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Mets
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
July 27, 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 July 27, 1963 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| 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 | 9,123 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Frank Walsh |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Joe Hicks | Center Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Jesse Gonder | Catcher |
| Jim Hickman | Left Fielder |
| Rod Kanehl | Third Baseman |
| Larry Burright | Shortstop |
| Roger Craig | 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 |
| Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
July 27, 1963
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Bruce
Hicks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Bruce
Snider is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler 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 -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Craig
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Craig
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Snider 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: ---
Thomas vs. Bruce
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Bruce
Gonder 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: ---
Hickman vs. Bruce
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Bruce
Kanehl hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it 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: ---
Warwick vs. Craig
Warwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Craig
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Wynn is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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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 third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Bruce
Craig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Bruce
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Craig
Bateman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hunt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Craig
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Bruce
Johnny Temple now playing second base. Pete Runnels now playing first base. Rusty Staub now playing right field. Carl Warwick now playing left fie
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Bruce covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Bruce
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Bruce
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler 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 -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Craig
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Craig
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Bruce
Gonder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Bruce
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Bruce
Kanehl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burright vs. Bruce
Burright is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Craig
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Craig
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Craig
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl juggles the ball. That's an error on Kanehl. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Bruce
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Bruce
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hicks for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Craig
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Craig
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Craig
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Bruce
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Bruce
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Bruce
Gonder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Craig
Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Craig
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Bruce
Ernie Fazio now playing second base.
Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Bruce
Kanehl 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: ---
Burright vs. Bruce
Burright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burright for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Craig
Bateman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Craig
Lillis hits a popup towards short. Burright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Craig
Bruce is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Bruce
Al Spangler now playing left field. Howie Goss now playing center field. Rusty Staub now playing first base. Carl Warwick now playing right field.
Christopher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Bruce
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Bruce
Hicks hits a line drive to left field. Spangler throws towards Lillis. Lillis fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lillis. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Snider is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Woodeshick
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1963 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hunt R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Spangler A, lf-cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Hicks J, cf 4 0 1 0 Runnels P, 2b-1b 3 0 1 0
Snider D, rf 4 0 1 0 Goss H, cf 0 0 0 0
Thomas F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Staub R, 1b-rf-1b 3 0 0 0
Gonder J, c 3 0 1 0 Warwick C, rf-lf-rf 3 0 1 0
Hickman J, lf 3 0 0 0 Wynn J, cf 1 0 0 0
Kanehl R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Burright L, ss 3 0 0 0 Fazio E, 2b 0 0 0 0
Craig R, p 2 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Christopher J, ph 1 0 1 0 Bateman J, c 3 1 1 1
Lillis B, ss 3 0 0 0
Bruce B, p 3 0 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 28 1 4 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 000 01x -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R (L) 8.0 4 1 1 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce B (W) 8.1 4 0 0 0 9
Woodeshick H (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Aspromonte B, Kanehl R, Lillis B
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- New York 4, Houston 3
HR -- Bateman J
T -- 1:39
A -- 9123
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