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Standings
MIN
@BAL		4
6
CLE
@BOS		7
5		 
(10)
CHW
@DET		12
0
OAK
@NYY		2
4
CAL
@WSA		8
4
STL
@CHC		2
6
NYM
@HOU		1
0
ATL
@LAD		2
3
PIT
@PHI		5
2
CIN
@SFG		5
3
Sunday, June 30, 1968 2:05PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 16,578, Time of Game: 2:05
Mets
1
36-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 9 GB
 at Astros
0
32-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
10th, 13½ GB
W: Tom Seaver (7-5)
L: Mike Cuellar (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommie Agee CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .470 -0.066 0.71 0.000 -0.066 -0.5 5 0
Phil Linz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .198 .450 -0.030 0.54 0.011 -0.041 -0.3 5 0
Cleon Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .278 .789 -0.001 0.49 0.026 -0.027 -0.0 1 0
Ed Charles 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .309 .835 -0.089 1.18 0.047 -0.135 -0.7 1 3 CS
Ron Swoboda RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .761 -0.011 0.67 0.033 -0.044 -0.2 0 0
Jerry Grote C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .734 0.080 0.86 0.102 -0.022 0.5 8 0
Greg Goossen 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .216 .587 0.013 1.48 0.044 -0.032 -0.1 4 0
   Ed Kranepool 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .523 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Al Weis SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .465 -0.051 0.71 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 1 2
Tom Seaver P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .120 .277 -0.040 0.58 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 0 1
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 1 11 .161 .349 -0.195 0.80 0.263 -0.458 -2.3 27 6
TB: E Charles 2; J Grote; P Linz; C Jones.
RBI: G Goossen (6).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Baserunning
CS: E Charles (2, 2nd base by M Cuellar/J Bateman).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Watson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .613 -0.104 1.12 0.000 -0.104 -0.5 0 0
Hector Torres SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .542 -0.097 1.06 0.000 -0.097 -0.5 1 3
Rusty Staub 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .314 .822 0.057 0.90 0.091 -0.034 0.4 9 0
Lee Thomas RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .205 .518 -0.181 2.03 0.000 -0.181 -0.9 1 0
Jim Wynn CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 .815 -0.056 1.44 0.045 -0.101 -0.1 1 0
Denis Menke 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .246 .671 0.009 1.56 0.095 -0.086 -0.0 2 2
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .666 -0.101 2.16 0.022 -0.123 -0.5 2 4
John Bateman C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .587 -0.133 1.96 0.000 -0.133 -0.8 11 1
Mike Cuellar P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .552 -0.044 0.96 0.000 -0.044 -0.3 0 1
   Bob Aspromonte PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .592 -0.046 1.80 0.000 -0.046 -0.2
   Jim Ray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 1 8 .156 .338 -0.696 1.47 0.253 -0.949 -3.3 27 11
TB: D Menke 2; J Wynn; D Rader; R Staub.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, W (7-5) 9 5 0 0 1 8 0 1.91 33 84 0.696 1.47 3.3
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 33 84 0.696 0.80 3.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Cuellar, L (5-4) 7 4 1 1 1 9 0 1.68 25 73 0.137 0.90 1.6
Jim Ray 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.00 7 0 0 0.059 0.43 0.7
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 1 11 0 1.00 32 73 0 0 0.196 1.47 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 16,578.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Houston Astros
1 Tommie Agee CF 1 Bob Watson LF
2 Phil Linz 2B 2 Hector Torres SS
3 Cleon Jones LF 3 Rusty Staub 1B
4 Ed Charles 3B 4 Lee Thomas RF
5 Ron Swoboda RF 5 Jim Wynn CF
6 Jerry Grote C 6 Denis Menke 2B
7 Greg Goossen 1B 7 Doug Rader 3B
8 Al Weis SS 8 John Bateman C
9 Tom Seaver P 9 Mike Cuellar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-0 1 1-- NYM J. Grote M. Cuellar 10% 61% Single to RF; Swoboda to 3B
b7 0-1 0 --- HOU D. Menke T. Seaver -8% 61% Single to LF
b7 0-1 0 1-- O HOU D. Rader T. Seaver 7% 69% Popfly: 2B
b9 0-1 0 --- O HOU L. Thomas T. Seaver 7% 92% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 0 1-- O NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar -6% 48% Charles Caught Stealing 2B (C-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 T. Agee M. Cuellar -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM P. Linz M. Cuellar -1% 47% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYM C. Jones M. Cuellar -1% 46% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Seaver 2% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU H. Torres T. Seaver 1% 49% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU R. Staub T. Seaver 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- NYM E. Charles M. Cuellar 4% 54% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar -6% 48% Charles Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar -1% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYM J. Grote M. Cuellar -1% 45% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU L. Thomas T. Seaver 2% 48% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn T. Seaver 1% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- HOU D. Menke T. Seaver -1% 48% Single to LF
