Astros @ Mets
June 20, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 2
Mets 5 5 1
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 2
Mets 5 5 1

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .319
OBP .250 .399
At Bats 4 235
Hits 1 75
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 35

Bill Short Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Shea Stadium - June 20, 1968
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Out
Bill Short
J.C. Martin
Ed Kranepool
Ken Boswell
Kevin Collins
Bud Harrelson
Art Shamsky
Tommie Agee
Cleon Jones
Rusty Staub
Dick Simpson
Julio Gotay
Hector Torres

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 7 2 9
New York Mets 5 5 1 4
Winning Pitcher Tom Seaver
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save Bill Short
Game Winning RBI Cleon Jones
Attendance 13,213
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bill Short now pitching. Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Short fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Murrell strikes out.
Top 9 Julio Gotay pinch runs for Bob Aspromonte. Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Tom Dukes. The ball gets by Martin for a passed ball. Gotay moves to second.
Top 9 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adlesh scores. Torres moves to third.
Top 9 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. Adlesh moves to second.
Top 9 Adlesh is hit by the pitch. Watson moves to second.
Top 9 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Collins strikes out.
Bottom 8 Shamsky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Martin is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas strikes out.
Top 8 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out.
Top 8 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Aspromonte now playing shortstop. Hector Torres now playing second base. Tom Dukes now pitching. Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Larry Dierker. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson.
Top 7 Torres strikes out.
Top 7 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Agee strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Shamsky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Watson strikes out.
Top 6 Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Rader reaches second base with a double. Thomas moves to third.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it and throws to second for the out. Simpson scores.
Top 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third.
Top 6 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Boswell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Seaver moves to third.
Bottom 5 Seaver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Seaver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Agee is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Dierker strikes out.
Top 5 Torres hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adlesh hits a line drive towards first. Kranepool reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Watson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boswell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seaver tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Boswell bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Seaver moves to third. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Menke. Seaver moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Seaver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dierker bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to second.
Top 3 Torres takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Collins hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adlesh strikes out.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Martin takes first base on ball four. Boswell moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boswell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke.
Bottom 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Staub strikes out.
Top 1 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Menke strikes out.