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Astros
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
July 15, 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 July 15, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Nottebart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,505 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Mel Steiner |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Carl Warwick | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Shortstop |
| Jim Campbell | Catcher |
| Bob Lillis | Second Baseman |
| Don Nottebart | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Kanehl | First Baseman |
| Joe Hicks | Center Fielder |
| Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Third Baseman |
| Norm Sherry | Catcher |
| Larry Burright | Second Baseman |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1963
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Craig
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Craig
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Craig
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. Spangler moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warwick vs. Craig
Warwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spangler scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Craig
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Craig
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Craig
Campbell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching.
Lillis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Nottebart
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels juggles the ball. That's an error on Runnels. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Nottebart
Hicks hits a fly ball into left field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Nottebart
Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Nottebart
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nottebart vs. MacKenzie
Nottebart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacKenzie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. MacKenzie
Spangler hits a line drive towards short. Moran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. MacKenzie
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Nottebart
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Nottebart
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Nottebart covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Nottebart
Burright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Nottebart
Moran is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. MacKenzie
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. MacKenzie
Warwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. MacKenzie
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. MacKenzie
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacKenzie vs. Nottebart
MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Nottebart
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Nottebart
Hicks hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. MacKenzie
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. MacKenzie
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacKenzie fields it and throws to first for the out. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nottebart vs. MacKenzie
Nottebart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campbell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. MacKenzie
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright misplays the ball. That's an error on Burright. Nottebart moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. MacKenzie
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nottebart moves to third. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aspromonte vs. MacKenzie
Aspromonte is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Warwick vs. MacKenzie
Warwick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Nottebart
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nottebart
Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Nottebart
Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherry vs. Nottebart
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. MacKenzie
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. MacKenzie
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. MacKenzie
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillis vs. MacKenzie
Lillis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub scores. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nottebart vs. Cisco
Galen Cisco now pitching.
Nottebart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn scores. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spangler vs. Cisco
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Nottebart
Burright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Nottebart
Moran strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cisco vs. Nottebart
Cisco strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Nottebart
Kanehl is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Cisco
Runnels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Burright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Cisco
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Cisco
Warwick is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Nottebart
Howie Goss now playing center field. Rusty Staub now playing first base. Al Spangler now playing left field. Carl Warwick now playing right field.
Hicks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Nottebart
Christopher hits a line drive into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nottebart
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Cisco
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, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cisco
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Cisco
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Cisco
Lillis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nottebart vs. Cisco
Nottebart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Nottebart
Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Nottebart
Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Norm Sherry.
Gonder hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Nottebart
Burright hits a line drive into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Cisco
Choo Choo Coleman now catching.
Spangler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Cisco
Goss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Burright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Cisco
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Cisco
Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Nottebart
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Nottebart
Duke Snider pinch hits for Galen Cisco.
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Nottebart
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Powell
Grover Powell now pitching.
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Powell
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Powell
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Powell
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Powell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Nottebart
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields the ball and throws to Nottebart covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Nottebart
Christopher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Nottebart
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Wynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Hickman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1963, game 2 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Spangler A, cf-lf 5 1 1 0 Kanehl R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Runnels P, 1b 4 1 2 0 Hicks J, cf 4 0 1 0
Goss H, cf 1 0 0 0 Christopher J, rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Thomas F, lf 4 0 1 0
Warwick C, lf-rf 4 1 1 1 Hickman J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Staub R, rf-1b 5 2 2 1 Sherry N, c 2 0 0 0
Wynn J, ss 5 1 2 0 Gonder J, ph 1 0 0 0
Campbell J, c 4 2 1 3 Coleman C, c 0 0 0 0
Lillis B, 2b 5 0 2 1 Burright L, 2b 3 0 2 0
Nottebart D, p 4 0 1 2 Moran A, ss 3 0 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 Craig R, p 0 0 0 0
MacKenzie K, p 1 0 0 0
Cisco G, p 1 0 0 0
Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Powell G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 8 13 8 32 0 4 0
Houston 500 120 000 -- 8
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart D (W) 8.2 4 0 0 0 6
Woodeshick H (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R (L) 0.2 5 5 5 0 0
MacKenzie K 3.2 5 3 2 1 4
Cisco G 3.2 2 0 0 1 2
Powell G 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Runnels P, Burright L
LOB -- Houston 9, New York 5
2B -- Thomas F
HR -- Campbell J
PB -- Sherry N
T -- 2:22
A -- 6505
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