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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1964-05-23 · Night game · Colt Stadium · Att: 9457 · wet · 2:04

Houston Colt .45's defeated New York Mets 4–0. Houston Colt .45's put up 2 in the 7th. Ken Johnson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		4	12

W: Ken Johnson L: Craig Anderson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ken Burkhart · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: (none) · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Amado Samuel	3	0	0
Rod Kanehl	3	0	0
Ron Hunt	4	0	1
George Altman	3	0	1
Frank Thomas	3	1	1
Joe Christopher	3	1	1
Charley Smith	3	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	3	1	1
Craig Anderson	2	0	1
Jesse Gonder	1	1	0
Dick Smith	1	1	0
Jim Hickman	1	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Spangler	5	1	3	0	0	0
Bob Lillis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	3	1	1	0	1	0
Walt Bond	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mike White	4	0	1	2	0	0
Bob Aspromonte	4	1	3	1	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jerry Grote	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	3

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Craig Anderson	7.0	11	2	4
Tom Sturdivant	1.0	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Johnson	9.0	5	0	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Amado Samuel: 53
Rod Kanehl: 4/F34D
Ron Hunt: 63

Bot 1

Al Spangler: 7/F
Bob Lillis: 53
Jim Wynn: 63

Top 2

George Altman: K
Frank Thomas: S7/L
Joe Christopher: S9/G.1-3
Charley Smith: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Walt Bond: T9/L
Mike White: 63
Bob Aspromonte: S8/G.3-H
Rusty Staub: 3/G.1-2
Jerry Grote: 9/F

Top 3

Chris Cannizzaro: K
Craig Anderson: K
Amado Samuel: 2/FL

Bot 3

Ken Johnson: K
Al Spangler: S9/L
Bob Lillis: 64(1)/FO
Jim Wynn: 53

Top 4

Rod Kanehl: 6/F
Ron Hunt: K
George Altman: 43

Bot 4

Walt Bond: 3/G
Mike White: 3/G
Bob Aspromonte: S5/L
Rusty Staub: S8/G.1-3
Jerry Grote: W.1-2
Ken Johnson: K/C

Top 5

Frank Thomas: 63
Joe Christopher: 7/F7D
Charley Smith: 7/F

Bot 5

Al Spangler: D9/9L
Bob Lillis: 13/SH.2-3
Jim Wynn: W
Walt Bond: K/DP.3XH(212)

Top 6

Chris Cannizzaro: 7/F
Craig Anderson: 6/L
Amado Samuel: 7/L

Bot 6

Mike White: 8/L
Bob Aspromonte: S7/L
Rusty Staub: S9/G.1-3
Jerry Grote: 5/FL.3-H(E5/TH)(UR);1-2
Ken Johnson: K

Top 7

Rod Kanehl: 63
Ron Hunt: 6/L
George Altman: 7/L

Bot 7

Al Spangler: S8/L
Bob Lillis: 6/F56
Jim Wynn: S7/L.1-2
Walt Bond: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Mike White: S5/G.3-H;2-H
Bob Aspromonte: 8/F

Top 8

Frank Thomas: K
Joe Christopher: K
Charley Smith: K

Bot 8

Rusty Staub: 9/F
Jerry Grote: 63
Ken Johnson: S8/G
Al Spangler: 43

Top 9

Chris Cannizzaro: S6/G
Jesse Gonder: S9/G.1-2
Dick Smith: S4/G.2-3;1-2
Jim Hickman: K/C
Ron Hunt: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

game started at 11pm; first game of DH began at 1:04; there were at least two rain delays, one between games
Al Spangler tried to score on throw back to the mound
bad throw after Bob Aspromonte faked going to HP
the Colts argued that Jesse Gonder interfered with play running to 2B

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