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| Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Shea Stadium, Attendance: 26,531 |
Tuesday, June 18, 1968 Time of Game: 3:16 |
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Astros
6
25-38
Won 2
10th, 13½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Astros 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 7 1
Mets 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 3
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Mets
5
29-33
Lost 2
9th, 9 GB
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Batting Stats
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Gotay 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .498 4 1 SB D Simpson RF-CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .232 .716 1 0 SB,CS J Wynn CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 .251 .768 2 0 B Watson LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .485 2 0 SF R Staub 1B 1 1 1 3 3 0 .315 .825 7 0 HR,IW L Thomas LF-RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .237 .581 1 0 D Rader 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .709 2 3 D Adlesh C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .548 8 0 H Torres SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .542 0 3 GDP W Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .400 0 1 J Buzhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 J Ray P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0 0 GDP F Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 6 7 0 6 3 27 8
Batting Events
HR: R Staub (4, off D Cardwell; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: B Watson (1, off R Taylor).
IBB: R Staub (9, by R Taylor).
TB: R Staub 4; J Gotay 2; D Adlesh; D Simpson; L Thomas; H Torres.
GIDP: H Torres (5); J Ray (1).
RBI: R Staub 3 (35); L Thomas 2 (7); B Watson (4).
2-out RBI: R Staub 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. H Torres-J Gotay-R Staub.
E: D Adlesh (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Gotay (1, 2nd base off D Cardwell/J Grote); D Simpson (1, 2nd base off D Cardwell/J Grote).
CS: D Simpson (2, 2nd base by C Koonce/J Grote).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B Harrelson SS 4 1 3 0 1 0 .207 .478 3 3 P Linz 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .159 .386 3 5 C Jones LF 5 1 0 1 0 1 .250 .708 1 0 SB J Grote C 3 1 1 0 2 1 .310 .754 4 1 E Charles 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .298 .849 0 5 GDP J Martin 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .311 .829 10 1 T Agee RF-CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .183 .500 4 0 D Bosch CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .141 .446 1 0 A Shamsky PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .686 0 0 D Cardwell P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .100 .350 1 1 R Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 K Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .594 0 0 C Koonce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0 0 Totals 36 5 10 0 5 7 27 16
Batting Events
TB: B Harrelson 3; E Charles 2; D Cardwell; T Agee; J Grote; P Linz; J Martin.
GIDP: E Charles (4).
RBI: C Jones (16); E Charles (25); J Martin (17).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. E Charles-P Linz-J Martin; P Linz-B Harrelson-J Martin.
E: J Martin (4); B Harrelson (4); P Linz (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: C Jones (6, 2nd base off J Buzhardt/D Adlesh).
Pitching Stats
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA W Blasingame 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 5.79 11 - · · 4· 2· 1· 3 36 - 0.96 -0.04 J Buzhardt 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 3.60 4 - · · 1· 0· 0· 2 3-3 1.78 -0.31 J Ray, BS (1), W (1-2) 6 5 0 0 2 7 0 3.31 25 - · · 1·10· 2· 5 2-1 1.84 0.38 F Gladding, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.43 1 - · · 1· 0· 0· 0 1-0 4.82 0.17 Totals 9 10 5 5 5 7 0 41 - · · 7·12· 3·10 6-4
W Blasingame faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
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 D Cardwell, L (1-8) 6.1 4 6 2 5 2 1 3.19 29 - · · 13· 5· 1· 4 46 - 1.08 -0.30 R Taylor 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.91 7 - · · 2· 1· 0· 2 2-1 1.63 -0.02 C Koonce 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.05 3 - · · 0· 2· 0· 1 0-0 0.66 0.02 Totals 9 7 6 2 6 3 1 39 - · · 15· 8· 1· 7 2-1
Balks: J Ray (1).
WP: J Ray (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: R Taylor (2; R Staub).
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - (none), 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 26,531.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.
