Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 5
Regular Season Game 63
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Tuesday, June 18, 1968 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 7 1 NY N 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gotay 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 Simpson rf,cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 Wynn cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Watson lf 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 Staub 1b 1 1 1 3 3 0 7 0 Thomas lf,rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 Adlesh c 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 6 7 6 6 3 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Gotay-Staub. E: Adlesh (1). BATTING - HR: Staub (4,1st inning off Cardwell 1 on 2 out). SF: Watson (1,off Taylor). GDP: Torres (5,off Cardwell); Ray (1,off Taylor). IBB: Staub (9,by Taylor). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Simpson (1,2nd base off Cardwell/Grote); Gotay (1,2nd base off Cardwell/Grote). CS: Simpson (2,2nd base by Koonce/Grote).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harrelson ss 4 1 3 0 1 0 3 3 Linz 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 Jones lf 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 Grote c 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 Charles 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 5 Martin 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 10 1 Agee rf,cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 Bosch cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Shamsky ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cardwell p 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Koonce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 10 3 5 7 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 2. Charles-Linz-Martin, Linz-Harrelson-Martin. E: Harrelson (4), Linz (1), Martin (4). BATTING - GDP: Charles (4,off Gladding). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Jones (6,2nd base off Buzhardt/Adlesh).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blasingame 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 11 Buzhardt 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 Ray W(1-2) 6 5 0 0 2 7 0 25 Gladding SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 10 5 5 5 7 0 41 Blasingame faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning WP: Ray (1). BK: Ray (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Buzhardt 3-3; Ray 2-1; Gladding 1-0. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cardwell L(1-8) 6.1 4 6 2 5 2 1 29 Taylor 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 Koonce 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 7 6 2 6 3 1 39 IBB: Taylor (2,Staub). Inherited Runners - Scored: Taylor 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 3:16 Attendance: 26531 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Gotay 2b Harrelson ss 2. Simpson rf Linz 2b 3. Wynn cf Jones lf 4. Staub 1b Grote c 5. Thomas lf Charles 3b 6. Rader 3b Martin 1b 7. Adlesh c Agee rf 8. Torres ss Bosch cf 9. Blasingame p Cardwell p ASTROS 1ST: Gotay grounded out (third to first); Simpson reached on an error by Harrelson; Simpson stole second; Wynn popped to shortstop; Staub homered (unearned) [Simpson scored (unearned)]; Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to right; Linz forced Harrelson (third to second); Jones flied to center; Grote lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader walked; Adlesh forced Rader (shortstop to second); Torres grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Adlesh out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Charles grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Agee walked; Bosch grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame walked; Gotay singled to left [Blasingame to second]; Simpson reached on an error by Martin [Gotay to second, Blasingame to third]; Wynn forced Blasingame (third to catcher) [Simpson to second, Gotay to third]; Staub walked [Gotay scored, Simpson to third, Wynn to second]; Thomas singled to right [Staub to second, Wynn scored (unearned), Simpson scored]; Jim Wynn injured at HP while scoring; Rader forced Thomas (third to second) [Staub to third]; Adlesh flied to left; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0. METS 3RD: WATSON REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING LF); SIMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cardwell singled to left; Harrelson walked [Cardwell to second]; Linz singled to left [Harrelson to second, Cardwell to third]; BUZHARDT REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Jones forced Linz (shortstop to second) [Harrelson to third, Cardwell scored]; Jones stole second [Jones to third (error by Adlesh), Harrelson scored]; Grote walked; Charles singled to center [Grote to third, Jones scored]; Martin singled to right [Charles to third, Grote scored]; RAY REPLACED BUZHARDT (PITCHING); Ray balked [Charles scored, Martin to second]; Agee struck out; Bosch flied to left; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 4TH: Torres popped to first in foul territory; Ray grounded out (second to first); Gotay grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 4TH: Cardwell struck out; Harrelson singled to center; Ray threw a wild pitch [Harrelson to second]; Linz walked; Jones popped to first in foul territory; Grote was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 5TH: Simpson struck out; Watson struck out; Staub walked; Thomas lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 5TH: Charles singled to center; Martin lined to right; Agee singled to center [Charles to second]; Bosch popped to third in foul territory; Cardwell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 6TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Adlesh grounded out (second to first); Torres grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 6TH: Harrelson popped to catcher in foul territory; Linz lined to left; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 7TH: Ray flied to right; Gotay singled to second; Gotay stole second [Gotay to third (error by Linz)]; Simpson walked; TAYLOR REPLACED CARDWELL (PITCHING); Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gotay scored (unearned), Simpson to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. METS 7TH: Grote singled to shortstop; Charles struck out; Martin popped to third; Agee grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. ASTROS 8TH: Rader struck out; Adlesh singled to left; Torres singled to left [Adlesh to second]; Ray grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. METS 8TH: SHAMSKY BATTED FOR BOSCH; Shamsky struck out; BOSWELL BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Boswell struck out; Harrelson singled to right; Linz flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. ASTROS 9TH: KOONCE REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); SHAMSKY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Gotay flied to center; Simpson singled to center; Simpson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Watson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. METS 9TH: Jones popped to second; Grote walked; GLADDING REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Charles grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grote out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 7 1 6 Mets 5 10 3 9
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