October 2, 1966 Houston Astros at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
MIN 2 MIN 1
@BAL 0 CAL 2
CLE 0 NYY 2
@CHW 0 KCA 7
@DET 5 ATL 4
@CIN 2 HOU 6
@NYM 1 HOU 8
@NYM 2 PHI 4
LAD 3 LAD 6
@PHI 3 SFG 7
@PIT 3
(11) STL 2
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, October 2, 1966, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Astros

71-90

Won 1

8th, 23 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  3   1  0  0   0  0  0    6 12  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  0

W: C Zachary (3-5), L: B Shaw (12-14), S: C Raymond (15)

Mets

66-94

Lost 1

9th, 28½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .148  .466    0    1   0   
S Jackson SS                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .294  .678    0    1   0   3B,SB,GDP
J Morgan 2B                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .285  .801    0    1   2   
R Staub RF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .280  .757    0    3   0   2B
C Harrison 1B                 3   1   2   3    2   0  .253  .692    0    4   1   
L Maye LF                     5   0   3   2    0   0  .288  .742    0    1   0   
B Heath C                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .703    0    2   0   
  D Adlesh PH-C               4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0   11   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .626    0    2   1   
C Zachary P                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .544    0    1   0   
  D Coombs P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
Totals                       38   6  12   6    5   6                    27   4

BATTING

2B: R Staub (28, off J Hamilton).

3B: S Jackson (5, off B Shaw).

TB: S Jackson 4; L Maye 3; C Harrison 2; R Staub 2; J Morgan; C Zachary; B Davis; B Aspromonte.

GIDP: S Jackson (9).

RBI: C Harrison 3 (52); L Maye 2 (36); R Staub (81).

2-out RBI: L Maye; C Harrison; R Staub.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Jackson (49, 2nd base off B Shaw/G Goossen).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                4   0   1   0    1   2  .213  .606    0    1   3   
C Hiller 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .693    0    3   1   
A Luplow RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .251  .678    0    1   0   
  B Hepler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .428         0   1   
  J Stephenson PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .489    0    0   0   
C Jones CF-RF                 3   0   0   1    1   2  .275  .690    0    2   0   
E Kranepool 1B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .702    0    6   0   
  J Hickman PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .655    0    4   0   
G Goossen C                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .188  .579    0    6   0   HBP
E Bressoud 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .227  .671    0    1   1   
D Napoleon LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .485    0    0   0   
  J Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .286         0   1   
  L Elliot PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .722    0    0   0   
  D Rusteck P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  S Fitzmaurice PH-CF         2   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .473    0    2   0   
B Shaw P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .511         0   2   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .513         0   0   
  J Lewis PH-LF               2   0   0   0    2   1  .193  .613    0    1   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    7  13                    27  10

BATTING

HBP: G Goossen (1, by C Zachary).

TB: C Hiller; B Harrelson; S Fitzmaurice; E Bressoud.

RBI: C Jones (57).

2-out RBI: C Jones.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hamilton-B Harrelson-E Kranepool.

PB: G Goossen (1).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zachary, W (3-5)             6.2   3   1   1    7   9   0   3.44   31     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 2     66    -     0.60   0.13
D Coombs, H (1)                0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.71   0.03
C Raymond, S (15)              1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.16    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.20   0.02
Totals                         9     4   1   1    7  13   0          39     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 2          4-0