Lineups
Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Julio Gotay 2B 1. Bud Harrelson SS 2. Dick Simpson RF 2. Phil Linz 2B 3. Jimmy Wynn CF 3. Cleon Jones LF 4. Rusty Staub 1B 4. Jerry Grote C 5. Lee Thomas LF 5. Ed Charles 3B 6. Doug Rader 3B 6. J.C. Martin 1B 7. Dave Adlesh C 7. Tommie Agee RF 8. Hector Torres SS 8. Don Bosch CF 9. Wade Blasingame P 9. Don Cardwell P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t1 | 2 | -2- | RR | 21% | 70% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Staub | D. Cardwell | Home Run; Simpson Scores/unER; Staub Scores/unER | |
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 17% | 100% | 5-6 | NYM | E. Charles | F. Gladding | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -13% | 50% | 3-5 | NYM | J. Martin | J. Buzhardt | Single to RF; Charles to 3B; Grote Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -11% | 63% | 2-5 | NYM | E. Charles | J. Buzhardt | Single to CF; Grote to 3B; Jones Scores | |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | 11% | 62% | 5-5 | HOU | D. Simpson | D. Cardwell | Gotay Steals 2B; Gotay to 3B/Adv on E4 |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Gotay | D. Cardwell | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | 3% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | D. Simpson | D. Cardwell | Reached on E6 (Ground Ball) | ||
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Wynn | D. Cardwell | Simpson Steals 2B | ||
| t1 | 1 | -2- | O | -3% | 49% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Wynn | D. Cardwell | Popfly: SS | |
| t1 | 2 | -2- | RR | 21% | 70% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Staub | D. Cardwell | Home Run; Simpson Scores/unER; Staub Scores/unER | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 69% | 2-0 | HOU | L. Thomas | D. Cardwell | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | -4% | 65% | 0-2 | NYM | B. Harrelson | W. Blasingame | Single to RF | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 69% | 0-2 | NYM | P. Linz | W. Blasingame | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 71% | 0-2 | NYM | C. Jones | W. Blasingame | Flyball: CF | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 73% | 0-2 | NYM | J. Grote | W. Blasingame | Lineout: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | 3% | 76% | 2-0 | HOU | D. Rader | D. Cardwell | Walk | ||
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 74% | 2-0 | HOU | D. Adlesh | D. Cardwell | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -3% | 71% | 2-0 | HOU | H. Torres | D. Cardwell | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Wade Blasingame facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 73% | 0-2 | NYM | E. Charles | W. Blasingame | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 74% | 0-2 | NYM | J. Martin | W. Blasingame | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | -1% | 73% | 0-2 | NYM | T. Agee | W. Blasingame | Walk | ||
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 75% | 0-2 | NYM | D. Bosch | W. Blasingame | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | 3% | 78% | 2-0 | HOU | W. Blasingame | D. Cardwell | Walk | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | 4% | 81% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Gotay | D. Cardwell | Single to LF; Blasingame to 2B | ||
| t3 | 0 | 12- | 5% | 86% | 2-0 | HOU | D. Simpson | D. Cardwell | Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Gotay to 2B; Blasingame to 3B | ||
| t3 | 0 | 123 | O | -4% | 82% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Wynn | D. Cardwell | Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Simpson to 2B; Gotay to 3B | |
| t3 | 1 | 123 | R | 6% | 88% | 2-0 | HOU | R. Staub | D. Cardwell | Walk; Gotay Scores; Simpson to 3B; Wynn to 2B | |
| t3 | 1 | 123 | RR | 6% | 95% | 3-0 | HOU | L. Thomas | D. Cardwell | Single to RF; Staub to 2B; Wynn Scores/unER; Simpson Scores | |
| t3 | 1 | 12- | O | -1% | 94% | 5-0 | HOU | D. Rader | D. Cardwell | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Staub to 3B | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -1% | 93% | 5-0 | HOU | D. Adlesh | D. Cardwell | Flyball: LF | |
| 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Wade Blasingame facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Bob Watson replaces Jimmy Wynn (CF) playing LF batting 3rd; Dick Simpson moves from RF to CF; Lee Thomas moves from LF to RF | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | -2% | 91% | 0-5 | NYM | D. Cardwell | W. Blasingame | Single to LF | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | -4% | 87% | 0-5 | NYM | B. Harrelson | W. Blasingame | Walk; Cardwell to 2B | ||
| b3 | 0 | 12- | -6% | 81% | 0-5 | NYM | P. Linz | W. Blasingame | Single to LF; Harrelson to 2B; Cardwell to 3B | ||
| John Buzhardt replaces Wade Blasingame pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | 123 | RO | 2% | 83% | 0-5 | NYM | C. Jones | J. Buzhardt | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Harrelson to 3B; Cardwell Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -6% | 77% | 1-5 | NYM | J. Grote | J. Buzhardt | Jones Steals 2B; Jones to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B); Harrelson Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | --3 | -3% | 74% | 2-5 | NYM | J. Grote | J. Buzhardt | Walk | ||
| b3 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -11% | 63% | 2-5 | NYM | E. Charles | J. Buzhardt | Single to CF; Grote to 3B; Jones Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -13% | 50% | 3-5 | NYM | J. Martin | J. Buzhardt | Single to RF; Charles to 3B; Grote Scores | |
| Jim Ray replaces John Buzhardt pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b3 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -7% | 42% | 4-5 | NYM | T. Agee | J. Ray | Balk; Charles Scores; Martin to 2B | |
| b3 | 1 | -2- | O | 4% | 46% | 5-5 | NYM | T. Agee | J. Ray | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 50% | 5-5 | NYM | D. Bosch | J. Ray | Flyball: LF | |
| 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 5-5 | HOU | H. Torres | D. Cardwell | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 46% | 5-5 | HOU | J. Ray | D. Cardwell | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 5-5 | HOU | J. Gotay | D. Cardwell | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Astros' Jim Ray facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 47% | 5-5 | NYM | D. Cardwell | J. Ray | Strikeout | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | -3% | 44% | 5-5 | NYM | B. Harrelson | J. Ray | Single to CF | ||
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | -2% | 42% | 5-5 | NYM | P. Linz | J. Ray | Wild Pitch; Harrelson to 2B | ||
| b4 | 1 | -2- | -2% | 40% | 5-5 | NYM | P. Linz | J. Ray | Walk | ||
| b4 | 1 | 12- | O | 5% | 45% | 5-5 | NYM | C. Jones | J. Ray | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| b4 | 2 | 12- | O | 5% | 50% | 5-5 | NYM | J. Grote | J. Ray | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 47% | 5-5 | HOU | D. Simpson | D. Cardwell | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 45% | 5-5 | HOU | B. Watson | D. Cardwell | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | 2% | 47% | 5-5 | HOU | R. Staub | D. Cardwell | Walk | ||
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -3% | 44% | 5-5 | HOU | L. Thomas | D. Cardwell | Lineout: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Astros' Jim Ray facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | -5% | 39% | 5-5 | NYM | E. Charles | J. Ray | Single to CF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5% | 44% | 5-5 | NYM | J. Martin | J. Ray | Lineout: RF | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | -5% | 39% | 5-5 | NYM | T. Agee | J. Ray | Single to CF; Charles to 2B | ||
| b5 | 1 | 12- | O | 6% | 44% | 5-5 | NYM | D. Bosch | J. Ray | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| b5 | 2 | 12- | O | 6% | 50% | 5-5 | NYM | D. Cardwell | J. Ray | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 47% | 5-5 | HOU | D. Rader | D. Cardwell | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 45% | 5-5 | HOU | D. Adlesh | D. Cardwell | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 43% | 5-5 | HOU | H. Torres | D. Cardwell | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Astros' Jim Ray facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 46% | 5-5 | NYM | B. Harrelson | J. Ray | Foul Flyball: C | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 49% | 5-5 | NYM | P. Linz | J. Ray | Lineout: LF | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 5-5 | NYM | C. Jones | J. Ray | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -4% | 46% | 5-5 | HOU | J. Ray | D. Cardwell | Flyball: RF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | 4% | 51% | 5-5 | HOU | J. Gotay | D. Cardwell | Single to 2B | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | 11% | 62% | 5-5 | HOU | D. Simpson | D. Cardwell | Gotay Steals 2B; Gotay to 3B/Adv on E4 | ||
| t7 | 1 | --3 | 2% | 64% | 5-5 | HOU | D. Simpson | D. Cardwell | Walk | ||
| Ron Taylor replaces Don Cardwell pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 9% | 72% | 5-5 | HOU | B. Watson | R. Taylor | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gotay Scores/unER; Simpson to 2B | |
| t7 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 73% | 6-5 | HOU | R. Staub | R. Taylor | Intentional Walk | ||
| t7 | 2 | 12- | O | -4% | 69% | 6-5 | HOU | L. Thomas | R. Taylor | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Jim Ray facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | -8% | 61% | 5-6 | NYM | J. Grote | J. Ray | Single to SS | ||
| b7 | 0 | 1-- | O | 7% | 68% | 5-6 | NYM | E. Charles | J. Ray | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | O | 6% | 74% | 5-6 | NYM | J. Martin | J. Ray | Popfly: 3B | |
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 5% | 78% | 5-6 | NYM | T. Agee | J. Ray | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mets' Ron Taylor facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 77% | 6-5 | HOU | D. Rader | R. Taylor | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | 2% | 79% | 6-5 | HOU | D. Adlesh | R. Taylor | Single to LF | ||
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | 3% | 82% | 6-5 | HOU | H. Torres | R. Taylor | Single to LF; Adlesh to 2B | ||
| t8 | 1 | 12- | OO | -7% | 75% | 6-5 | HOU | J. Ray | R. Taylor | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Jim Ray facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Art Shamsky pinch hits for Don Bosch (CF) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 6% | 80% | 5-6 | NYM | A. Shamsky | J. Ray | Strikeout | |
| Ken Boswell pinch hits for Ron Taylor (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 4% | 84% | 5-6 | NYM | K. Boswell | J. Ray | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | -3% | 81% | 5-6 | NYM | B. Harrelson | J. Ray | Single to RF | ||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 6% | 87% | 5-6 | NYM | P. Linz | J. Ray | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mets' Cal Koonce facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Cal Koonce replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Tommie Agee moves from RF to CF; Art Shamsky moves from PH to RF | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 6-5 | HOU | J. Gotay | C. Koonce | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | 1% | 87% | 6-5 | HOU | D. Simpson | C. Koonce | Single to CF | ||
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 85% | 6-5 | HOU | B. Watson | C. Koonce | Simpson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 84% | 6-5 | HOU | B. Watson | C. Koonce | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Jim Ray facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 7% | 91% | 5-6 | NYM | C. Jones | J. Ray | Popfly: 2B | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | -9% | 83% | 5-6 | NYM | J. Grote | J. Ray | Walk | ||
| Fred Gladding replaces Jim Ray pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 17% | 100% | 5-6 | NYM | E. Charles | F. Gladding | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5. | |||||||||||
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