New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 111
Played on Tuesday, August 6, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 4 9 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 10 1
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Agee cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 Stahl rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Jones lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 12 1 Martin c 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 Collins 3b 4 1 1 4 0 1 3 3 Linz 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Weis ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Cardwell p 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 Koonce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 9 4 2 9 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 3. Collins-Linz-Kranepool, Agee-Weis-Collins, Linz-Weis-Kranepool. E: Stahl (1), Linz (6). BATTING - 2B: Agee (6,off Giusti). HR: Collins (1,9th inning off Giusti 2 on 2 out). SH: Kranepool (9,off Giusti). GDP: Linz (5,off Giusti); Cardwell (2,off Giusti). IBB: Martin (3,by Giusti). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Jones (17,3rd base off Giusti/Bateman). CS: Jones (6,2nd base by Giusti/Bateman).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gotay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 Torres ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Menke ss,2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Miller rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Staub 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Thomas lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Bateman c 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 Simpson cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Giusti p 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 Aspromonte ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 10 1 2 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Rader-Gotay-Staub, Giusti-Menke-Gotay. E: Thomas (1). BATTING - SF: Miller (4,off Cardwell). GDP: Gotay (5,off Cardwell); Bateman (9,off Koonce). IBB: Staub 2 (17,by Cardwell 2). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cardwell 7.2 7 1 1 2 5 0 31 Koonce W(3-4) 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 10 1 1 2 5 0 37 IBB: Cardwell 2 (8,Staub 2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Koonce 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti L(6-12) 9 9 4 4 2 9 1 34 IBB: Giusti (7,Martin). Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Augie Donatelli Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 13298 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Agee cf Gotay 2b 2. Stahl rf Menke ss 3. Jones lf Miller rf 4. Kranepool 1b Staub 1b 5. Martin c Rader 3b 6. Collins 3b Thomas lf 7. Linz 2b Bateman c 8. Weis ss Simpson cf 9. Cardwell p Giusti p METS 1ST: Agee doubled to left [Agee to third (error by Thomas)]; Stahl struck out; Jones reached on a fielder's choice [Agee out at home (third to catcher)]; Kranepool flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gotay grounded out (third to first); Menke reached on an error by Linz; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first) [Menke to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Rader forced Menke (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Martin singled to right; Collins flied to right in foul territory; Linz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Martin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bateman flied to center; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Weis grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Cardwell struck out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Giusti singled to center; Gotay grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Giusti out at second]; Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Stahl grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Jones singled to center; Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Miller struck out; Staub grounded out (second to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Martin popped to second; Collins struck out; Linz singled to left [Linz out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson singled to left; Giusti singled to left [Simpson to second]; Gotay popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 6TH: Weis grounded out (first unassisted); Cardwell struck out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Menke flied to center; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Staub singled to right [Staub to second (error by Stahl)]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 7TH: Stahl singled to right; Jones singled [Stahl to second]; Kranepool out on a sacrifice bunt (shortstop to second) [Jones to second, Stahl to third]; Martin was walked intentionally; Collins forced Martin (second to shortstop) [Jones to third, Stahl scored]; Linz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Bateman struck out; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 8TH: Weis walked; On a bunt Cardwell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Weis out at second]; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Giusti singled to left; Gotay singled to center [Giusti to second]; On a bunt Menke singled [Gotay to second, Giusti to third]; Miller sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Giusti scored, Gotay out at third (center to shortstop to third), Menke to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; KOONCE REPLACED CARDWELL (PITCHING); Rader forced Menke (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. METS 9TH: TORRES REPLACED GOTAY (PLAYING SS); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Stahl grounded out (second to first); Jones singled to center; Kranepool singled to center [Jones to second]; Jones stole third; Martin popped to shortstop; Collins homered [Jones scored, Kranepool scored]; Linz grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Thomas singled to center; Bateman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thomas out at second]; Simpson singled to left; ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Aspromonte singled to left [Simpson to third]; Torres grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 4 9 2 3 Astros 1 10 1 9
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