New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 72
Played on Thursday, June 27, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 9 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 0
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Weis ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 Linz 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Jones rf,lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Charles 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 Grote c 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 0 Goossen 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Kranepool ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buchek lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Bosch pr,cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Agee cf,rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 Cardwell p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 3 9 3 1 10 27 10 FIELDING - E: Weis (7). BATTING - 2B: Jones (16,off Lemaster). IBB: Agee (2,by Gladding). Team LOB: 7.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Watson lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Torres ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Staub 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Thomas rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Wynn cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 Menke 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Bateman c 3 0 3 1 1 0 9 0 Murrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brand c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Lemaster p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simpson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 8 1 3 5 27 6 BATTING - 2B: Wynn (9,off Cardwell). HBP: Staub (5,by Cardwell). IBB: Bateman (9,by Cardwell). Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cardwell W(2-8) 7.2 8 1 1 3 4 0 35 Taylor SV(6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 5 0 39 HBP: Cardwell (3,Staub). IBB: Cardwell (5,Bateman). Inherited Runners - Scored: Taylor 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster L(7-7) 6.1 6 2 2 0 7 0 25 Ray 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Gladding 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 Blasingame 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 10 0 37 BK: Lemaster (2). IBB: Gladding (1,Agee). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0; Blasingame 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 12470 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Weis ss Watson lf 2. Linz 2b Torres ss 3. Jones rf Staub 1b 4. Charles 3b Thomas rf 5. Grote c Wynn cf 6. Goossen 1b Menke 2b 7. Buchek lf Rader 3b 8. Agee cf Bateman c 9. Cardwell p Lemaster p METS 1ST: Weis popped to third; Linz flied to left; Jones doubled to center; Charles lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres flied to center; Staub singled to right; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Grote was called out on strikes; Goossen flied to center; Buchek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Wynn was called out on strikes; Menke walked; Rader forced Menke (third to second); Bateman singled to right [Rader to third]; Lemaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardwell was called out on strikes; Weis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Watson singled to center [Watson out at second (center to shortstop)]; Torres popped to shortstop; Staub was hit by a pitch; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Linz grounded out (third to first); Jones flied to right; Charles singled to left; Grote was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn flied to left; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader reached on an error by Weis; Bateman singled to left [Rader to second]; Lemaster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Goossen struck out; Buchek grounded out (pitcher to first); Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled to center; Staub struck out; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 6TH: Cardwell struck out; Weis flied to center; Linz singled to center [Linz out at second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn doubled to center; Menke flied to left; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wynn to third]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Lemaster popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 7TH: Jones singled to center; Charles singled to right [Jones to third]; Grote reached on a fielder's choice [Charles to second, Jones scored]; Lemaster balked [Grote to second, Charles to third]; Goossen popped to catcher in foul territory; Buchek singled to center [Grote to third, Charles scored]; BOSCH RAN FOR BUCHEK; RAY REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Agee struck out; Cardwell popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: BOSCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JONES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Torres flied to center; Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 8TH: Weis lined to second; Linz popped to shortstop; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Thomas popped to second; Wynn singled to left; Menke struck out; Rader walked [Wynn to second]; Bateman singled to left [Rader to second, Wynn scored]; MURRELL RAN FOR BATEMAN; SIMPSON BATTED FOR RAY; TAYLOR REPLACED CARDWELL (PITCHING); Simpson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1. METS 9TH: BRAND REPLACED MURRELL (PLAYING C ); GLADDING REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Charles singled to center; On a bunt Grote singled [Charles to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR GOOSSEN; On a bunt Kranepool forced Charles (catcher to first) [Grote to second]; Bosch singled to center [Kranepool to third, Grote scored]; Agee was walked intentionally [Bosch to second]; BLASINGAME REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Taylor struck out; Weis struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Watson struck out; Torres popped to second; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 3 9 1 7 Astros 1 8 0 11
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