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Astrodome, Attendance: 15,290 |
Sunday, April 14, 1968, 2:00PM Time of Game: 2:54 |
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Mets
4
2-2
Won 1
5th, 1½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Mets 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
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Astros
0
4-1
Lost 1
1st
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New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B Harrelson SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .059 .170 0 2 K Boswell 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .353 .804 2 0 T Agee CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 .313 .665 6 0 CS,HBP R Swoboda RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .385 1.115 1 0 A Shamsky LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 .455 1.045 1 0 2B C Jones LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 0 0 E Kranepool 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .205 4 1 J Buchek 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 2 1 J Grote C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .664 11 1 N Ryan P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 0 0 D Frisella P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1 Totals 35 4 9 0 2 6 27 6
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details R Davis CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .158 .449 3 0 J Morgan 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .357 1.050 2 1 SB J Gotay 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 2 0 H King C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .967 7 2 R Staub 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .979 6 0 J Wynn LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .105 .296 1 1 N Miller RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 1.112 2 0 B Aspromonte 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .950 3 1 H Torres SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .544 1 3 D Rader PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 L Dierker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0 0 SH L Thomas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0 0 M Cuellar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J Ray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I Murrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .444 0 0 D Coombs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 0 5 0 4 11 27 9
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA N Ryan, W (1-0) 6.2 3 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 25 - · · 4· 8· 1· 3 74 - 1.46 0.34 D Frisella, S (1) 2.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 3.86 10 - · · 2· 1· 0· 2 1-0 0.78 0.06 Totals 9 5 0 0 4 11 0 35 - · · 6· 9· 1· 5 1-0
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA L Dierker, L (1-1) 6 6 2 2 2 3 0 3.60 25 - · · 6· 8· 0· 5 53 - 0.94 -0.05 M Cuellar 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 9.00 7 - · · 1· 2· 0· 3 0-0 0.62 -0.06 J Ray 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 - · · 1· 1· 0· 0 2-0 0.29 0.01 D Coombs 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 - · · 1· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.06 0.00 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 6 0 38 - · · 9·12· 0· 8 2-0
New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Bud Harrelson SS 1. Ron Davis CF 2. Ken Boswell 2B 2. Joe Morgan 2B 3. Tommie Agee CF 3. Hal King C 4. Ron Swoboda RF 4. Rusty Staub 1B 5. Art Shamsky LF 5. Jimmy Wynn LF 6. Ed Kranepool 1B 6. Norm Miller RF 7. Jerry Buchek 3B 7. Bob Aspromonte 3B 8. Jerry Grote C 8. Hector Torres SS 9. Nolan Ryan P 9. Larry Dierker P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t2 | 0 | 1-- | R | 15% | 69% | 0-0 | NYM | A. Shamsky | L. Dierker | Double to RF; Swoboda Scores | |
| b6 | 2 | -23 | O | 9% | 86% | 0-2 | HOU | R. Staub | N. Ryan | Strikeout Looking | |
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | 7% | 73% | 1-0 | NYM | R. Swoboda | L. Dierker | Single to RF; Agee to 3B | ||
| b7 | 0 | --- | -7% | 77% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Wynn | N. Ryan | Single to LF | ||
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | -6% | 73% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Morgan | N. Ryan | Single to CF; Thomas to 2B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | NYM | B. Harrelson | L. Dierker | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 47% | 0-0 | NYM | K. Boswell | L. Dierker | Foul Flyball: C | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | NYM | T. Agee | L. Dierker | Groundout: C-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Davis | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 49% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Morgan | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | H. King | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | 4% | 54% | 0-0 | NYM | R. Swoboda | L. Dierker | Walk | ||
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | R | 15% | 69% | 0-0 | NYM | A. Shamsky | L. Dierker | Double to RF; Swoboda Scores | |
| t2 | 0 | -2- | O | -4% | 65% | 1-0 | NYM | E. Kranepool | L. Dierker | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | -2- | OO | -6% | 59% | 1-0 | NYM | J. Buchek | L. Dierker | Double Play: Flyball: LF; Shamsky out at 3B/LF-3B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 62% | 0-1 | HOU | R. Staub | N. Ryan | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 63% | 0-1 | HOU | J. Wynn | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 64% | 0-1 | HOU | N. Miller | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 62% | 1-0 | NYM | J. Grote | L. Dierker | Flyball: CF | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 61% | 1-0 | NYM | N. Ryan | L. Dierker | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 60% | 1-0 | NYM | B. Harrelson | L. Dierker | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | -5% | 55% | 0-1 | HOU | B. Aspromonte | N. Ryan | Walk | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 59% | 0-1 | HOU | H. Torres | N. Ryan | Strikeout Looking | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 61% | 0-1 | HOU | L. Dierker | N. Ryan | Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Aspromonte to 2B | |
| b3 | 2 | -2- | -0% | 61% | 0-1 | HOU | R. Davis | N. Ryan | Wild Pitch; Aspromonte to 3B | ||
| b3 | 2 | --3 | O | 4% | 65% | 0-1 | HOU | R. Davis | N. Ryan | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 63% | 1-0 | NYM | K. Boswell | L. Dierker | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | 2% | 66% | 1-0 | NYM | T. Agee | L. Dierker | Single to RF | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | 7% | 73% | 1-0 | NYM | R. Swoboda | L. Dierker | Single to RF; Agee to 3B | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 4% | 77% | 1-0 | NYM | A. Shamsky | L. Dierker | Groundout: 3B-1B; Swoboda to 2B; Agee Scores | |
| t4 | 2 | -2- | O | -2% | 75% | 2-0 | NYM | E. Kranepool | L. Dierker | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | -5% | 69% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Morgan | N. Ryan | Walk | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | -3% | 66% | 0-2 | HOU | H. King | N. Ryan | Morgan Steals 2B | ||
| b4 | 0 | -2- | O | 5% | 72% | 0-2 | HOU | H. King | N. Ryan | Flyball: LF | |
| b4 | 1 | -2- | O | 4% | 76% | 0-2 | HOU | R. Staub | N. Ryan | Flyball: RF | |
| b4 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 80% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Wynn | N. Ryan | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 78% | 2-0 | NYM | J. Buchek | L. Dierker | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | 2% | 80% | 2-0 | NYM | J. Grote | L. Dierker | Single | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 78% | 2-0 | NYM | N. Ryan | L. Dierker | Strikeout (foul bunt) | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 80% | 2-0 | NYM | B. Harrelson | L. Dierker | Walk; Grote to 2B | ||
| t5 | 2 | 12- | O | -3% | 77% | 2-0 | NYM | K. Boswell | L. Dierker | Popfly: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 80% | 0-2 | HOU | N. Miller | N. Ryan | Flyball: CF | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 81% | 0-2 | HOU | B. Aspromonte | N. Ryan | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 83% | 0-2 | HOU | H. Torres | N. Ryan | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 2% | 85% | 2-0 | NYM | T. Agee | L. Dierker | Hit By Pitch | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 81% | 2-0 | NYM | R. Swoboda | L. Dierker | Agee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | 2% | 83% | 2-0 | NYM | R. Swoboda | L. Dierker | Reached on E4 (Ground Ball) | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | 2% | 85% | 2-0 | NYM | A. Shamsky | L. Dierker | Single to CF; Swoboda to 2B | ||
| t6 | 1 | 12- | O | -2% | 82% | 2-0 | NYM | E. Kranepool | L. Dierker | Popfly: 2B | |
| t6 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 80% | 2-0 | NYM | J. Buchek | L. Dierker | Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Swoboda out at 3B/3B; Shamsky to 2B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Cleon Jones replaces Art Shamsky playing LF batting 5th; Lee Thomas pinch hits for Larry Dierker (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | -6% | 74% | 0-2 | HOU | L. Thomas | N. Ryan | Single to LF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5% | 79% | 0-2 | HOU | R. Davis | N. Ryan | Flyball: CF | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | -6% | 73% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Morgan | N. Ryan | Single to CF; Thomas to 2B | ||
| b6 | 1 | 12- | O | 4% | 77% | 0-2 | HOU | H. King | N. Ryan | Groundout: C-1B; Morgan to 2B; Thomas to 3B | |
| b6 | 2 | -23 | O | 9% | 86% | 0-2 | HOU | R. Staub | N. Ryan | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Mike Cuellar replaces Lee Thomas (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 85% | 2-0 | NYM | J. Grote | M. Cuellar | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 84% | 2-0 | NYM | N. Ryan | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 84% | 2-0 | NYM | B. Harrelson | M. Cuellar | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | -7% | 77% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Wynn | N. Ryan | Single to LF | ||
| b7 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6% | 83% | 0-2 | HOU | N. Miller | N. Ryan | Lineout: CF | |
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 87% | 0-2 | HOU | B. Aspromonte | N. Ryan | Flyball: CF | |
| Danny Frisella replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 90% | 0-2 | HOU | H. Torres | D. Frisella | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 1% | 91% | 2-0 | NYM | K. Boswell | M. Cuellar | Single to RF | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | 2% | 93% | 2-0 | NYM | T. Agee | M. Cuellar | Single to LF; Boswell to 2B | ||
| t8 | 0 | 12- | R | 3% | 97% | 2-0 | NYM | R. Swoboda | M. Cuellar | Fielder's Choice SS; Boswell Scores/No RBI; Agee to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Swoboda to 1B | |
| Julio Gotay replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 2nd | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | 12- | R | 2% | 99% | 3-0 | NYM | C. Jones | M. Cuellar | Single to CF; Swoboda to 2B; Agee Scores/unER | |
| Jim Ray replaces Mike Cuellar pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | 12- | O | -0% | 98% | 4-0 | NYM | E. Kranepool | J. Ray | Popfly: SS | |
| t8 | 1 | 12- | O | -0% | 98% | 4-0 | NYM | J. Buchek | J. Ray | Strikeout Looking | |
| t8 | 2 | 12- | O | -0% | 97% | 4-0 | NYM | J. Grote | J. Ray | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Danny Frisella facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Jim Ray (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 0-4 | HOU | I. Murrell | D. Frisella | Strikeout Looking | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | -1% | 97% | 0-4 | HOU | R. Davis | D. Frisella | Walk | ||
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1% | 98% | 0-4 | HOU | J. Gotay | D. Frisella | Single to SS; Davis out at 2B/SS-2B | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 99% | 0-4 | HOU | H. King | D. Frisella | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Danny Coombs facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Danny Coombs replaces Ivan Murrell (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 4-0 | NYM | D. Frisella | D. Coombs | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 4-0 | NYM | B. Harrelson | D. Coombs | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 4-0 | NYM | K. Boswell | D. Coombs | Popfly: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Danny Frisella facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | -2% | 97% | 0-4 | HOU | R. Staub | D. Frisella | Single to CF | ||
| b9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 99% | 0-4 | HOU | J. Wynn | D. Frisella | Strikeout | |
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | -2% | 97% | 0-4 | HOU | N. Miller | D. Frisella | Walk; Staub to 2B | ||
| b9 | 1 | 12- | O | 2% | 99% | 0-4 | HOU | B. Aspromonte | D. Frisella | Flyball: CF | |
| Doug Rader pinch hits for Hector Torres (SS) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 2 | 12- | O | 1% | 100% | 0-4 | HOU | D. Rader | D. Frisella | Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
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