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Astros
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 2, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on May 2, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 2, 1963 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 2, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Nottebart |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Jackson |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 2,020 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Ed Vargo |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Carl Warwick | Left Fielder |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
John Bateman | Catcher |
Don Nottebart | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
Charlie Neal | Third Baseman |
Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
Duke Snider | Left Fielder |
Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
Al Moran | Shortstop |
Larry Burright | Second Baseman |
Al Jackson | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 2, 1963
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Jackson
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Jackson
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Jackson
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Nottebart
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Nottebart
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Nottebart
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Nottebart
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harkness vs. Nottebart
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harkness for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jackson
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Jackson
Goss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hickman who is chasing the ball. Goss reaches third base with a triple. Hickman throws the ball in to Harkness who tags Goss trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Aspromonte goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jackson
Lillis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Nottebart
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Nottebart
Moran hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burright vs. Nottebart
Burright hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Burright reaches third base with a triple. Hickman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Nottebart
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burright scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Nottebart
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Nottebart
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson scores. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Nottebart
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Jackson
Bateman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nottebart vs. Jackson
Nottebart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Jackson
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Nottebart moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Jackson
Runnels is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Jackson
Warwick hits a line drive towards the mound. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Nottebart
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Nottebart
Harkness strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Nottebart
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jackson
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Jackson
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Jackson
Goss hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Jackson
Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Nottebart
J.C. Hartman now playing shortstop. Bob Lillis now playing third base.
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hartman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Nottebart
Burright hits a line drive into left field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Nottebart
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Jackson
Bateman hits a fly ball into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nottebart vs. Jackson
Nottebart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Jackson
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snider. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Jackson
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Nottebart
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nottebart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Nottebart
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Nottebart
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Nottebart
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harkness vs. Nottebart
Harkness hits a line drive into right field. Staub picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Staub. Neal scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hickman vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Hickman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goss. Hickman reaches second base with a double. Snider scores. Harkness goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moran vs. Kemmerer
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lillis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Jackson
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jackson
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartman vs. Jackson
Hartman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Burright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Kemmerer
Burright hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kemmerer
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Hartman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Kemmerer
Coleman hits a line drive into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Jackson
Goss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Jackson
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Jackson
Bateman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Jackson
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer.
Hardy takes first base on ball four. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Jackson
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lillis scores. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Jackson
Runnels hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Cardinal
Conrad Cardinal now pitching.
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Cardinal
Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Cardinal
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Neal moves to third. Kranepool moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Rod Kanehl pinch runs for Duke Snider. Gil Hodges pinch hits for Tim Harkness.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Neal scores. Kranepool moves to third. Kanehl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hickman vs. Woodeshick
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lillis fields it and throws to home to get Kranepool. Kanehl moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moran vs. Woodeshick
There's a wild pitch. Kanehl scores. Hodges moves to third. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moran vs. Woodeshick
Moran strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burright vs. Woodeshick
Burright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Warwick. Burright reaches second base with a double. Hodges scores. Hickman scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cook vs. Woodeshick
Cliff Cook pinch hits for Al Jackson.
Cook hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching. Gil Hodges now playing first base. Rod Kanehl now playing left field.
Warwick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. MacKenzie
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartman vs. MacKenzie
Hartman hits a line drive towards short. Moran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Zachary
Chris Zachary now pitching.
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Zachary
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Zachary
Kranepool hits a line drive into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. MacKenzie
Goss hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. MacKenzie
Lillis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. MacKenzie
Bateman hits a fly ball into left field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. MacKenzie
Jim Campbell pinch hits for Chris Zachary.
Campbell hits a line drive into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. MacKenzie
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. MacKenzie
Runnels strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1963 -- Houston at New York (N) Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Temple J, 2b 5 0 3 1 Coleman C, c 5 0 1 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Neal C, 3b 5 2 4 1 Warwick C, lf 4 0 0 0 Kranepool E, rf 5 0 1 0 Staub R, rf 3 0 0 0 Snider D, lf 4 1 2 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 2 1 1 0 Kanehl R, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Hartman J, ss 2 0 0 0 Harkness T, 1b 3 1 1 1 Goss H, cf 4 1 2 2 Hodges G, ph-1b 0 1 0 1 Lillis B, ss-3b 4 1 2 0 Hickman J, cf 3 2 1 2 Bateman J, c 3 0 0 0 Moran A, ss 4 0 0 0 Nottebart D, p 2 0 0 0 Burright L, 2b 4 1 2 3 Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson A, p 3 1 1 1 Hardy C, ph 0 0 0 0 Cook C, ph 1 0 0 0 Cardinal C, p 0 0 0 0 MacKenzie K, p 0 0 0 0 Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Zachary C, p 0 0 0 0 Campbell J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 37 10 13 9 Houston 010 000 101 -- 3 New York 030 030 40x -- 10 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Nottebart D (L) 4.2 9 6 6 1 2 Kemmerer R 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Cardinal C* 0.0 2 3 3 0 0 Woodeshick H 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Zachary C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jackson A (W) 7.0 5 2 2 3 6 MacKenzie K (S) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Staub R DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 8, New York 5 2B -- Temple J, Hickman J, Burright L 3B -- Goss H, Burright L HR -- Goss H HBP -- by Jackson A (Runnels P) WP -- Woodeshick H T -- 2:44 A -- 2020
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