New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 5
Played on Sunday, April 14, 1968 (D) at Astrodome
NY N 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 9 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Boswell 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Agee cf 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 Swoboda rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Shamsky lf 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 Jones lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Buchek 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Grote c 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 Ryan p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Frisella p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 4 9 3 2 6 27 6 BATTING - 2B: Shamsky (1,off Dierker). HBP: Agee (1,by Dierker). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Agee (1,2nd base by Dierker/King).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Morgan 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 King c 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 Staub 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Wynn lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Miller rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Rader ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dierker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cuellar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 0 5 0 4 11 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Wynn-Aspromonte. E: Morgan 2 (2). BATTING - SH: Dierker (1,off Ryan). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (3,2nd base off Ryan/Grote).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ryan W(1-0) 6.2 3 0 0 2 8 0 25 Frisella SV(1) 2.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 10 Totals 9 5 0 0 4 11 0 35 WP: Ryan (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Frisella 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(1-1) 6 6 2 2 2 3 0 25 Cuellar 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 7 Ray 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Coombs 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 6 0 38 Cuellar faced 4 batters in the 8th inning HBP: Dierker (2,Agee). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 15290 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Harrelson ss Davis cf 2. Boswell 2b Morgan 2b 3. Agee cf King c 4. Swoboda rf Staub 1b 5. Shamsky lf Wynn lf 6. Kranepool 1b Miller rf 7. Buchek 3b Aspromonte 3b 8. Grote c Torres ss 9. Ryan p Dierker p METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell popped to catcher in foul territory; Agee grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis struck out; Morgan struck out; King struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Swoboda walked; Shamsky doubled to right [Swoboda scored]; Kranepool flied to center; Buchek hit into a double play to left [Shamsky out at third (left to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub popped to third in foul territory; Wynn struck out; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Grote flied to center; Ryan struck out; Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Aspromonte walked; Torres was called out on strikes; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Aspromonte to second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Aspromonte to third]; Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Boswell struck out; Agee singled to right; Swoboda singled to right [Agee to third]; Shamsky grounded out (third to first) [Swoboda to second, Agee scored]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; King flied to left; Staub flied to right; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Buchek flied to right; Grote singled; On a bunt Ryan struck out; Harrelson walked [Grote to second]; Boswell popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Miller flied to center; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Torres flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 6TH: Agee was hit by a pitch; Agee was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Swoboda reached on an error by Morgan; Shamsky singled to center [Swoboda to second]; Kranepool popped to second; Buchek was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Swoboda out at third (third unassisted), Shamsky to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: JONES REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING LF); THOMAS BATTED FOR DIERKER; Thomas singled to left; Davis flied to center; Morgan singled to center [Thomas to second]; King grounded out (catcher to first) [Morgan to second, Thomas to third]; Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 7TH: CUELLAR REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Grote popped to first in foul territory; Ryan struck out; Harrelson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn singled to left; Miller lined to center; Aspromonte flied to center; FRISELLA REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Torres struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 8TH: Boswell singled to right; Agee singled to left [Boswell to second]; Swoboda reached on a fielder's choice [Boswell scored (no RBI), Agee to second (error by Morgan; assist by Torres)]; Joe Morgan injured by Tommie Agee takeout slide; GOTAY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Jones singled to center [Swoboda to second, Agee scored (unearned)]; RAY REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Kranepool popped to shortstop; Buchek was called out on strikes; Grote forced Jones (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR RAY; Murrell was called out on strikes; Davis walked; Gotay singled to shortstop [Davis out at second (shortstop to second)]; Ron Davis rounded 2B too far; King grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0. METS 9TH: COOMBS REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Frisella grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson struck out; Boswell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Staub singled to center; Wynn struck out; Miller walked [Staub to second]; Aspromonte flied to center; RADER BATTED FOR TORRES; Rader forced Staub (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 4 9 0 7 Astros 0 5 2 8
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