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Miley BB CD 1962 Mets-Colt .45s 5/21
Called by Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy

The first game between these two teams played in Houston is a  tense affair.  Tied 2-2 from the third inning on, the Colt .45s score the winning run in the 8th on a leadoff triple by Jim Pendleton and a sacrifice fly by Roman Mejias.

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Houston Colt .45s 3, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Monday, May 21, 1962 (N) at Colt Stadium

NY  N    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
HOU N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 9 1
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hickman cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Landrith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chacon ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 3
Christopher rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Thomas lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
Bouchee 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 8 3
Neal 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 5
Mantilla 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
Taylor c 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
Kanehl pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hillman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Mizell p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Ashburn ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 7 24 16
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Neal-Chacon-Bouchee, Mantilla-Neal-Bouchee.
E: Taylor 2 (2).
PB: Taylor (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Christopher (1,off Golden).
SF: Taylor (2,off Golden).
GDP: Thomas (4,off Golden).
Team LOB: 9.
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Spangler lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 5 0
Goodman 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
Pendleton ph,3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mejias rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Larker 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Warwick cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
Smith c 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
Aspromonte 2b,ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
Buddin ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
Lillis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golden p 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 9 3 4 0 27 6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Goodman-Aspromonte-Larker.
E: Golden (1).
BATTING - 
3B: Buddin (1,off Hillman); Pendleton (1,off Mizell).
SH: Goodman (1,off Mizell).
SF: Mejias (2,off Mizell).
GDP: Larker (2,off Mizell); Smith (5,off Mizell).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Spangler (2,2nd base off Hillman/Taylor); Aspromonte (3,2nd base off Mizell/Taylor).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hillman 2.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 12
Mizell L(1-2) 5.1 5 1 1 4 0 0 22
Totals 8 9 3 3 4 0 0 34
Inherited Runners - Scored: Mizell 1-0.
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Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Golden W(2-1) 9 7 2 1 4 7 0 38
WP: Golden (2).
Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Al Forman, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Jackowski