June 18, 1968 Houston Astros at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
NYY 1 CLE 4
@CHW 1 DET 2
BOS 1 MIN 9
WSA 8 BAL 3
@OAK 2 CIN 7
@ATL 5 HOU 3
@NYM 2 HOU 6
@NYM 5 PHI 10
SFG 2 PHI 9
SFG 1 PIT 3
LAD 2
(10) STL 1
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, June 18, 1968, 5:05PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Astros

24-38

Won 1

10th, 13½ GB

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

W: D Lemaster (6-6), L: N Ryan (5-5)

Mets

29-32

Lost 1

9th, 9 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Menke 2B                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .249  .672    0    4   2   
D Simpson RF                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .231  .720    0    1   0   
J Wynn CF                     3   2   2   1    2   0  .253  .775    0    2   0   HR
R Staub 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .312  .801    0    6   0   HBP
D Rader 3B                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .270  .732    0    1   2   2B
B Watson LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .173  .506    0    1   0   
R Brand C                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .114  .405    0   10   0   
H Torres SS                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .240  .543    0    1   1   
D Lemaster P                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .032  .095    0    1   1   SH
Totals                       32   3   7   3    7  12                    27   6

BATTING

2B: D Rader (2, off N Ryan).

HR: J Wynn (7, off N Ryan; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: D Lemaster (3, off N Ryan).

HBP: R Staub (4, by N Ryan).

TB: J Wynn 5; D Rader 3; H Torres 2; R Staub.

RBI: J Wynn (20); R Staub (32); D Rader (8).

2-out RBI: D Rader; R Staub.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Torres-D Menke-R Staub.

E: B Watson (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Menke (1st base by N Ryan).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bosch CF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .148  .467    0    3   1   
P Linz 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .154  .368    0    3   1   
C Jones LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .257  .729    0    4   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .749    0   13   0   
E Charles 1B                  3   1   3   1    1   0  .295  .851    0    2   2   
J Buchek 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .489    0    0   1   GDP
T Agee RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .181  .493    0    0   0   
A Weis SS                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .164  .442    0    1   1   IW
N Ryan P                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .103  .264    0    1   0   
  R Swoboda PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .749    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    4  10                    27   6

BATTING

IBB: A Weis (2, by D Lemaster).

TB: E Charles 3; A Weis; D Bosch; C Jones.

GIDP: J Buchek (4).

RBI: E Charles (24); A Weis (6).

2-out RBI: E Charles; A Weis.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: N Ryan (3).

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, W (6-6)            9     6   2   2    4  10   0   3.06   36     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 3· 5     73    -     1.51   0.34
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4  10   0          36     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 3· 5           -

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, L (5-5)                9     7   3   3    7  12   1   2.08   41     -       ·  ·      4·10· 0· 7     66    -     1.22  -0.16
Totals                         9     7   3   3    7  12   1          41     -       ·  ·      4·10· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Lemaster (5; A Weis).

PO: N Ryan (1; D Menke, 1st base).

HBP: N Ryan (3; R Staub).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - (none), 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. D Menke              2B    1. D Bosch              CF 
2. D Simpson            RF    2. P Linz               2B 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. R Staub              1B    4. J Grote              C  
5. D Rader              3B    5. E Charles            1B 
6. B Watson             LF    6. J Buchek             3B 
7. R Brand              C     7. T Agee               RF 
8. H Torres             SS    8. A Weis               SS 
9. D Lemaster           P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-2  ---      25%  71% J Wynn          N Ryan          Home Run
   b 5   2  2-1  12-     -18%  44% E Charles       D Lemaster      Single to LF; Jones to 2B; Bosch Scores
   t 5   2  1-1  12-      17%  67% D Rader         N Ryan          Single to CF; Staub to 2B; Wynn Scores
   t 5   2  1-0  12-      17%  50% R Staub         N Ryan          Single to CF; Wynn to 2B; Menke Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  12-     -14%  31% A Weis          D Lemaster      Single to LF; Agee to 3B; Charles Scores; Weis to 2B/Adv on E7

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Menke         Walk
          1--      57%  D Simpson       Menke Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Menke to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      54%  J Wynn          Walk
          12-      61%  R Staub         Hit By Pitch; Menke to 3B; Wynn to 2B
   O      123      53%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      123      46%  B Watson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Bosch         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  P Linz          Lineout: RF
   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, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  R Brand         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  H Torres        Strikeout
          ---      48%  D Lemaster      Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Menke         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Grote         Popfly: SS
          ---      45%  E Charles       Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  J Buchek        Strikeout
          1--      46%  T Agee          Walk; Charles to 2B
   R      12-      31%  A Weis          Single to LF; Agee to 3B; Charles Scores; Weis to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23      36%  N Ryan          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  D Simpson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      32%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
          ---      34%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      31%  D Rader         Double to CF; Staub out at Hm/CF-2B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  D Bosch         Flyball: CF
          ---      31%  P Linz          Walk
   O      1--      33%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      35%  J Grote         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  B Watson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      30%  R Brand         Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  H Torres        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
          ---      26%  E Charles       Single to LF
   O      1--      27%  J Buchek        Groundout: 2B-1B; Charles to 2B
   O      -2-      30%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
          -2-      29%  A Weis          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      33%  N Ryan          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  D Lemaster      Strikeout
          ---      34%  D Menke         Walk
   O      1--      30%  D Simpson       Popfly: 1B
          1--      33%  J Wynn          Single to LF; Menke to 2B
   R      12-      50%  R Staub         Single to CF; Wynn to 2B; Menke Scores
   R      12-      67%  D Rader         Single to CF; Staub to 2B; Wynn Scores
   O      12-      63%  B Watson        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  D Bosch         Single/Bunt
   O      1--      62%  P Linz          Lineout: LF
          1--      56%  C Jones         Single to LF; Bosch to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Grote         Popfly: 1B
   R      12-      44%  E Charles       Single to LF; Jones to 2B; Bosch Scores
   O      12-      50%  J Buchek        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Brand         Strikeout
          ---      51%  H Torres        Single to RF
   O      1--      49%  D Lemaster      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Torres to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  D Menke         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Denny Lemaster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  T Agee          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Weis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  N Ryan          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  D Simpson       Strikeout
   R      ---      71%  J Wynn          Home Run
   O      ---      70%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      73%  D Bosch         Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  P Linz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
          ---      79%  R Brand         Walk
          1--      85%  H Torres        Single to CF; Brand to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  D Lemaster      Strikeout
   O      1-3      75%  D Menke         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  J Grote         Lineout: P
          ---      74%  E Charles       Walk
   OO     1--      87%  J Buchek        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  D Simpson       Flyball: LF
          ---      87%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      85%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      84%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Denny Lemaster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  T Agee          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      96%  A Weis          Strikeout
                  Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation