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September 18, 1962

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

Sammy Drake Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .211
OBP .333 .286
At Bats 3 19
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 2

Ken Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 15 0
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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1962
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Strikeout
Ken Johnson
Hal Smith
Norm Larker
Joey Amalfitano
Bob Aspromonte
Bob Lillis
Jim Pendleton
Carl Warwick
Roman Mejias
Sammy Drake
Joe Christopher

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 10 0 10
New York Mets 2 6 3 5
Winning Pitcher Ken Johnson
Losing Pitcher Al Jackson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joey Amalfitano
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Drake strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Christopher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
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.