houston Colt .45s             New York Mets            
1. Goss                cf        Kranepool           lf
2. Runnels             2b        Carmel              cf
3. Wynn                lf        Snider              rf
4. Warwick             rf        Harkness            1b
5. Staub               1b        Hickman             3b
6. Bateman             c         Kanehl              2b
7. Aspromonte          3b        Moran               ss
8. Lillis              ss        Coleman             c
9. Johnson             p         Willey              p

COLT .45S 1ST: Goss popped to second; Runnels grounded out
(shortstop to first); On a bunt Wynn made an out to pitcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Carmel lined
to second; Snider grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 2ND: Warwick grounded out (third to first); Staub
walked; Bateman struck out; Aspromonte flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Harkness grounded out (first unassisted); Hickman
popped to catcher in foul territory; Kanehl grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 3RD: Lillis grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Goss grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Moran reached on an error by Aspromonte [Moran to
first]; Coleman flied out to center; Willey out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Moran to second]; Kranepool walked;
Carmel lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 0, Mets
0.

COLT .45S 4TH: Runnels walked; Runnels advanced to second (error
by Kanehl; assist by Coleman); Wynn grounded out (third to
first); Warwick homered to left [Runnels scored]; Staub grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bateman flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Snider flied out to center; Harkness flied out to
center; Hickman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 2, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lillis grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Kanehl singled to left; Moran popped to shortstop;
Coleman singled to shortstop [Kanehl to second]; Willey struck
out; Kranepool struck out but Kanehl advanced to third and
Coleman advanced to second and Kranepool advanced to first on a
passed ball; Carmel struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Colt .45s
2, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 6TH: Goss lined to left; Runnels flied out to left;
Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 2,
Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Snider grounded out (second to first); Harkness
singled to center; Hickman struck out; Kanehl singled to center
[Harkness to third]; HICKS BATTED FOR MORAN; Hicks grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 2, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 7TH: SCHREIBER REPLACED HICKS (PLAYING SS); Warwick
singled to shortstop; Staub popped to second; Bateman flied out
to center; Aspromonte lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Colt
.45s 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Coleman walked; Astros manager Craft and player
Spangler, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Harvey for arguing
that Coleman had bunted at a pitch; CHRISTOPHER BATTED FOR
WILLEY; Coleman was picked off first (catcher to first);
Christopher popped to second; Kranepool popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 2, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 8TH: BEARNARTH REPLACED CHRISTOPHER (PITCHING); Lillis
grounded out (third to first); Johnson struck out; Goss doubled
to right; Runnels doubled to left [Goss scored]; Wynn was walked
intentionally; Warwick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Colt .45s 3, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Carmel struck out; Snider grounded out (second to
first); Harkness flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt
.45s 3, Mets 0.

COLT .45S 9TH: JONES REPLACED CARMEL (PLAYING CF); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Debut game for Cleon
Jones; Bateman struck out; Aspromonte homered to left;
Lillis struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Colt .45s 4, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Hickman popped to third in foul territory; Kanehl
grounded out (pitcher to first); THOMAS BATTED FOR SCHREIBER;
Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Colt .45s 4,
Mets 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Colt .45s        4   5   1    4
 Mets             0   4   1    7
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