Previous Game:
September 20, 1962
Colt .45's 7, Mets 2
1962 Regular Season Game 153
September 20, 1962
Colt .45's 5, Mets 4
Next Game:
September 21, 1962
Mets 4, Cubs 1
Click to view scorecard

National League Standings, September 20, 1962

Box Score Game Memories Scorecard Mets Stats
Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup
ss
Chacon Elio
Chacon
3b
Drake Sammy
Drake
rf
Christopher Joe
Christopher
lf
Thomas Frank
Thomas
c
Taylor Sammy
Taylor
1b
Hodges Gil
Hodges
cf
Hickman Jim
Hickman
2b
Kanehl Rod
Kanehl
p
Craig Roger
Craig
September 20, 1962, Polo Grounds, New York, NY

Houston Colt .45's 5, New York Mets 4

Colt .45's ab r hbibbso
J.C. Hartman ss 3 0 0 0 0 2
- Merritt Ranew ph 1 0 0 0 0 0
- George Williams 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0
Al Spangler cf 5 0 0 0 1 2
Dave Roberts lf-1b 6 0 1 0 0 1
Norm Larker 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0
- Jim Pendleton pr-lf 2 1 0 0 0 0
Roman Mejias rf 6 1 2 0 0 1
Bob Aspromonte 3b-ss 6 2 5 1 0 0
Hal Smith c 5 1 3 3 1 1
Joey Amalfitano 2b-3b 5 0 1 1 0 1
Turk Farrell p 2 0 0 0 0 1
- Billy Goodman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0
- Don McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Johnny Temple ph 1 0 0 0 0 0
- Russ Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Elio Chacon ss 6 0 0 0 0 1 .234
Sammy Drake 3b 4 0 0 1 1 1 .212
- Choo Choo Coleman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Joe Christopher rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Frank Thomas lf 3 2 2 3 0 0 .264
- Rick Herrscher lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .190
Sammy Taylor c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226
- Chris Cannizzaro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238
Gil Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .252
Jim Hickman cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .252
Rod Kanehl 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .252
Roger Craig p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .053
- Richie Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307
- Craig Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097
- Marv Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244
- Ray Daviault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
- Felix Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Houston Colt .45's 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 13 2
New York Mets 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1

Houston Colt .45's ip h rer bbso
Turk Farrell 6.0 4 4 4 2 6
Don McMahon 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Russ Kemmerer (W) 4.0 2 0 0 1 1
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Roger Craig 7.0 6 3 3 0 7 4.43
Craig Anderson 2.0 3 1 1 2 2 5.64
Ray Daviault (L,1-5) 3.0 4 1 1 1 0 6.35

Errors: Craig Anderson (1), J.C. Hartman.
WP: Ray Daviault.
2B: Rod Kanehl (10), Roman Mejias.
HR: Frank Thomas 2 (32), Hal Smith.
SH: Roger Craig.









Meet the Mets
  • All-Time Roster
  • Mug Shots
  • Player Awards
  • Transactions
  • Managers and Coaches
  • Mets Staff
  • Birthplaces
  • Oldest Living Mets
  • Necrology
  • Games
  • Game Results
  • Walkoff Wins and Losses
  • Post-Season Games
  • No-Hitters and One-Hitters
  • All-Star Games
  • Opponents and Ballparks
  • Daily Standings
  • Yearly Finishes
  • Mayor's Trophy Games
  • Stats
  • Interactive Statistics
  • Team Leaders
  • Decade Leaders
  • Metscellaneous
  • Fan Memories
  • Mets Uniforms
  • Uniform Numbers
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • FAQ



  • Copyright 1999-2024, The Ultimate Mets Database