Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 0
Regular Season Game 123
Played on Saturday, August 17, 1968 (D) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gotay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 Torres ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Wynn cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 Staub 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 Menke 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Thomas rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Aspromonte lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Bateman c 2 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 1 7 1 1 4 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Gotay-Staub. PB: Bateman (6). BATTING - 2B: Staub (31,off Taylor). HR: Wynn (18,6th inning off McAndrew 0 on 2 out). HBP: Thomas (1,by McAndrew). Team LOB: 5.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 Stahl rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 Jones lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Charles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Martin c 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Weis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Agee cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McAndrew p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Shamsky ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Selma pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 0 4 0 4 7 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 3. Stahl-Kranepool, McAndrew, Charles-Harrelson. BATTING - SH: Jones (4,off Buzhardt). HBP: Agee (3,by Wilson). GDP: Swoboda (10,off Buzhardt). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(10-12) 7 2 0 0 4 7 0 29 Buzhardt SV(4) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 4 0 0 4 7 0 35 Wilson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning HBP: Wilson (4,Agee). Inherited Runners - Scored: Buzhardt 1-0. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McAndrew L(0-4) 7 6 1 1 1 4 1 27 Taylor 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 33 HBP: McAndrew (1,Thomas). Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bill Jackowski Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 17529 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Gotay 2b Harrelson ss 2. Torres ss Stahl rf 3. Wynn cf Jones lf 4. Staub 1b Kranepool 1b 5. Menke 3b Charles 3b 6. Thomas rf Martin c 7. Aspromonte lf Linz 2b 8. Bateman c Agee cf 9. Wilson p McAndrew p ASTROS 1ST: Gotay struck out; Torres struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Harrelson flied to left; Stahl grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Menke popped to third; Thomas was hit by a pitch; Aspromonte popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Charles flied to center; Martin singled to left; Linz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bateman walked; Wilson forced Bateman (first to shortstop); Gotay singled to left [Wilson to second]; Torres flied to center [Wilson to third]; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Agee struck out; McAndrew struck out; Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Staub popped to shortstop; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Stahl singled to center; Jones struck out; Kranepool popped to third; Charles popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 5TH: Aspromonte singled to left; Bateman lined into a double play (right to first) [Aspromonte out at first]; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Martin popped to catcher in foul territory; Linz popped to catcher in foul territory; Agee was hit by a pitch; McAndrew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 6TH: Gotay grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres flied to left; Wynn homered; Staub singled to right; Menke flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Harrelson walked; Stahl struck out; Jones walked [Harrelson to second]; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted) [Jones to second, Harrelson to third]; Charles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 7TH: Thomas flied to center; Aspromonte singled to left; Bateman singled to right [Aspromonte to third]; On a bunt Wilson hit into a double play (pitcher unassisted) [Aspromonte out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Martin popped to second; Linz struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Agee struck out; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR MCANDREW; Shamsky walked [Linz to second]; SELMA RAN FOR SHAMSKY; Harrelson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED SELMA (PITCHING); Gotay grounded out (third to first); Torres flied to right; Wynn flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Stahl walked; BUZHARDT REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stahl to second]; Kranepool popped to third; Charles singled to second [Stahl out at home (second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 9TH: Staub doubled to center; Menke hit into a double play (third to shortstop) [Staub out at third]; Thomas grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 9TH: Martin singled to right; WEIS RAN FOR MARTIN; On a bunt Linz forced Weis (pitcher to shortstop); SWOBODA BATTED FOR AGEE; Swoboda grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Linz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 7 0 5 Mets 0 4 0 8
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