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Mets
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
May 13, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on May 13, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 13, 1963 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 13, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Bruce |
Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 7,320 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Burright | Second Baseman |
Ron Hunt | Third Baseman |
Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
Duke Snider | Left Fielder |
Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
Al Moran | Shortstop |
Norm Sherry | Catcher |
Roger Craig | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
John Bateman | Catcher |
Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
May 13, 1963
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Bruce
Burright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Bruce
Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Hunt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Bruce
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Bruce
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Craig
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Craig
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Craig
Staub takes first base on ball four. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Bruce
Harkness hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Bruce
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Bruce
Moran hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Craig
Goss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Craig
Bateman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruce vs. Craig
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig juggles the ball. That's an error on Craig. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Craig
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lillis scores. Bruce moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Bruce
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Bruce
Craig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Bruce
Burright hits a line drive into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Craig
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Craig
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Bruce
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bruce
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Bruce
Snider hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Craig
Goss hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Craig
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruce vs. Craig
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruce for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Bruce
Harkness strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Bruce
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Bruce
Moran is hit by the pitch. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sherry vs. Bruce
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craig vs. Bruce
Craig takes first base on ball four. Hickman moves to third. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Bruce
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Larry Burright.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Bruce's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Craig
Cliff Cook now playing third base. Ron Hunt now playing second base.
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler bunts towards first. Harkness juggles the ball. That's an error on Harkness. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Craig
Runnelshits a dribbler in front of the plate. Sherry interferes with Runnels who is awarded first base. Temple moves to third. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Craig
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Spangler scores. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cook fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goss vs. Craig
Goss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Bruce
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Bruce
Kranepool strikes out. Bateman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kranepool out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Bruce
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harkness vs. Bruce
Harkness takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hickman vs. Bruce
Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Craig
Bateman hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Craig
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran misplays the ball. That's an error on Moran. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Craig
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Bruce
Moran strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Bruce
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Bruce
Craig is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Craig
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Craig
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hickman who is chasing the ball. Aspromonte reaches third base with a triple. Runnels goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goss vs. Craig
Goss strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Bruce
Carl Warwick now playing right field. Rusty Staub now playing first base.
Cook strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Bruce
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bruce
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Craig
Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruce vs. Craig
Bruce bunts towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunt covering, for the out. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Craig
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Bruce
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Bruce
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harkness for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Bruce
Hickman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Bruce
Choo Choo Coleman pinch hits for Al Moran.
Coleman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Bruce
Charlie Neal pinch hits for Norm Sherry.
Neal takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cannizzaro vs. Bruce
Al Jackson pinch runs for Charlie Neal. Chris Cannizzaro pinch hits for Roger Craig.
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider scores. Coleman scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cook vs. McMahon
Chico Fernandez pinch runs for Chris Cannizzaro. Don McMahon now pitching.
Cook strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1963 -- New York at Houston (N) New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Burright L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Thomas F, ph 1 0 0 0 Spangler A, lf 2 1 0 0 Cook C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 3 1 1 0 Hunt R, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 Warwick C, rf 0 0 0 0 Kranepool E, rf 4 0 0 0 Staub R, rf-1b 3 0 1 2 Snider D, lf 3 1 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Harkness T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Goss H, cf 4 0 1 0 Hickman J, cf 4 0 1 0 Lillis B, ss 4 1 1 0 Moran A, ss 2 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 4 0 1 0 Coleman C, ph 0 1 0 0 Bruce B, p 3 0 0 0 Sherry N, c 3 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Neal C, ph 0 0 0 0 Jackson A, pr 0 0 0 0 Craig R, p 2 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, ph 1 0 1 2 Fernandez C, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 3 2 32 4 8 4 New York 000 000 002 -- 2 Houston 010 020 10x -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Craig R (L) 8.0 8 4 2 2 3 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Bruce B (W) 8.2 3 2 2 4 11 McMahon D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Craig R, Harkness T, Sherry N, Aspromonte B, Moran A DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 8, Houston 9 2B -- Hunt R 3B -- Aspromonte B SH -- Spangler A, Bruce B HBP -- by Bruce B (Moran A), by Bruce B (Coleman C) T -- 2:40 A -- 7320
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