Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 0
Regular Season Game 74
Played on Saturday, June 29, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 2 9 1
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Collins 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Shamsky lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Grote c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Swoboda rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Weis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Koonce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 0 3 0 3 6 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Collins-Weis-Kranepool. E: Swoboda (3). BATTING - 3B: Swoboda (3,off Wilson). GDP: Grote (5,off Wilson). IBB: Shamsky (2,by Wilson). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Harrelson (1,2nd base off Wilson/Bateman).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Watson rf,lf 3 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 Torres ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 Staub 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 3 Wynn cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Menke 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 Rader 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 Aspromonte lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Thomas rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bateman c 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 29 2 9 2 7 4 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Rader-Menke-Staub, Staub-Torres. E: Torres (13). BATTING - 2B: Wynn (10,off Koosman); Watson (4,off Koosman). HR: Watson (2,5th inning off Koosman 0 on 0 out). SH: Wilson (1,off Koosman). SF: Rader (2,off Koosman). GDP: Wilson (2,off Koosman). IBB: Menke (2,by Koosman); Watson (1,by Koonce). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - CS: Wynn (6,2nd base by Koosman/Grote).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Koosman L(11-3) 7 7 2 2 6 3 1 32 Koonce 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 Totals 8 9 2 2 7 4 1 38 IBB: Koosman (2,Menke); Koonce (2,Watson).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(5-9) 9 3 0 0 3 6 0 32 IBB: Wilson (3,Shamsky). Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 20386 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Harrelson ss Watson rf 2. Collins 3b Torres ss 3. Jones cf Staub 1b 4. Shamsky lf Wynn cf 5. Grote c Menke 2b 6. Swoboda rf Rader 3b 7. Kranepool 1b Aspromonte lf 8. Weis 2b Bateman c 9. Koosman p Wilson p METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to center; Harrelson stole second; Collins popped to shortstop; Jones was called out on strikes; Shamsky was walked intentionally; Grote forced Shamsky (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Watson walked; Torres made an out to catcher; Hector Torres called for interference for hitting the ball outside the batter's box; Staub walked [Watson to second]; Wynn walked [Watson to third, Staub to second]; Menke was called out on strikes; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Swoboda walked; Kranepool popped to catcher in foul territory; Weis popped to third; Koosman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte walked; Bateman flied to center; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Aspromonte to second]; Watson singled to right [Aspromonte to third]; Torres grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Collins struck out; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Staub flied to left; Wynn walked; Wynn was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first to second); Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Shamsky singled to right; Grote grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Shamsky out at second]; Swoboda tripled to right; Kranepool flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Rader struck out; Aspromonte singled to center; Bateman singled to right [Aspromonte to second]; Wilson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bateman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Weis grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman struck out; Harrelson walked; Collins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson homered; Torres singled to right; Staub flied to right; Wynn doubled to left [Torres to third]; Menke was walked intentionally; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Torres scored]; Aspromonte flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 6TH: Jones reached on an error by Torres; Shamsky hit into a double play (first to shortstop) [Jones out at second]; Grote popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Bateman grounded out (third to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); Watson doubled to center; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 7TH: Swoboda struck out; Kranepool flied to center; Weis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Staub popped to second; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 8TH: MARTIN BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Martin lined to first; Harrelson lined to shortstop; Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: KOONCE REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Rader singled to left; Aspromonte struck out; Bateman singled to right [Rader to third, Bateman to second (error by Swoboda)]; Wilson popped to first; Watson was walked intentionally; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 9TH: WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); THOMAS REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PLAYING RF); Jones popped to second; Shamsky grounded out (third to first); Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 0 3 1 5 Astros 2 9 1 12
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