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September 18, 1962

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Top 7 R H E
Astros 8 11 0
Mets 3 3 0
Top 7 R H E
Astros 8 11 0
Mets 3 3 0

Merritt Ranew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .234
OBP 1.000 .284
At Bats 2 201
Hits 2 47
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 2 21

Willard Hunter Season Stats

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1 5 0
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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1962
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Strikeout
Willard Hunter
Chris Cannizzaro
Marv Throneberry
Sammy Drake
Rod Kanehl
Elio Chacon
Frank Thomas
Jim Hickman
Joe Christopher
Merritt Ranew
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ranew strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Willard Hunter now pitching. Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chacon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Ray Daviault. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Kemmerer covering, for the out. Drake moves to third. Cannizzaro moves to second.
Bottom 6 Russ Kemmerer now pitching. Cannizzaro takes first base on ball four. Drake moves to second.
Bottom 6 Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Christopher scores. Hickman scores.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Christopher moves to third. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Christopher moves to second.
Bottom 6 Christopher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomas strikes out.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lillis scores. Spangler scores.
Top 6 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daviault fields it and throws to first for the out. Lillis moves to third. Spangler moves to second.
Top 6 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spangler takes first base on ball four. Lillis moves to second.
Top 6 Ray Daviault now pitching. Lillis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kanehl hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Larry Foss. Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Cannizzaro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ranew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Amalfitano hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aspromonte tags and scores.
Top 5 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Aspromonte reaches third base with a triple. Mejias goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kanehl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drake scoops it up and throws to first, with Foss covering, for the out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Drake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out.
Top 4 Lillis bunts towards the mound. Foss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Drott hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ranew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Amalfitano reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Kanehl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Chacon strikes out.
Top 3 Mejias strikes out.
Top 3 Larker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Larker reaches second base with a double. Spangler goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drake settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lillis hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Drott bunts in front of the plate. Cannizzaro fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 2 Ranew is hit by the pitch. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 2 Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas throws the ball in to Chacon who tags Aspromonte trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 1 There go the runners. All runners are safe.
Bottom 1 Christopher takes first base on ball four. Chacon moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Chacon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Throneberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kanehl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ranew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Chacon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mejias hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Roberts takes first base on ball four. Spangler moves to second.
Top 1 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lillis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drake settles under it and makes the catch for the out.