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September 18, 1962

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Mets 2 5 3
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Astros 6 10 0
Mets 2 6 3

Joe Christopher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .241
OBP .333 .331
At Bats 3 232
Hits 1 56
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 27

Ken Johnson Season Stats

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6 15 0
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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1962
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Single
Ken Johnson
Hal Smith
Norm Larker
Joey Amalfitano
Bob Aspromonte
Bob Lillis
Jim Pendleton
Carl Warwick
Roman Mejias
Joe Christopher
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Christopher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 9 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mejias hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Amalfitano scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Mantilla. Amalfitano moves to third. Larker moves to second.
Top 9 Warwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Larker takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Pendleton bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 9 Craig Anderson now pitching. Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon misplays the ball. That's an error on Chacon.
Bottom 8 Mantilla hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Chacon hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Al Jackson. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Top 8 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mejias hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Drake is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Christopher hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Warwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Amalfitano scores. Pendleton moves to second.
Top 7 Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 7 Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Johnson moves to second.
Top 7 Lillis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drake settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Jackson juggles the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Mejias scores. Smith moves to second.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second.
Top 7 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Throneberry strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mantilla is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mejias throws the ball in to Amalfitano who tags Coleman trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Warwick strikes out.
Top 6 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Amalfitano covering, for the out. Christopher scores. Drake moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hickman bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Christopher moves to third. Drake moves to second.
Bottom 5 Drake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 5 Christopher bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Amalfitano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher. Amalfitano reaches second base with a double. Lillis moves to third.
Top 5 Lillis bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mejias scores.
Top 5 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mejias hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Mejias reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Throneberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a popup towards the mound. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Warwick takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Top 4 Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chacon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hickman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lillis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher. Lillis reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Drake hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Christopher strikes out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Throneberry. The throw from Smith and he is out, Amalfitano applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Throneberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a line drive towards short. Chacon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Warwick hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Chacon hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Amalfitano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher. Amalfitano reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Lillis hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.