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Mets
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
September 20, 1964
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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 September 20, 1964 at Colt Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Parsons |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Bruce |
| Ballpark | Colt Stadium |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 3,085 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Al Forman 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Kanehl | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
| George Altman | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Jesse Gonder | Catcher |
| Wayne Graham | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Tom Parsons | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Walt Bond | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Colt Stadium
September 20, 1964
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Bruce
Kanehl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bruce
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Bruce
Christopher hits a popup into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Parsons
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Parsons
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Parsons
Staub hits a popup into right field. Christopher 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: ---
Altman vs. Bruce
Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball 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: ---
Gonder vs. Bruce
Gonder is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Parsons
Bond hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Parsons
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Parsons
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Bruce
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Bruce
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Bruce
Parsons strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Parsons
Kasko hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Parsons
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Parsons
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parsons fields it 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: ---
Kanehl vs. Bruce
Kanehl 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: ---
Kranepool vs. Bruce
Kranepool hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Bruce
Christopher hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Parsons
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Parsons
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Graham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Parsons
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Parsons
There goes Spangler. The throw from Gonder and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Bruce
Altman bunts towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first 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: ---
Gonder vs. Bruce
Gonder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Parsons
Bond hits a line drive into center 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: ---
Aspromonte vs. Parsons
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Parsons
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Bruce
Graham strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Bruce
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parsons vs. Bruce
Parsons strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Bruce
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Parsons
Kasko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Parsons
Grote hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Parsons
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bruce
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Bruce
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Bruce
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bond scoops it up and throws to first, with Bruce covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Parsons
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Parsons
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Parsons
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bond vs. Parsons
Bond hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Parsons
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Parsons
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Bruce
Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonder vs. Bruce
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards right. Staub fields it and throws to second to catch Hickman for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Bruce
Al Jackson pinch runs for Jesse Gonder.
Graham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliot vs. Bruce
Larry Elliot pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Elliot strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Parsons
Hawk Taylor now catching. Bobby Klaus now playing shortstop.
Kasko hits a line drive into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Parsons
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Parsons
Bruce strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bruce
Charley Smith pinch hits for Tom Parsons.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Bruce
Kanehl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bruce
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1964 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Kanehl R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Spangler A, lf 3 0 2 0
Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Christopher J, rf 3 0 0 0 Staub R, rf 3 0 1 0
Altman G, lf 3 0 0 0 Bond W, 1b 2 0 1 1
Hickman J, cf 3 0 1 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gonder J, c 3 0 0 0 Wynn J, cf 3 0 0 0
Jackson A, pr 0 0 0 0 Kasko E, ss 3 0 1 0
Taylor H, c 0 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 0 0 0
Graham W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bruce B, p 3 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 1 0
Elliot L, ph 1 0 0 0
Klaus B, ss 0 0 0 0
Parsons T, p 2 0 0 0
Smith C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 26 1 6 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 000 10x -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Parsons T (L) 8.0 6 1 1 0 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce B (W) 9.0 2 0 0 0 10
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 2, Houston 2
CS -- Spangler A
SF -- Bond W
T -- 1:57
A -- 3085
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