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MIN
@BAL		5
1
KCA
@BOS		4
5
WSA
@CHW		2
14
DET
@CLE		9
11
LAA
@NYY		9
5
CHC
@CIN		5
3
NYM
@HOU		4
8
NYM
@HOU		0
4
PHI
@LAD		4
2		 
(14)
STL
@MLN		4
8
PIT
@SFG		9
2
Saturday, May 23, 1964 11:00PM
, Colt Stadium
Attendance: 9,457, Time of Game: 2:04
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Mets
0
11-27
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
10th, 12½ GB
 at Colts
4
18-22
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
7th, 6½ GB
W: Ken Johnson (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Colts           0  1  0   0  0  1   2  0  X    4 12  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Amado Samuel SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .359 -0.048 0.66 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 1 4
   Dick Smith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .573 0.076 1.46 0.076 0.000 0.8
Rod Kanehl CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .728 -0.073 1.01 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 2 0
   Jim Hickman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .495 -0.061 3.08 0.000 -0.061 -0.8
Ron Hunt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .802 -0.124 1.03 0.000 -0.124 -1.8 1 1 GDP
George Altman LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .549 -0.046 0.63 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 1 0
Frank Thomas 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .644 -0.015 0.77 0.026 -0.041 -0.2 11 0
Joe Christopher RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .313 .850 0.046 0.79 0.073 -0.026 0.4 2 0
Charley Smith 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .543 -0.140 0.93 0.000 -0.140 -1.3 1 2 GDP
Chris Cannizzaro C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .775 -0.045 0.93 0.015 -0.061 -0.0 5 1
Craig Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.041 0.86 0.000 -0.041 -0.3 0 2
   Tom Sturdivant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jesse Gonder PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .322 .862 0.035 0.67 0.035 0.000 0.6
Team Totals 30 0 5 0 0 8 .167 .333 -0.436 0.94 0.225 -0.661 -3.8 24 10
TB: J Gonder; F Thomas; D Smith; C Cannizzaro; J Christopher.
GIDP: R Hunt (8); C Smith (6).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Cannizzaro-C Anderson-C Cannizzaro.
E: C Smith (7).

Houston Colts

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Spangler LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .503 0.028 0.74 0.094 -0.066 0.4 5 0 2B
Bob Lillis SS-2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .491 -0.056 0.83 0.000 -0.056 -0.9 3 4 SH
Jim Wynn CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .230 .688 -0.004 0.76 0.025 -0.029 0.3 0 0
Walt Bond RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .257 .828 0.012 1.08 0.105 -0.093 -0.2 0 0 3B
   Eddie Kasko SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .515 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Mike White 2B-RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .327 .733 -0.012 0.82 0.069 -0.080 0.9 2 2
Bob Aspromonte 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .263 .614 0.094 0.66 0.096 -0.002 0.7 0 2
Rusty Staub 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .208 .526 0.071 0.70 0.086 -0.014 0.5 7 0
Jerry Grote C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .135 .470 0.028 1.14 0.057 -0.029 0.0 9 0
Ken Johnson P 4 0 1 0 0 3 .045 .170 -0.099 1.01 0.000 -0.100 -1.1 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 12 3 2 4 .353 .830 0.062 0.83 0.532 -0.469 0.6 27 9
2B: A Spangler (3, off C Anderson).
3B: W Bond (2, off C Anderson).
SH: B Lillis (3, off C Anderson).
TB: A Spangler 4; B Aspromonte 3; W Bond 3; R Staub 2; J Wynn; M White; K Johnson.
RBI: M White 2 (11); B Aspromonte (8).
2-out RBI: M White 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Aspromonte-M White-R Staub; B Lillis-E Kasko-R Staub.

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Craig Anderson, L (0-1) 7 11 4 3 2 4 0 3.27 33 43 -0.064 0.92 -1.0
Tom Sturdivant 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.91 4 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.4
Team Totals 8 12 4 3 2 4 0 3.38 37 43 0 0 -0.062 0.94 -0.6

Houston Colts

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Johnson, W (4-4) 9 5 0 0 0 8 0 2.66 30 85 0.437 0.94 3.8
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 0 8 0 0.00 30 85 0.437 0.83 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - (none), 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 9,457.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Houston Colts
1 Amado Samuel SS 1 Al Spangler LF
2 Rod Kanehl CF 2 Bob Lillis SS
3 Ron Hunt 2B 3 Jim Wynn CF
4 George Altman LF 4 Walt Bond RF
5 Frank Thomas 1B 5 Mike White 2B
6 Joe Christopher RF 6 Bob Aspromonte 3B
7 Charley Smith 3B 7 Rusty Staub 1B
8 Chris Cannizzaro C 8 Jerry Grote C
9 Craig Anderson P 9 Ken Johnson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 1-3 OO NYM C. Smith K. Johnson 12% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b5 1-0 1 1-3 OO HOU W. Bond C. Anderson -11% 68% Double Play: Strikeout; Spangler out at Hm/C-P-C
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU W. Bond C. Anderson 11% 65% Triple to RF (Line Drive)
t9 0-4 1 123 OO NYM R. Hunt K. Johnson 8% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 0-4 0 12- NYM D. Smith K. Johnson -8% 86% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Cannizzaro to 3B; Gonder to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM A. Samuel K. Johnson 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM R. Kanehl K. Johnson 1% 54% Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYM R. Hunt K. Johnson 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Anderson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU A. Spangler C. Anderson -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Lillis C. Anderson -1% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn C. Anderson -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM G. Altman K. Johnson 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- NYM F. Thomas K. Johnson -3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 1 1-- NYM J. Christopher K. Johnson -7% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Thomas to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 OO NYM C. Smith K. Johnson 12% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Anderson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU W. Bond C. Anderson 11% 65% Triple to RF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 --3 O HOU M. White C. Anderson -5% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --3 R HOU B. Aspromonte C. Anderson 6% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bond Scores
b2 1-0 1 1-- O HOU R. Staub C. Anderson -1% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Aspromonte to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- O HOU J. Grote C. Anderson -3% 63% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O NYM C. Cannizzaro K. Johnson 3% 65% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O NYM C. Anderson K. Johnson 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O NYM A. Samuel K. Johnson 1% 68% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Craig Anderson facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O HOU K. Johnson C. Anderson -2% 66% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- HOU A. Spangler C. Anderson 2% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 1-0 1 1-- O HOU B. Lillis C. Anderson -2% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 1-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Wynn C. Anderson -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O NYM R. Kanehl K. Johnson 3% 67% Flyball: SS
t4 0-1 1 --- O NYM R. Hunt K. Johnson 2% 69% Strikeout
t4 0-1 2 --- O NYM G. Altman K. Johnson 1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Colts Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Craig Anderson facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O HOU W. Bond C. Anderson -2% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1-0 1 --- O HOU M. White C. Anderson -1% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1-0 2 --- HOU B. Aspromonte C. Anderson 1% 68% Single to 3B (Line Drive)
b4 1-0 2 1-- HOU R. Staub C. Anderson 2% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Aspromonte to 3B
b4 1-0 2 1-3 HOU J. Grote C. Anderson 2% 72% Walk; Staub to 2B
b4 1-0 2 123 O HOU K. Johnson C. Anderson -6% 66% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O NYM F. Thomas K. Johnson 3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O NYM J. Christopher K. Johnson 2% 71% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 0-1 2 --- O NYM C. Smith K. Johnson 1% 72% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Colts Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Craig Anderson facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- HOU A. Spangler C. Anderson 6% 78% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b5 1-0 0 -2- O HOU B. Lillis C. Anderson -1% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Spangler to 3B
b5 1-0 1 --3 HOU J. Wynn C. Anderson 1% 79% Walk
b5 1-0 1 1-3 OO HOU W. Bond C. Anderson -11% 68% Double Play: Strikeout; Spangler out at Hm/C-P-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- O NYM C. Cannizzaro K. Johnson 4% 72% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 --- O NYM C. Anderson K. Johnson 2% 74% Lineout: SS
t6 0-1 2 --- O NYM A. Samuel K. Johnson 2% 76% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Colts Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Craig Anderson facing 5-6-7
b6 1-0 0 --- O HOU M. White C. Anderson -2% 74% Lineout: CF
b6 1-0 1 --- HOU B. Aspromonte C. Anderson 2% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 1-0 1 1-- HOU R. Staub C. Anderson 6% 82% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Aspromonte to 3B
b6 1-0 1 1-3 RO HOU J. Grote C. Anderson 4% 86% Foul Flyball: 3B; Aspromonte Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Staub to 2B
b6 2-0 2 -2- O HOU K. Johnson C. Anderson -2% 84% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 2.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 2-3-4
t7 0-2 0 --- O NYM R. Kanehl K. Johnson 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O NYM R. Hunt K. Johnson 2% 89% Lineout: SS
t7 0-2 2 --- O NYM G. Altman K. Johnson 1% 90% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Colts Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Craig Anderson facing 1-2-3
b7 2-0 0 --- HOU A. Spangler C. Anderson 1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 2-0 0 1-- O HOU B. Lillis C. Anderson -1% 90% Flyball: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b7 2-0 1 1-- HOU J. Wynn C. Anderson 1% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Spangler to 2B
b7 2-0 1 12- O HOU W. Bond C. Anderson -1% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Spangler to 3B; Wynn to 2B
b7 2-0 2 -23 RR HOU M. White C. Anderson 7% 97% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Spangler Scores; Wynn Scores
b7 4-0 2 1-- O HOU B. Aspromonte C. Anderson -0% 97% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 5-6-7
Bob Lillis moves from SS to 2B
Eddie Kasko replaces Walt Bond (RF) playing SS batting 4th
Mike White moves from 2B to RF
t8 0-4 0 --- O NYM F. Thomas K. Johnson 1% 98% Strikeout
t8 0-4 1 --- O NYM J. Christopher K. Johnson 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 0-4 2 --- O NYM C. Smith K. Johnson 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Colts Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Tom Sturdivant facing 7-8-9
Tom Sturdivant replaces Craig Anderson pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-0 0 --- O HOU R. Staub T. Sturdivant -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 4-0 1 --- O HOU J. Grote T. Sturdivant -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-0 2 --- HOU K. Johnson T. Sturdivant 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 4-0 2 1-- O HOU A. Spangler T. Sturdivant -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 4.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
t9 0-4 0 --- NYM C. Cannizzaro K. Johnson -2% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant (P) batting 9th
t9 0-4 0 1-- NYM J. Gonder K. Johnson -3% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cannizzaro to 2B
Dick Smith pinch hits for Amado Samuel (SS) batting 1st
t9 0-4 0 12- NYM D. Smith K. Johnson -8% 86% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Cannizzaro to 3B; Gonder to 2B
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Rod Kanehl (CF) batting 2nd
t9 0-4 0 123 O NYM J. Hickman K. Johnson 6% 92% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-4 1 123 OO NYM R. Hunt K. Johnson 8% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Colts 4.

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