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Astros
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
June 23, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on June 23, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Hook |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,425 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Shag Crawford |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Spangler | Left Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Carl Warwick | Center Fielder |
| Merritt Ranew | Catcher |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| Joe Christopher | Center Fielder |
| Elio Chacon | Shortstop |
| Jay Hook | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
June 23, 1962
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Hook
Spangler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hook
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Hook
Mejias hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Hook
Larker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Hook
Warwick hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Johnson
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Johnson
Neal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spangler. Neal reaches second base with a double. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantilla vs. Johnson
Mantilla hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Johnson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Neal scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Johnson
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Hook
Ranew hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Christopher who is chasing the ball. Ranew reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aspromonte vs. Hook
Aspromonte hits a line drive towards third. Mantilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lillis vs. Hook
Lillis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Hook
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spangler vs. Hook
Spangler hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Johnson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Johnson
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Johnson
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hook
Goodman hits a line drive into right field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Hook
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Hook
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Hook
Warwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hook vs. Johnson
Hook bunts towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Johnson
Ashburn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Johnson
Neal hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Johnson
Mantilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Johnson
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Johnson
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias who is chasing the ball. Throneberry reaches third base with a triple. Mantilla scores. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Stone
Dean Stone now pitching.
Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Throneberry scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christopher vs. Stone
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chacon vs. Stone
Chacon hits a line drive into left field. Spangler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spangler. Taylor scores. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hook vs. Stone
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Hook
Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hook
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Hook
Lillis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal catches it and throws to first to double up Aspromonte. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Stone
Ashburn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Mejias is chasing the ball. Ashburn rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Stone
Neal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantilla vs. Stone
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone juggles the ball. That's an error on Stone. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Stone
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. Neal scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Stone
Throneberry hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Stone
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Hook
Stone hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Hook
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hook
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Stone
Christopher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Stone
Chacon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hook vs. Stone
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Stone
There's a wild pitch. Hook moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Stone
Ashburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Stone
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Hook
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Hook
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hook
Warwick hits a line drive to right field. The ball gets by Ashburn. Christopher fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Christopher. Warwick moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ranew vs. Hook
Ranew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Warwick scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Hook
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ranew moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillis vs. Hook
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Anderson
Jim Pendleton now playing right field. Pidge Browne now playing first base. Jim Busby now playing center field. John Anderson now pitching. Don B
Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Anderson
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Anderson
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Browne fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Hook
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Hook
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Hook
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Hook
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Hook
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Anderson
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pendleton throws the ball in to Buddin who tags Taylor trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Anderson
Christopher hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Anderson
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Hook
Jim Hickman now playing left field. Gil Hodges now playing first base.
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. Hook
Ranew hits a fly ball into right field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hook
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hickman. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Hook
Hal Smith pinch hits for John Anderson.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hook vs. Tiefenauer
Hal Smith now playing third base. Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching.
Hook hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Tiefenauer
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Hook moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Tiefenauer
Tiefenauer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tiefenauer. Hook moves to third. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neal vs. Tiefenauer
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantilla vs. Tiefenauer
Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hook tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Tiefenauer
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn moves to third. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Tiefenauer
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn scores. Neal moves to third. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Tiefenauer
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Hook
Buddin hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Hook
Spangler hits a line drive into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hook
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1962 -- Houston at New York (D)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Spangler A, lf 5 1 2 1 Ashburn R, rf 4 4 3 3
Goodman B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 2 2 0
Mejias R, rf 3 0 0 0 Mantilla F, 3b 3 1 1 1
Pendleton J, rf 1 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 3 1 1 3
Larker N, 1b 1 0 0 0 Hickman J, lf 1 0 1 0
Browne P, 1b 1 0 0 0 Throneberry M, 1b 4 1 1 2
Warwick C, cf 3 1 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 1 0 0 1
Busby J, cf 1 0 0 0 Taylor S, c 5 1 2 1
Ranew M, c 4 0 2 1 Christopher J, cf 4 1 1 1
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 3 0 Chacon E, ss 4 0 2 1
Tiefenauer B, p 0 0 0 0 Hook J, p 4 2 2 0
Lillis B, ss 2 0 0 0
Anderson J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith H, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 1 0 0 0
Stone D, p 1 0 0 0
Buddin D, ss 1 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 37 13 16 13
Houston 100 001 000 -- 2
New York 206 210 02x -- 13
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 2.1 6 7 7 2 0
Stone D 2.2 6 4 4 0 2
Anderson J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Tiefenauer B 1.0 2 2 2 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hook J (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 0
E -- Spangler A, Stone D, Christopher J, Tiefenauer B
DP -- Houston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Houston 9, New York 5
2B -- Neal C 2, Taylor S, Aspromonte B
3B -- Ranew M, Throneberry M
HR -- Spangler A, Ashburn R 2, Christopher J
SF -- Mantilla F
HBP -- by Hook J (Larker N)
WP -- Stone D
T -- 2:28
A -- 6425
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