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Miley BB CD 1963 Colt .45s-Mets 7/14
 Called by Ralph Kiner, Rob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson

Al Spangler leads off the game with a home run, helping the Colt .45s take a 7 run first inning lead.  Hal Brown pitches the complete game victory as the Mets lose their 15th consecutive game.  The game is called after 8 innings due to rain.

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Houston Colt .45s 8, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Sunday, July 14, 1963 (D) at Polo Grounds V

HOU N    7  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  -   8  7  0
NY N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 9 1
BATTING
Houston Colt .45s            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Spangler lf 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 0
Temple 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fazio pr,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Runnels 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
Warwick ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Staub rf,1b 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
Wynn ss 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 1
Goss cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Bateman c 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 0
Brown p 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Totals 32 8 7 8 5 3 21 6
BATTING - 
3B: Bateman (1,off Rowe).
HR: Spangler (2,1st inning off Cisco 0 on 0 out); Wynn (1,5th inning off Rowe
0 on 1 out).
HBP: Staub (3,by Rowe).
Team LOB: 6.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Hickman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 5
Snider rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Gonder c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Coleman c 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 0
Harkness 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Hicks cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Burright ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
Cisco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rowe p 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 9 3 2 3 24 8
FIELDING - 
E: Burright (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Hicks (1,off Brown).
HR: Thomas (8,8th inning off Brown 1 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Colt .45s            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Brown W(3-4) 7 9 3 3 2 3 1 32
Brown faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cisco L(4-7) 0 2 5 4 2 0 1 5
Rowe 8 5 3 3 3 3 1 33
Totals 8 7 8 7 5 3 2 38
Cisco faced 5 batters in the 1st inning
HBP: Rowe (1,Staub).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Rowe 3-3.
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Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Shag Crawford