Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 2, 1965 - Box Score

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September 1, 1965
Astros 8, Mets 5 1965 Regular Season Game 137
September 2, 1965
Astros 4, Mets 3 Next Game:
September 3, 1965
Mets 6, Cardinals 3

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National League Standings, September 2, 1965

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Mets Starting Lineup

2b
Ron
Hunt ss
Roy
McMillan 1b
Ed
Kranepool 3b
Charley
Smith cf
Johnny
Lewis lf
Ron
Swoboda rf
Joe
Christopher c
John
Stephenson p
Jack
Fisher

September 2, 1965, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3

Astros ab r h bi bb so

Lee Maye lf 5 0 4 0 0 0

Joe Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1

Jim Wynn cf 5 1 0 0 0 2

Rusty Staub rf 5 2 3 2 0 1

Bob Aspromonte 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Eddie Kasko 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0

Jim Gentile 1b 2 1 1 1 2 1

Ron Brand c 4 0 2 1 0 0

Bob Lillis ss 4 0 0 0 0 0

Larry Dierker p 4 0 0 0 0 2

- Jim Owens p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Claude Raymond p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Ron Hunt 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .239

Roy McMillan ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .249

- Bud Harrelson pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Ed Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268

Charley Smith 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .264

Johnny Lewis cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .244

Ron Swoboda lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232

- Jim Hickman lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212

- Dick Selma pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Joe Christopher rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .262

John Stephenson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208

- Al Jackson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094

Jack Fisher p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .164

- Gordie Richardson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Dave Eilers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Chuck Hiller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240

- Carl Willey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Gary Kolb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Houston Astros 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 12 1

New York Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 1

Houston Astros ip h r er bb so

Larry Dierker (W) 8.0 5 2 2 2 3

Jim Owens 0.0 2 1 1 1 0

Claude Raymond 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Jack Fisher (L,8-18) 7.1 9 3 2 2 6 4.02

Gordie Richardson 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 4.38

Dave Eilers 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 2.16

Carl Willey 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 4.91

Errors: Jack Fisher (2), Ron Brand.
WP: Jack Fisher.
2B: Charley Smith (19), Lee Maye 2, Rusty Staub.
HR: Rusty Staub.
Intentional Walks: Jim Gentile.
SH: Jack Fisher.
SB: Ron Hunt (1).
CS: Ron Brand, Eddie Kasko.

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