Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3
Regular Season Game 112
Played on Wednesday, August 7, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 4 2 HOU N 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 x - 4 6 2
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Agee cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Stahl rf,1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 Jones lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Swoboda rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin c 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 1 Grote ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Collins 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charles 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Linz 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 Weis ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Connors p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buchek ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 3 4 3 2 7 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Seaver-Charles. E: Charles (10), Linz (7). BATTING - 2B: Kranepool (10,off Dierker); Jones (22,off Dierker). SF: Linz (1,off Dierker). HBP: Jones (3,by Dierker). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Agee (7,2nd base off Dierker/Bateman).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller rf 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Staub 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 1 Wynn lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Menke 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 Rader 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Simpson cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 4 6 3 1 6 27 13 FIELDING - E: Torres (18), Wynn (2). PB: Bateman (5). BATTING - 2B: Simpson (6,off Connors). 3B: Rader (2,off Seaver). SF: Simpson (2,off Seaver). HBP: Miller (4,by Seaver). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Menke (4,2nd base off Seaver/Martin). CS: Wynn (10,2nd base by Seaver/Martin).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Seaver L(10-8) 6 5 4 3 1 6 0 24 Connors 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 6 4 3 1 6 0 31 HBP: Seaver (6,Miller).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(10-10) 7 4 3 2 2 5 0 30 House 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Shea SV(4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 Totals 9 4 3 2 2 7 0 36 Dierker faced 3 batters in the 8th inning WP: Dierker (15). HBP: Dierker (6,Jones). Inherited Runners - Scored: House 1-0; Shea 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 14524 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Agee cf Miller rf 2. Stahl rf Torres ss 3. Jones lf Staub 1b 4. Kranepool 1b Wynn lf 5. Martin c Menke 2b 6. Collins 3b Rader 3b 7. Linz 2b Bateman c 8. Weis ss Simpson cf 9. Seaver p Dierker p METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Stahl was called out on strikes; Jones flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Miller struck out; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Staub singled; Wynn forced Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool doubled to center; Martin walked; Collins forced Kranepool (pitcher to third) [Martin to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Collins to second, Martin to third]; Linz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Martin scored, Collins to third (error by Wynn)]; Weis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke singled to left; Rader forced Menke (shortstop to second); Bateman struck out; Simpson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee singled to center; Stahl grounded out (second to first) [Agee to second]; Jones was hit by a pitch; Kranepool lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker was called out on strikes; Miller was hit by a pitch; Torres singled to left [Miller to third]; Staub walked [Torres to second]; Wynn forced Staub (shortstop to second) [Miller scored, Torres scored (error by Linz) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2. METS 4TH: Martin struck out; Collins grounded out (first to pitcher); Linz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Menke singled to left; Menke stole second; Rader tripled to left [Menke scored]; Doug Rader slid into Kevin Collins and hit Collins on the face with an elbow; after Collins was carried off, a fight broke out; several players were punched but no one was ejected; Collins suffered a severely bruised right cheekbone; CHARLES REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING 3B); Bateman popped to catcher in foul territory; Simpson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rader scored]; Dierker struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4. METS 5TH: Weis struck out; Seaver popped to shortstop; Agee struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Agee stole second; Stahl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Torres flied to left; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4. METS 6TH: Jones flied to center; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Martin singled to center; Charles forced Martin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn reached on an error by Charles [Wynn to second]; Menke flied to right [Wynn to third]; Rader lined into a double play (pitcher to third) [Wynn out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4. METS 7TH: Linz popped to second; Weis grounded out (second to first); SHAMSKY BATTED FOR SEAVER; Shamsky struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: STAHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SWOBODA REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING RF); CONNORS REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); Bateman grounded out (second to first); Simpson doubled to right; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4. METS 8TH: Agee reached on an error by Torres; Stahl walked [Agee to second]; Jones doubled to center [Stahl scored, Agee scored (unearned)]; HOUSE REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Swoboda grounded out (third to first); GROTE BATTED FOR MARTIN; SHEA REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Grote popped to catcher in foul territory; Charles grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: GROTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Torres popped to second; Staub flied to center; Wynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 4. METS 9TH: Linz grounded out (pitcher to first); Weis was called out on strikes; BUCHEK BATTED FOR CONNORS; Buchek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 3 4 2 6 Astros 4 6 2 3
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