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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		4
1
KCA
@CAL		1
2
MIN
@CHW		4
5
WSA
@DET		4
5
CLE
@NYY		6
1
CHC
@ATL		3
2
STL
@CIN		4
1
NYM
@HOU		1
6
LAD
@PHI		4
8		 
(11)
SFG
@PIT		4
5		 
(16)
Saturday, September 16, 1967 8:00PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 13,004, Time of Game: 2:23
Mets
1
55-92
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
10th, 37 GB
 at Astros
6
60-88
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
9th, 32½ GB
W: Mike Cuellar (14-11)
L: Tug McGraw (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  3
Astros          2  0  1   0  1  0   0  2  X    6  9  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bud Harrelson SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 .632 -0.011 0.41 0.017 -0.028 -0.1 1 2
Bob Heise 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .313 .625 0.028 0.55 0.047 -0.020 0.0 4 2
Bob Johnson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .336 .828 -0.098 0.86 0.002 -0.101 -0.6 6 1 GDP
Ron Swoboda RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .280 .763 0.048 0.50 0.071 -0.023 0.9 2 0 2B
Tommy Davis LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .789 -0.053 0.69 0.015 -0.068 0.3 0 0
Jerry Buchek 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .238 .648 -0.045 0.65 0.011 -0.056 -0.9 0 1
Greg Goossen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .403 -0.063 0.58 0.000 -0.063 -1.4 9 0
Cleon Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .592 -0.052 0.72 0.000 -0.052 -0.6 1 0
Tug McGraw P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.015 0.63 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 0 2
   Ed Charles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .631 -0.012 0.53 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
   Don Cardwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .483 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tommie Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .559 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
   Cal Koonce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 2 8 .219 .515 -0.278 0.60 0.163 -0.443 -2.7 24 9
2B: R Swoboda (15, off M Cuellar).
TB: R Swoboda 3; B Heise 2; T Davis; B Harrelson; J Buchek.
GIDP: B Johnson (8).
RBI: T Davis (71).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Buchek-B Heise-B Johnson.
E: B Johnson (6); G Goossen 2 (3).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan Murrell LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .333 .693 -0.032 0.38 0.005 -0.037 0.6 2 0 SB,IW
Sonny Jackson SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .239 .572 0.106 0.67 0.146 -0.039 1.0 2 6
Joe Morgan 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .277 .788 0.027 0.52 0.054 -0.027 -0.3 3 2 SB
Jim Wynn CF 3 1 1 0 2 2 .255 .849 0.063 0.50 0.066 -0.003 1.0 1 0 3B,IW
Rusty Staub RF 2 0 2 2 1 0 .332 .869 0.111 0.80 0.111 0.000 1.9 2 0 SF
Doug Rader 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .321 .813 -0.049 0.45 0.000 -0.049 -1.7 8 0 GDP
Bob Aspromonte 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .294 .746 0.002 0.29 0.016 -0.014 0.3 1 2
Ron Brand C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .240 .608 0.008 0.34 0.025 -0.017 0.9 8 0 3B
Mike Cuellar P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .157 .417 -0.014 0.34 0.002 -0.016 -1.0 0 0 SH
Team Totals 31 6 9 4 7 7 .290 .830 0.222 0.48 0.425 -0.202 2.7 27 10
3B: R Brand (1, off C Koonce); J Wynn (3, off D Cardwell).
SF: R Staub (4, off T McGraw).
SH: M Cuellar (3, off T McGraw).
IBB: I Murrell (1, by T McGraw); J Wynn (7, by T McGraw).
TB: R Brand 4; J Wynn 3; J Morgan 2; R Staub 2; I Murrell; S Jackson.
GIDP: D Rader (3).
RBI: R Staub 2 (69); S Jackson (24); I Murrell (1).
2-out RBI: R Staub.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Aspromonte-J Morgan-D Rader; S Jackson-J Morgan.
