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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 26,531

Tuesday, June 18, 1968
Time of Game: 3:16

Astros

25-38

Won 2

10th, 13½ GB

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

W: J Ray (1-2), L: D Cardwell (1-8), S: F Gladding (1)

Mets

29-33

Lost 2

9th, 9 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gotay 2B                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .231  .498    0    4   1   SB
D Simpson RF-CF               4   2   1   0    1   1  .232  .716    0    1   0   SB,CS
J Wynn CF                     2   1   0   0    0   0  .251  .768    0    2   0   
  B Watson LF                 2   0   0   1    0   1  .167  .485    0    2   0   SF
R Staub 1B                    1   1   1   3    3   0  .315  .826    0    7   0   HR,IW
L Thomas LF-RF                4   0   1   2    0   0  .237  .581    0    1   0   
D Rader 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .709    0    2   3   
D Adlesh C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .548    0    8   0   
H Torres SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .542    0    0   3   GDP
W Blasingame P                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .400    0    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  .334    0    0   0   GDP
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   6   7   6    6   3                    27   8

BATTING

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

DP: 1. H Torres-J Gotay-R Staub.

E: D Adlesh (1).

BASERUNNING

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   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                4   1   3   0    1   0  .207  .478    0    3   3   
P Linz 2B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .159  .386    0    3   5   
C Jones LF                    5   1   0   1    0   1  .250  .709    0    1   0   SB
J Grote C                     3   1   1   0    2   1  .310  .754    0    4   1   
E Charles 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .298  .848    0    0   5   GDP
J Martin 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .829    0   10   1   
T Agee RF-CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .183  .500    0    4   0   
D Bosch CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .141  .445    0    1   0   
  A Shamsky PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .686    0    0   0   
D Cardwell P                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .100  .350    0    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   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   3    5   7                    27  16

BATTING

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

DP: 2. P Linz-B Harrelson-J Martin; E Charles-P Linz-J Martin.

E: J Martin (4); B Harrelson (4); P Linz (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Jones (6, 2nd base off J Buzhardt/D Adlesh).

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
W Blasingame                   2     3   3   3    2   0   0   5.79   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 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· 8· 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· 9· 3·10          6-4

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
D Cardwell, L (1-8)            6.1   4   6   2    5   2   1   3.19   29     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 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· 7· 1· 7          2-1

W Blasingame faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: J Ray (1).

WP: J Ray (1).

IBB: R Taylor (2; R Staub).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 26,531.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. J Gotay              2B    1. B Harrelson          SS 
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. L Thomas             LF    5. E Charles            3B 
6. D Rader              3B    6. J Martin             1B 
7. D Adlesh             C     7. T Agee               RF 
8. H Torres             SS    8. D Bosch              CF 
9. W Blasingame         P     9. D Cardwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      21%  70% R Staub         D Cardwell      Home Run; Simpson Scores/unER; Staub Scores/unER
   b 9   1  6-5  1--      17% 100% E Charles       F Gladding      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   1  5-3  1-3     -13%  50% J Martin        J Buzhardt      Single to RF; Charles to 3B; Grote Scores
   b 3   1  5-2  1-3     -11%  63% E Charles       J Buzhardt      Single to CF; Grote to 3B; Jones Scores
   t 7   1  5-5  1--      11%  62% D Simpson       D Cardwell      Gotay Steals 2B; Gotay to 3B/Adv on E4

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Gotay         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  D Simpson       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  J Wynn          Simpson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Popfly: SS
   RR     -2-      70%  R Staub         Home Run; Simpson Scores/unER; Staub Scores/unER
   O      ---      69%  L Thomas        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3
          ---      65%  B Harrelson     Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  P Linz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      71%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      73%  J Grote         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
          ---      76%  D Rader         Walk
   O      1--      74%  D Adlesh        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      71%  H Torres        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, Wade Blasingame facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  J Martin        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      73%  T Agee          Walk
   O      1--      75%  D Bosch         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
          ---      78%  W Blasingame    Walk
          1--      81%  J Gotay         Single to LF; Blasingame to 2B
          12-      86%  D Simpson       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Gotay to 2B; Blasingame to 3B
   O      123      82%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Simpson to 2B; Gotay to 3B
   R      123      88%  R Staub         Walk; Gotay Scores; Simpson to 3B; Wynn to 2B
   RR     123      94%  L Thomas        Single to RF; Staub to 2B; Wynn Scores/unER; Simpson Scores
   O      12-      94%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Staub to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  D Adlesh        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Wade Blasingame facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Watson replaces Jimmy Wynn playing LF batting 3rd; Dick Simpson moves to CF; Lee Thomas moves to RF
          ---      91%  D Cardwell      Single to LF
          1--      87%  B Harrelson     Walk; Cardwell to 2B
          12-      81%  P Linz          Single to LF; Harrelson to 2B; Cardwell to 3B
                  John Buzhardt replaces Wade Blasingame pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      83%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Harrelson to 3B; Cardwell Scores
   R      1-3      77%  J Grote         Jones Steals 2B; Jones to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B); Harrelson Scores
          --3      74%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      63%  E Charles       Single to CF; Grote to 3B; Jones Scores
   R      1-3      50%  J Martin        Single to RF; Charles to 3B; Grote Scores
                  Jim Ray replaces John Buzhardt pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      42%  T Agee          Balk; Charles Scores; Martin to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  D Bosch         Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Cardwell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  H Torres        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Gotay         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Ray facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  D Cardwell      Strikeout
          ---      44%  B Harrelson     Single to CF
          1--      42%  P Linz          Wild Pitch; Harrelson to 2B
          -2-      40%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      45%  C Jones         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      50%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Cardwell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  D Simpson       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  B Watson        Strikeout
          ---      47%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      44%  L Thomas        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Ray facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  E Charles       Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  J Martin        Lineout: RF
          1--      39%  T Agee          Single to CF; Charles to 2B
   O      12-      44%  D Bosch         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      50%  D Cardwell      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Adlesh        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  H Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Ray facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      49%  P Linz          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      50%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
          ---      51%  J Gotay         Single to 2B
          1--      62%  D Simpson       Gotay Steals 2B; Gotay to 3B/Adv on E4
          --3      64%  " "             Walk
                  Ron Taylor replaces Don Cardwell pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      72%  B Watson        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gotay Scores/unER; Simpson to 2B
          -2-      73%  R Staub         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      69%  L Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Jim Ray facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  J Grote         Single to SS
   O      1--      68%  E Charles       Strikeout
   O      1--      74%  J Martin        Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      79%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ron Taylor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  D Rader         Strikeout
          ---      79%  D Adlesh        Single to LF
          1--      82%  H Torres        Single to LF; Adlesh to 2B
   OO     12-      75%  J Ray           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, Jim Ray facing 8-9-1
                  Art Shamsky pinch hits for Don Bosch batting 8th
   O      ---      80%  A Shamsky       Strikeout
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  K Boswell       Strikeout
          ---      81%  B Harrelson     Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  P Linz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cal Koonce facing 1-2-3
                  Cal Koonce replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 9th; Tommie Agee moves to CF; Art Shamsky moves to RF
   O      ---      86%  J Gotay         Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  D Simpson       Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  B Watson        Simpson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      84%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Jim Ray facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  C Jones         Popfly: 2B
          ---      83%  J Grote         Walk
                  Fred Gladding replaces Jim Ray pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  E Charles       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation