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Astros
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
September 15, 1963
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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 September 15, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1963 |
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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 | September 15, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Zachary |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Hook |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 9,951 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Lee Weyer |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Howie Goss | Center Fielder |
Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
John Weekly | Left Fielder |
Carl Warwick | Right Fielder |
Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Chris Zachary | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cleon Jones | Center Fielder |
Pumpsie Green | Third Baseman |
Jim Hickman | Left Fielder |
Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
Chico Fernandez | Second Baseman |
Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
Norm Sherry | Catcher |
Al Moran | Shortstop |
Jay Hook | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
September 15, 1963
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Hook
Goss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hook
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weekly vs. Hook
Weekly hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Zachary
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Zachary
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Zachary
Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hook
Warwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Hook
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Warwick moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Hook
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Warwick scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hook
Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Zachary
Harkness hits a line drive towards first. Staub reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Zachary
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Zachary
Kranepool 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Hook
Lillis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Hook
Zachary hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Hook
Goss is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Zachary
Sherry hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Zachary
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hook vs. Zachary
Hook bunts towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Zachary
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hook
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weekly vs. Hook
Weekly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hook
Warwick hits a popup towards third. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hook
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hook
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hook
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Hook
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Zachary
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Zachary
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Weekly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Zachary
Harkness takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Zachary
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Hook
Zachary hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Hook
Goss hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harkness settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hook
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weekly vs. Hook
Weekly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Zachary
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Zachary
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Zachary
Moran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hook vs. Zachary
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Zachary
Duke Snider pinch hits for Cleon Jones.
Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warwick vs. Hook
Joe Hicks now playing center field.
Warwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Hook
Staub hits a popup towards first. Harkness settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hook
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Zachary
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Zachary
Hickman hits a line drive into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Zachary
Harkness hits a fly ball into center field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Zachary
Fernandez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hook
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Hook
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Hook
Johnny Temple pinch hits for Chris Zachary.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green fields it and throws to first for the out. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goss vs. Hook
Goss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Woodeshick
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Norm Sherry.
Christopher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Woodeshick
Moran is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Woodeshick
Dick Smith pinch hits for Jay Hook.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Powell
Chris Cannizzaro now catching. Joe Christopher now playing right field. Grover Powell now pitching.
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hickman. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weekly vs. Powell
There's a wild pitch. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weekly vs. Powell
Weekly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warwick vs. Powell
There's a wild pitch. Weekly moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warwick vs. Powell
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Powell
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Powell
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Woodeshick
Hicks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Woodeshick
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Woodeshick
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Woodeshick
Harkness strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Powell
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Powell
Lillis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodeshick vs. Powell
Woodeshick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Powell
Goss hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Woodeshick
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Woodeshick
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Grover Powell.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Woodeshick
Christopher strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/1963, game 2 -- Houston at New York (D) Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Goss H, cf 5 0 0 0 Jones C, cf 2 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 2 3 0 Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0 Weekly J, lf 4 1 2 3 Hicks J, cf 1 0 0 0 Warwick C, rf 4 1 2 0 Green P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Staub R, 1b 4 1 2 1 Hickman J, lf 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 0 0 Harkness T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Fernandez C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lillis B, ss 4 0 1 0 Kranepool E, rf 3 0 0 0 Zachary C, p 2 0 0 0 Powell G, p 0 0 0 0 Temple J, ph 1 0 0 0 Thomas F, ph 1 0 0 0 Woodeshick H, p 1 0 0 0 Sherry N, c 2 0 0 0 Christopher J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Moran A, ss 2 0 1 0 Hook J, p 1 0 1 0 Smith D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 11 4 29 0 3 0 Houston 010 300 010 -- 5 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Zachary C (W) 6.0 3 0 0 2 2 Woodeshick H (S) 3.0 0 0 0 2 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hook J (L) 7.0 8 4 4 1 2 Powell G 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 DP -- New York 2 LOB -- Houston 5, New York 7 2B -- Runnels P HR -- Weekly J, Staub R SH -- Hook J WP -- Powell G 2 T -- 2:16 A -- 9951
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