Baserunning
SB: I Murrell (1, 2nd base off C Koonce/G Goossen); J Morgan (26, 2nd base off T McGraw/G Goossen).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tug McGraw, L (0-2) 4 4 3 2 5 3 0 6.00 21 42 -0.192 0.79 -1.4
Don Cardwell 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 3.65 13 0 0 -0.022 0.21 0.2
Cal Koonce 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 3.87 6 0 0 -0.007 0.03 -1.6
Team Totals 8 9 6 4 7 7 0 4.50 40 42 0 0 -0.221 0.60 -2.7

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Cuellar, W (14-11) 9 7 1 1 2 8 0 3.17 34 75 0.278 0.60 2.7
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 8 0 1.00 34 75 0.278 0.48 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: T McGraw (2); D Cardwell (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: T McGraw 2 (2; J Wynn, I Murrell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 13,004.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Houston Astros
1 Bud Harrelson SS 1 Ivan Murrell LF
2 Bob Heise 2B 2 Sonny Jackson SS
3 Bob Johnson 1B 3 Joe Morgan 2B
4 Ron Swoboda RF 4 Jim Wynn CF
5 Tommy Davis LF 5 Rusty Staub RF
6 Jerry Buchek 3B 6 Doug Rader 1B
7 Greg Goossen C 7 Bob Aspromonte 3B
8 Cleon Jones CF 8 Ron Brand C
9 Tug McGraw P 9 Mike Cuellar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 12- R HOU J. Wynn T. McGraw 12% 70% Wild Pitch; Morgan to 3B; Jackson Scores/Adv on E2
b3 2-0 2 12- R HOU R. Staub T. McGraw 8% 87% Single to RF; Wynn to 3B; Morgan Scores
t2 0-2 0 --- NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar -7% 66% Double to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO NYM B. Johnson M. Cuellar 5% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 0-2 2 12- O NYM B. Johnson M. Cuellar 5% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson M. Cuellar 2% 52% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- NYM B. Heise M. Cuellar -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO NYM B. Johnson M. Cuellar 5% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU I. Murrell T. McGraw -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU S. Jackson T. McGraw 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- HOU J. Morgan T. McGraw 4% 58% Walk; Jackson to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- R HOU J. Wynn T. McGraw 12% 70% Wild Pitch; Morgan to 3B; Jackson Scores/Adv on E2
b1 1-0 1 --3 HOU J. Wynn T. McGraw 1% 72% Walk
b1 1-0 1 1-3 RO HOU R. Staub T. McGraw 2% 74% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores/unER
b1 2-0 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader T. McGraw -1% 73% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar -7% 66% Double to LF
t2 0-2 0 -2- O NYM T. Davis M. Cuellar 4% 70% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 1 -2- O NYM J. Buchek M. Cuellar 4% 74% Strikeout
t2 0-2 2 -2- O NYM G. Goossen M. Cuellar 3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte T. McGraw -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- O HOU R. Brand T. McGraw -1% 75% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 2 --- O HOU M. Cuellar T. McGraw -1% 74% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O NYM C. Jones M. Cuellar 2% 76% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- O NYM T. McGraw M. Cuellar 1% 78% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 2 --- NYM B. Harrelson M. Cuellar -1% 77% Walk
t3 0-2 2 1-- NYM B. Heise M. Cuellar -2% 74% Single to LF; Harrelson to 2B
t3 0-2 2 12- O NYM B. Johnson M. Cuellar 5% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O HOU I. Murrell T. McGraw -1% 77% Popfly: C
b3 2-0 1 --- O HOU S. Jackson T. McGraw -1% 77% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-0 2 --- HOU J. Morgan T. McGraw 1% 77% Single to RF
b3 2-0 2 1-- HOU J. Wynn T. McGraw 1% 78% Morgan Steals 2B
b3 2-0 2 -2- HOU J. Wynn T. McGraw 0% 79% Intentional Walk
b3 2-0 2 12- R HOU R. Staub T. McGraw 8% 87% Single to RF; Wynn to 3B; Morgan Scores
b3 3-0 2 1-3 O HOU D. Rader T. McGraw -2% 85% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- O NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-3 1 --- O NYM T. Davis M. Cuellar 1% 88% Lineout: SS
t4 0-3 2 --- NYM J. Buchek M. Cuellar -1% 87% Single to CF
t4 0-3 2 1-- O NYM G. Goossen M. Cuellar 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- HOU B. Aspromonte T. McGraw 1% 90% Walk