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
B Shaw, L (12-14)              2.1   6   5   5    1   2   0   4.29   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 5     26    -     1.01  -0.28
T McGraw                       0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   5.34    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.48  -0.03
J Hamilton                     1     2   1   1    2   0   0   3.93    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.28  -0.02
D Rusteck                      3     1   0   0    1   3   0   3.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.01
B Hepler                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.52    8     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   6    5   6   0          43     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 9          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: T McGraw (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Zachary (1; G Goossen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. B Davis              CF    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. S Jackson            SS    2. C Hiller             2B 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. A Luplow             RF 
4. R Staub              RF    4. C Jones              CF 
5. C Harrison           1B    5. E Kranepool          1B 
6. L Maye               LF    6. G Goossen            C  
7. B Heath              C     7. E Bressoud           3B 
8. B Aspromonte         3B    8. D Napoleon           LF 
9. C Zachary            P     9. B Shaw               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3      11%  61% C Harrison      B Shaw          Single to CF; Jackson Scores; Staub to 3B
   t 1   2  0-1  1-3      10%  70% L Maye          B Shaw          Single to RF; Staub Scores; Harrison to 3B
   t 3   1  0-2  -23       8%  88% C Harrison      B Shaw          Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Morgan Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  ---       7%  55% S Jackson       B Shaw          Triple to RF
   t 1   1  0-0  --3      -6%  49% J Morgan        B Shaw          Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shaw facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Davis         Strikeout
          ---      55%  S Jackson       Triple to RF
   O      --3      49%  J Morgan        Groundout: P-1B
          --3      50%  R Staub         Walk
   R      1-3      61%  C Harrison      Single to CF; Jackson Scores; Staub to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  L Maye          Single to RF; Staub Scores; Harrison to 3B
   O      1-3      67%  B Heath         Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Zachary facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      71%  C Hiller        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      69%  A Luplow        Walk
   O      1--      72%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Shaw facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  C Zachary       Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  B Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Zachary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  E Kranepool     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      72%  G Goossen       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  E Bressoud      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Shaw facing 2-3-4
          ---      76%  S Jackson       Single to CF
          1--      78%  J Morgan        Jackson Steals 2B
          -2-      83%  " "             Single to 3B/Bunt; Jackson to 3B
   O      1-3      80%  R Staub         Groundout: P-1B; Morgan to 2B
   RR     -23      88%  C Harrison      Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Morgan Scores
                  Tug McGraw replaces Bob Shaw pitching and batting 9th
          1--      89%  L Maye          Wild Pitch; Harrison to 2B
   R      -2-      92%  " "             Single to LF; Harrison Scores
                  Dave Adlesh pinch hits for Bill Heath batting 7th
   O      1--      92%  D Adlesh        Strikeout
          1--      92%  B Aspromonte    Single to LF; Maye to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  C Zachary       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Zachary facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Adlesh moves to C
   O      ---      92%  D Napoleon      Strikeout
                  Johnny Lewis pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
          ---      91%  J Lewis         Walk
          1--      88%  B Harrelson     Single to 3B/Bunt; Lewis to 2B
   O      12-      91%  C Hiller        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      94%  A Luplow        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jack Hamilton facing 1-2-3
                  Jack Hamilton replaces Danny Napoleon pitching and batting 8th; Johnny Lewis moves to LF
          ---      94%  B Davis         Single to P/Bunt
   OO     1--      93%  S Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      93%  J Morgan        Walk
   R      1--      96%  R Staub         Double to LF; Morgan Scores
          -2-      96%  C Harrison      Passed Ball; Staub to 3B
          --3      96%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      96%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Zachary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  E Kranepool     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      96%  G Goossen       Hit By Pitch
          1--      96%  E Bressoud      Walk; Goossen to 2B
                  Larry Elliot pinch hits for Jack Hamilton batting 8th
   O      12-      97%  L Elliot        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dick Rusteck facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Rusteck replaces Larry Elliot pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  D Adlesh        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
          ---      97%  C Zachary       Single to LF
          1--      97%  B Davis         Walk; Zachary to 2B
   O      12-      97%  S Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Zachary facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  J Lewis         Walk
          1--      93%  B Harrelson     Walk; Lewis to 2B
   O      12-      95%  C Hiller        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      96%  A Luplow        Groundout: 2B-1B; Lewis to 3B; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -23      98%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dick Rusteck facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  J Morgan        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      98%  R Staub         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  C Harrison      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Zachary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  G Goossen       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  E Bressoud      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dick Rusteck facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  L Maye          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  D Adlesh        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Zachary facing 8-9-1
                  Shaun Fitzmaurice pinch hits for Dick Rusteck batting 8th
          ---      98%  S Fitzmaurice   Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  J Lewis         Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
          1--      99%  C Hiller        Single to CF; Fitzmaurice to 2B
          12-      98%  A Luplow        Walk; Fitzmaurice to 3B; Hiller to 2B
   R      123      95%  C Jones         Walk; Fitzmaurice Scores; Hiller to 3B; Luplow to 2B
                  Danny Coombs replaces Chris Zachary pitching and batting 9th; Jim Hickman pinch hits for Ed Kranepool batting 5th
   O      123      99%  J Hickman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Hepler facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Hepler replaces Al Luplow pitching and batting 3rd; Jim Hickman moves to 1B; Shaun Fitzmaurice moves to CF; Cleon Jones moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  D Coombs        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  B Davis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Danny Coombs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  G Goossen       Strikeout
          ---      98%  E Bressoud      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Claude Raymond replaces Danny Coombs pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  S Fitzmaurice   Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Lewis         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Hepler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  C Harrison      Walk
          1--     100%  L Maye          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Harrison to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Adlesh        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Claude Raymond facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Hiller        Lineout: CF
                  John Stephenson pinch hits for Bill Hepler batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  J Stephenson    Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation