Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Mets
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
July 26, 1963
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on July 26, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tracy Stallard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Turk Farrell |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 6,907 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Walsh 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Christopher | Left Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Joe Hicks | Center Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Third Baseman |
| Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
| Larry Burright | Shortstop |
| Tracy Stallard | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Turk Farrell | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Mets
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
July 26, 1963
Top 1
-
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Farrell
Christopher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Farrell
Hunt 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Farrell
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Stallard
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Stallard
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Stallard
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Warwick vs. Stallard
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Stallard
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aspromonte vs. Stallard
Aspromonte hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Stallard
Bateman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Stallard
Lillis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Farrell vs. Stallard
Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bateman scores. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Cisco
Galen Cisco now pitching.
Spangler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christopher. Spangler reaches second base with a double. Lillis scores. Farrell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Cisco
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunt. Farrell scores. Spangler moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Cisco
Staub takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Warwick vs. Cisco
Warwick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Farrell
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Farrell
Hicks hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Farrell
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Farrell
Coleman hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burright vs. Farrell
Burright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cisco
Wynn hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Cisco
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Cisco
Bateman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Cisco
Lillis hits a line drive towards short. Burright reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cisco vs. Farrell
Cisco hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Farrell
Christopher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Farrell
Hunt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Christopher moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Farrell
There goes Hunt. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Hunt steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Farrell
Snider hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Farrell
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christopher scores. Hunt scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Farrell
Hicks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Warwick who is chasing the ball. Hicks reaches third base with a triple. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Farrell
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Cisco
Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Cisco
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Cisco
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Cisco
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cisco fields it and throws to home to get Spangler. Runnels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Cisco
Warwick 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 4
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Farrell
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Farrell
Burright hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cisco vs. Farrell
Cisco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cisco
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Cisco
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Cisco
Bateman hits a popup towards the mound. Cisco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Farrell
Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Farrell
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Farrell
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Cisco
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Cisco
Farrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Cisco
Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Cisco
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Cisco
Coleman fires to first and picks off Spangler. View Play
Top 6
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Farrell
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Farrell
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Farrell
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Cisco
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Cisco
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Cisco
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Farrell
Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Farrell
Burright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cisco vs. Farrell
Cisco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Farrell
Christopher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cisco
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Cisco
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Cisco
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Farrell
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Farrell
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Farrell
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Cisco
Lillis hits a popup in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Cisco
Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Cisco
Spangler hits a popup towards short. Burright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Cisco
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cisco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Farrell
Ernie Fazio now playing second base.
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Farrell
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Farrell
Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 7/26/1963 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Christopher J, lf 3 1 0 0 Spangler A, lf 3 0 1 1
Hunt R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Runnels P, 2b 5 1 1 0
Snider D, rf 4 0 0 0 Fazio E, 2b 0 0 0 0
Thomas F, 1b 4 1 2 2 Staub R, 1b 3 1 2 0
Hicks J, cf 4 0 1 1 Warwick C, rf 4 0 0 0
Hickman J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Wynn J, cf 3 1 0 0
Coleman C, c 4 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 1 4
Burright L, ss 3 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 2 1 0 0
Stallard T, p 0 0 0 0 Lillis B, ss 4 1 1 0
Cisco G, p 3 0 1 0 Farrell T, p 4 1 3 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 3 32 7 9 6
New York 003 000 000 -- 3
Houston 700 000 00x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard T (L) 0.2 4 7 6 2 1
Cisco G 7.1 5 0 0 2 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell T (W) 9.0 6 3 3 1 0
E -- Hunt R, Thomas F
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 4, Houston 7
2B -- Spangler A
3B -- Hicks J
HR -- Aspromonte B
SB -- Hunt R
HBP -- by Stallard T (Bateman J), by Cisco G (Bateman J)
T -- 2:18
A -- 6907
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
