April 23, 1968 Houston Astros at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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WSA 3
@CAL 1 NYY 6
@OAK 3 CHC 10
ATL 4 NYM 3
HOU 1 SFG 7
@PHI 1 STL 4
CIN 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 3,581

Tuesday, April 23, 1968, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Astros

5-6

Lost 5

6th, 2½ GB

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

W: J Koosman (3-0), L: D Lemaster (1-2)

Mets

5-7

Won 1

9th, 3 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .128  .344    0    1   0   
D Menke 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .875    0    1   0   CS
D Rader 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .200    0    9   0   
R Staub RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .311  .789    0    2   0   2B
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   1   1    0   1  .233  .639    0    1   5   2B
J Bateman C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .742    0    9   0   
I Murrell LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .190    0    0   0   
H Torres SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .619    0    1   3   
D Lemaster P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .476    0    0   0   
  J Buzhardt P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    1  11                    24   8

BATTING

2B: R Staub (5, off J Koosman); B Aspromonte (2, off J Koosman).

TB: R Staub 3; B Aspromonte 2; D Menke.

RBI: B Aspromonte (6).

2-out RBI: B Aspromonte.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: R Staub (1); D Lemaster 2 (3); D Rader (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Menke (1, 2nd base by J Koosman/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bosch CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    0    2   0   
  T Agee CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .119  .259         0   0   
P Linz 2B                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .822    0    3   0   
R Swoboda RF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .234  .886    0    1   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .163  .502    0    0   2   
G Goossen 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.125    0    5   1   2B
  E Kranepool 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .450         0   0   
J Grote C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .724    0   11   1   IW
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .310    0    3   1   
J Koosman P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .100    0    0   3   
Totals                       31   3   4   2    2   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: G Goossen (1, off D Lemaster).

IBB: J Grote (4, by D Lemaster).

TB: G Goossen 3; E Charles; R Swoboda.

RBI: R Swoboda (13); G Goossen (1).

2-out RBI: R Swoboda.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

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
D Lemaster, L (1-2)            7     4   3   0    1   7   0   4.67   29     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 4     69    -     1.02  -0.17
J Buzhardt                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.35    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         8     4   3   0    2   7   0          33     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 4           -

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
J Koosman, W (3-0)             9     4   1   1    1  11   0   0.33   31     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 4     85    -     1.10   0.34
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1  11   0          31     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Lemaster (1).

IBB: D Lemaster (3; J Grote).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 3,581.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. R Davis              CF    1. D Bosch              CF 
2. D Menke              2B    2. P Linz               2B 
3. D Rader              1B    3. C Jones              LF 
4. R Staub              RF    4. R Swoboda            RF 
5. B Aspromonte         3B    5. E Charles            3B 
6. J Bateman            C     6. G Goossen            1B 
7. I Murrell            LF    7. J Grote              C  
8. H Torres             SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. D Lemaster           P     9. J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-1  1--      25%  82% E Charles       D Lemaster      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Charles to 3B/Adv on E9; Swoboda Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 4   2  1-0  1--     -17%  51% B Aspromonte    J Koosman       Double to LF; Staub Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-      13%  67% R Swoboda       D Lemaster      Single to CF; Linz Scores/unER
   b 2   1  0-0  1--      10%  65% G Goossen       D Lemaster      Double to CF; Charles to 3B
   t 7   0  3-1  ---      -9%  77% R Staub         J Koosman       Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  D Menke         Walk
   O      1--      53%  D Rader         Menke Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Bosch         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      51%  P Linz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Staub         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      55%  I Murrell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  E Charles       Single to CF
          1--      65%  G Goossen       Double to CF; Charles to 3B
          -23      66%  J Grote         Intentional Walk
   O      123      58%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      123      50%  J Koosman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  H Torres        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  D Lemaster      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Bosch         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  P Linz          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      58%  C Jones         Wild Pitch; Linz to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      67%  R Swoboda       Single to CF; Linz Scores/unER
   O      1--      65%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  D Menke         Single to RF
   O      1--      64%  D Rader         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      68%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      51%  B Aspromonte    Double to LF; Staub Scores
   O      -2-      55%  J Bateman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Denny Lemaster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  G Goossen       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  I Murrell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  H Torres        Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  D Lemaster      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  J Koosman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Bosch         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      50%  P Linz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  D Rader         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Denny Lemaster facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  R Swoboda       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      82%  E Charles       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Charles to 3B/Adv on E9; Swoboda Scores/No RBI/unER
   R      --3      88%  G Goossen       Single to RF; Charles Scores/unER
   O      1--      86%  J Grote         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      86%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      77%  R Staub         Double to LF
   O      -2-      83%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      87%  J Bateman       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      91%  I Murrell       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  J Koosman       Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  D Bosch         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  P Linz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
                  Tommie Agee replaces Don Bosch playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      93%  H Torres        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Julio Gotay pinch hits for Denny Lemaster batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  J Gotay         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  R Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Buzhardt facing 3-4-5
                  John Buzhardt replaces Julio Gotay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  C Jones         Popfly: 1B
          ---      95%  R Swoboda       Walk
   O      1--      95%  E Charles       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      95%  G Goossen       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
                  Ed Kranepool replaces Greg Goossen playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      97%  D Menke         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation