Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3
Regular Season Game 131
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Tuesday, August 31, 1965 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 4 1 NY N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kasko ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 Morgan 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 Wynn cf 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 Thomas 1b 4 2 2 4 0 1 8 1 Gentile 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gaines lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Brand c 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 Roberts p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Owens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 4 4 4 3 3 27 11 FIELDING - E: Roberts (1). BATTING - HR: Thomas 2 (4,1st inning off Miller 2 on 1 out,3rd inning off Sutherland 0 on 1 out). SH: Gaines (3,off Sutherland). HBP: Wynn (5,by Sutherland). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Brand (9,2nd base off Sutherland/Stephenson).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hunt 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 Lewis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Kranepool 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 12 2 Smith 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Stephenson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Swoboda lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Christopher rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 McMillan ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sutherland p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Kolb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eilers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hiller ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 2 2 5 27 15 BATTING - SH: McMillan (16,off Roberts). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts W(4-0) 8.1 7 3 2 2 5 0 35 Owens SV(8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 7 3 2 2 5 0 37 WP: Roberts (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Owens 2-1. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Miller L(1-4) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 1 5 Sutherland 6.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 23 Eilers 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 4 4 4 3 3 2 34 HBP: Sutherland (2,Wynn). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sutherland 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas Time of Game: 2:04 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Kasko ss Hunt 2b 2. Morgan 2b Lewis cf 3. Wynn cf Kranepool 1b 4. Thomas 1b Smith 3b 5. Aspromonte 3b Stephenson c 6. Gaines lf Swoboda lf 7. Staub rf Christopher rf 8. Brand c McMillan ss 9. Roberts p Miller p ASTROS 1ST: Stengel announced his retirement; Kasko walked; Morgan forced Kasko (second to shortstop); Wynn walked [Morgan to second]; Thomas homered [Morgan scored, Wynn scored]; Aspromonte singled to left; SUTHERLAND REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Gaines out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Aspromonte to second]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Hunt singled to right; Lewis flied to center; Kranepool walked [Hunt to second]; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Kranepool to second, Hunt to third]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kranepool to third, Hunt scored]; Stephenson reached on an error by Roberts [Kranepool scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Swoboda popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. ASTROS 2ND: Brand flied to center; Roberts flied to left; Kasko singled to left; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. METS 2ND: Christopher flied to right; McMillan grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn was called out on strikes; Thomas homered; Aspromonte popped to second; Gaines grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 3RD: Hunt popped to first; Lewis singled to right; Kranepool walked [Lewis to second]; Smith popped to second; Stephenson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. ASTROS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Brand walked; Brand stole second; Roberts flied to center; Kasko grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); Christopher singled to left; McMillan popped to shortstop; Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn was hit by a pitch; Wynn was picked off first (pitcher to first to second to first); Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Lewis grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool singled to right; Smith singled to center [Kranepool to third]; Stephenson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. ASTROS 6TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaines popped to second; Staub lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Swoboda popped to second; Christopher struck out; McMillan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. ASTROS 7TH: Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied to left; Kasko grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 7TH: KOLB BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; Kolb struck out; Hunt grounded out (first to pitcher); Lewis flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. ASTROS 8TH: EILERS REPLACED KOLB (PITCHING); Morgan popped to shortstop; Wynn struck out; Thomas popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 8TH: Kranepool flied to center; Smith struck out; Stephenson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. ASTROS 9TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaines flied to right; Staub grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 9TH: GENTILE REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING 1B); Swoboda singled to left; Christopher singled to center [Swoboda to second]; McMillan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Christopher to second, Swoboda to third]; HILLER BATTED FOR EILERS; OWENS REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hiller grounded out (shortstop to first) [Christopher to third, Swoboda scored]; Hunt grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 4 1 3 Mets 3 7 0 7
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