b4 3-0 0 1-- HOU R. Brand T. McGraw 2% 92% Single; Aspromonte to 2B
b4 3-0 0 12- O HOU M. Cuellar T. McGraw 0% 92% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brand to 2B; Aspromonte to 3B
b4 3-0 1 -23 HOU I. Murrell T. McGraw 0% 92% Intentional Walk
b4 3-0 1 123 O HOU S. Jackson T. McGraw -3% 89% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-0 2 123 O HOU J. Morgan T. McGraw -3% 87% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
t5 0-3 0 --- O NYM C. Jones M. Cuellar 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
Ed Charles pinch hits for Tug McGraw (P) batting 9th
t5 0-3 1 --- O NYM E. Charles M. Cuellar 1% 90% Strikeout
t5 0-3 2 --- O NYM B. Harrelson M. Cuellar 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 4-5-6
Don Cardwell replaces Ed Charles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-0 0 --- HOU J. Wynn D. Cardwell 4% 94% Triple to RF
b5 3-0 0 --3 HOU R. Staub D. Cardwell 1% 95% Walk
b5 3-0 0 1-3 R HOU D. Rader D. Cardwell 1% 96% Wild Pitch; Staub to 2B; Wynn Scores
b5 4-0 0 -2- O HOU D. Rader D. Cardwell -1% 95% Strikeout
b5 4-0 1 -2- HOU B. Aspromonte D. Cardwell 0% 95% Walk
b5 4-0 1 12- O HOU R. Brand D. Cardwell -1% 95% Popfly: 2B
b5 4-0 2 12- O HOU M. Cuellar D. Cardwell -1% 94% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 2-3-4
t6 0-4 0 --- O NYM B. Heise M. Cuellar 1% 95% Lineout: LF
t6 0-4 1 --- O NYM B. Johnson M. Cuellar 1% 96% Strikeout
t6 0-4 2 --- O NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar 0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
b6 4-0 0 --- O HOU I. Murrell D. Cardwell -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- O HOU S. Jackson D. Cardwell -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-0 2 --- HOU J. Morgan D. Cardwell 0% 96% Single to RF
b6 4-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Wynn D. Cardwell -0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- O NYM T. Davis M. Cuellar 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- O NYM J. Buchek M. Cuellar 1% 98% Strikeout
t7 0-4 2 --- O NYM G. Goossen M. Cuellar 0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 5-6-7
b7 4-0 0 --- HOU R. Staub D. Cardwell 0% 98% Single to RF
b7 4-0 0 1-- OO HOU D. Rader D. Cardwell -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b7 4-0 2 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte D. Cardwell -0% 97% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
t8 0-4 0 --- O NYM C. Jones M. Cuellar 1% 98% Flyball: RF
Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Don Cardwell (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 1 --- O NYM T. Reynolds M. Cuellar 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-4 2 --- NYM B. Harrelson M. Cuellar -0% 98% Single to LF
t8 0-4 2 1-- O NYM B. Heise M. Cuellar 1% 99% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Cal Koonce facing 8-9-1
Cal Koonce replaces Tommie Reynolds (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-0 0 --- HOU R. Brand C. Koonce 0% 100% Triple to RF
b8 4-0 0 --3 O HOU M. Cuellar C. Koonce -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-0 1 --3 R HOU I. Murrell C. Koonce 0% 100% Single to CF; Brand Scores
b8 5-0 1 1-- HOU S. Jackson C. Koonce 0% 100% Murrell Steals 2B; Murrell to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b8 5-0 1 --3 R HOU S. Jackson C. Koonce 0% 100% Fielder's Choice 1B; Murrell Scores/unER; Jackson to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw)
b8 6-0 1 -2- O HOU J. Morgan C. Koonce -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P; Jackson to 3B
b8 6-0 2 --3 O HOU J. Wynn C. Koonce -0% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 6.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
t9 0-6 0 --- NYM B. Johnson M. Cuellar -0% 100% Walk
t9 0-6 0 1-- NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar -1% 99% Single to LF; Johnson to 2B
t9 0-6 0 12- R NYM T. Davis M. Cuellar -2% 97% Single to LF; Swoboda to 2B; Johnson Scores
t9 1-6 0 12- O NYM J. Buchek M. Cuellar 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 1-6 1 12- OO NYM G. Goossen M. Cuellar 1% 100% Double Play: Popfly: SS-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 6.

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