September 19, 1964 New York Mets at Houston Colt .45's Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
MIN 2 WSA 1
@CHW 0
(10) NYY 8
KCA 3 CIN 7
STL 5 STL 2
@CIN 0 HOU 2
NYM 1 LAD 4
PHI 3
(16) CHC 5
@MLN 3 MLN 8
CHC 5 SFG 13
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 4,003

Saturday, September 19, 1964
Time of Game: 2:13

Mets

50-98

Lost 2

10th, 38½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  9  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    2  6  0

W: J Owens (8-7), L: W Hunter (3-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Astros

62-88

Won 3

9th, 27½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kanehl 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .532    0    3   1   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   3   0    0   0  .263  .711    0    7   1   
J Christopher RF              3   1   0   0    1   1  .307  .846    0    3   0   GDP
G Altman LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .232  .593    0    1   0   GDP
J Hickman CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .251  .690    0    3   0   
J Gonder C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .718    0    5   1   GDP
R McMillan SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .506    0    2   3   
B Klaus 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .606    0    2   0   
  L Elliot PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .730    0    0   0   
  W Graham 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .269         0   0   
J Fisher P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .162  .386    0    0   0   
  H Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .601    0    0   0   
  W Hunter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wakefield P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .260         0   0   
Totals                       32   1   9   1    1   6                    26   6

BATTING

TB: E Kranepool 3; G Altman 2; J Gonder; R McMillan; R Kanehl; J Hickman.

GIDP: J Gonder (14); G Altman (6); J Christopher (18).

RBI: J Hickman (52).

2-out RBI: J Hickman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R McMillan-E Kranepool.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Spangler LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .247  .649    0    2   1   
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    2   4   CS
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .204  .581    0    2   0   
W Bond 1B                     2   2   2   0    1   0  .259  .753    0    7   1   SB,HBP
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   3   1    0   0  .281  .729    0    0   0   SH
J Wynn CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .631    0    2   0   GDP,IW
E Kasko SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .592    0    5   3   
J Bateman C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .543    0    7   1   
  N Fox PH                    1   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .644    0    0   0   
T Farrell P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .181    0    0   1   
  H Woodeshick P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  J Owens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .250         0   0   
Totals                       29   2   6   2    4   5                    27  11

BATTING

SH: B Aspromonte (6, off B Wakefield).

IBB: J Wynn (2, by B Wakefield).

HBP: W Bond (8, by J Fisher).

TB: B Aspromonte 3; W Bond 2; N Fox.

GIDP: J Wynn (4).

RBI: B Aspromonte (66); N Fox (28).

2-out RBI: N Fox; B Aspromonte.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Morgan-E Kasko-W Bond 2; E Kasko-J Morgan-W Bond.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Bond (2, 2nd base off J Fisher/J Gonder).

CS: J Morgan (1, 2nd base by W Hunter/J Gonder).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Fisher                       7     5   1   1    1   4   0   4.17   27     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 5     66    -     1.09   0.15
W Hunter, L (3-2)              1     0   1   1    2   1   0   4.10    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.88  -0.05
B Wakefield                    0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.39    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-1    3.75  -0.30
Totals                         8.2   6   2   2    4   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 6          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Farrell                      8.1   7   1   1    1   5   0   3.22   30     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 3· 7     69    -     1.53   0.41
H Woodeshick, H (4)            0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.87    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    6.05   0.13
J Owens, BS (3), W (8-7)       0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.30    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    5.01  -0.25
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   6   0          33     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 3· 9          4-1

W Hunter faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Fisher (5).

IBB: B Wakefield (5; J Wynn).