b2 0-0 2 1-- HOU D. Rader T. Seaver -2% 46% Single to LF; Menke to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O HOU J. Bateman T. Seaver 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYM G. Goossen M. Cuellar -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYM A. Weis M. Cuellar -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYM T. Seaver M. Cuellar -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU M. Cuellar T. Seaver 2% 47% Popfly: 3B
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Seaver 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU H. Torres T. Seaver 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Agee M. Cuellar -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYM P. Linz M. Cuellar -2% 46% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- O NYM C. Jones M. Cuellar -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- HOU R. Staub T. Seaver -5% 40% Walk
b4 0-0 0 1-- O HOU L. Thomas T. Seaver 4% 44% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 1-- HOU J. Wynn T. Seaver -4% 40% Single to LF; Staub to 2B
b4 0-0 1 12- O HOU D. Menke T. Seaver 5% 45% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 12- O HOU D. Rader T. Seaver 5% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
t5 0-0 0 --- O NYM E. Charles M. Cuellar -3% 47% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 --- NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar 3% 51% Walk
t5 0-0 1 1-- NYM J. Grote M. Cuellar 10% 61% Single to RF; Swoboda to 3B
t5 0-0 1 1-3 RO NYM G. Goossen M. Cuellar 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Swoboda Scores
t5 1-0 2 1-- O NYM A. Weis M. Cuellar -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Bateman T. Seaver 3% 66% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 1 --- O HOU M. Cuellar T. Seaver 2% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 0-1 2 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Seaver 1% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2
t6 1-0 0 --- O NYM T. Seaver M. Cuellar -2% 68% Strikeout
t6 1-0 1 --- O NYM T. Agee M. Cuellar -1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 2 --- NYM P. Linz M. Cuellar 1% 68% Single to LF
t6 1-0 2 1-- NYM C. Jones M. Cuellar 3% 70% Single to RF; Linz to 3B
t6 1-0 2 1-3 O NYM E. Charles M. Cuellar -5% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- O HOU H. Torres T. Seaver 4% 69% Popfly: 2B
b6 0-1 1 --- HOU R. Staub T. Seaver -5% 65% Single to RF
b6 0-1 1 1-- O HOU L. Thomas T. Seaver 5% 70% Popfly: SS
b6 0-1 2 1-- O HOU J. Wynn T. Seaver 4% 74% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
t7 1-0 0 --- O NYM R. Swoboda M. Cuellar -2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-0 1 --- O NYM J. Grote M. Cuellar -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-0 2 --- O NYM G. Goossen M. Cuellar -1% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
Ed Kranepool replaces Greg Goossen playing 1B batting 7th
b7 0-1 0 --- HOU D. Menke T. Seaver -8% 61% Single to LF
b7 0-1 0 1-- O HOU D. Rader T. Seaver 7% 69% Popfly: 2B
b7 0-1 1 1-- O HOU J. Bateman T. Seaver 6% 74% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Mike Cuellar (P) batting 9th
b7 0-1 2 1-- O HOU B. Aspromonte T. Seaver 5% 79% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 8-9-1
Jim Ray replaces Bob Aspromonte (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-0 0 --- O NYM A. Weis J. Ray -2% 77% Popfly: 3B
t8 1-0 1 --- O NYM T. Seaver J. Ray -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-0 2 --- O NYM T. Agee J. Ray -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b8 0-1 0 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Seaver 5% 81% Popfly: 2B
b8 0-1 1 --- O HOU H. Torres T. Seaver 4% 85% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 0-1 2 --- O HOU R. Staub T. Seaver 3% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 2-3-4
t9 1-0 0 --- O NYM P. Linz J. Ray -1% 86% Flyball: CF
t9 1-0 1 --- O NYM C. Jones J. Ray -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-0 2 --- NYM E. Charles J. Ray 1% 86% Single to CF
t9 1-0 2 1-- O NYM R. Swoboda J. Ray -1% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b9 0-1 0 --- O HOU L. Thomas T. Seaver 7% 92% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-1 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn T. Seaver 5% 97% Strikeout
b9 0-1 2 --- O HOU D. Menke T. Seaver 3% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

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