HBP: J Fisher (10; W Bond).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Bill Jackowski.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 4,003.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. R Kanehl             2B    1. A Spangler           LF 
2. E Kranepool          1B    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. J Christopher        RF    3. R Staub              RF 
4. G Altman             LF    4. W Bond               1B 
5. J Hickman            CF    5. B Aspromonte         3B 
6. J Gonder             C     6. J Wynn               CF 
7. R McMillan           SS    7. E Kasko              SS 
8. B Klaus              3B    8. J Bateman            C  
9. J Fisher             P     9. T Farrell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  1-1  12-      40% 100% N Fox           B Wakefield     Single to LF; Bond Scores; Wynn to 2B
   t 9   2  1-0  12-     -35%  52% J Hickman       J Owens         Single to CF; Christopher Scores; Altman to 2B
   b 6   2  0-0  --3      18%  74% B Aspromonte    J Fisher        Single to CF; Bond Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1-3     -15%  54% J Wynn          J Fisher        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Bond stays at 3B
   t 4   1  0-0  1-3      15%  56% G Altman        T Farrell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Kanehl        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  E Kranepool     Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  J Christopher   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  A Spangler      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  R Staub         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Altman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  J Hickman       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      55%  J Gonder        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  W Bond          Hit By Pitch
          1--      69%  B Aspromonte    Single to CF; Bond to 3B
   OO     1-3      54%  J Wynn          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Bond stays at 3B
   O      --3      50%  E Kasko         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  R McMillan      Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  B Klaus         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Fisher        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J Bateman       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Farrell       Strikeout
          ---      52%  A Spangler      Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  R Kanehl        Single to RF
          1--      39%  E Kranepool     Single to RF; Kanehl to 2B
   O      12-      41%  J Christopher   Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kanehl to 3B
   OO     1-3      56%  G Altman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Staub         Strikeout
          ---      56%  W Bond          Single to CF
          1--      60%  B Aspromonte    Single to RF; Bond to 2B
   O      12-      56%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bond to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  E Kasko         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Hickman       Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Gonder        Single to CF
          1--      45%  R McMillan      Single to CF; Gonder to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Klaus         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      56%  J Fisher        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  T Farrell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  A Spangler      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Kanehl        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      55%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  J Christopher   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      52%  R Staub         Strikeout
          ---      53%  W Bond          Single to CF
          1--      55%  B Aspromonte    Bond Steals 2B
          -2-      56%  " "             Wild Pitch; Bond to 3B
   R      --3      74%  " "             Single to CF; Bond Scores
   O      1--      72%  J Wynn          Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Turk Farrell facing 4-5-6
          ---      64%  G Altman        Single to LF
   O      1--      71%  J Hickman       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      81%  J Gonder        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Fisher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  E Kasko         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  J Bateman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  T Farrell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Turk Farrell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
                  Larry Elliot pinch hits for Bobby Klaus batting 8th
   O      ---      86%  L Elliot        Strikeout
                  Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Jack Fisher batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  H Taylor        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willard Hunter facing 1-2-3
                  Willard Hunter replaces Hawk Taylor pitching and batting 9th; Wayne Graham replaces Larry Elliot playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      87%  A Spangler      Strikeout
          ---      88%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      86%  R Staub         Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      86%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Turk Farrell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  R Kanehl        Lineout: SS
          ---      84%  E Kranepool     Single to RF
          1--      73%  J Christopher   Walk; Kranepool to 2B
                  Hal Woodeshick replaces Turk Farrell pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      87%  G Altman        Single to LF; Kranepool out at Hm/LF-C; Christopher to 2B
                  Jim Owens replaces Hal Woodeshick pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      52%  J Hickman       Single to CF; Christopher Scores; Altman to 2B
   O      12-      62%  J Gonder        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Willard Hunter facing 4-5-6
          ---      70%  W Bond          Walk
                  Bill Wakefield replaces Willard Hunter pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      69%  B Aspromonte    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bond to 2B
          -2-      70%  J Wynn          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      60%  E Kasko         Flyball: RF
                  Nellie Fox pinch hits for John Bateman batting 8th
   R      12-     100%  N Fox           Single to LF; Bond Scores; Wynn to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation