Final
NYM 4 — HOU 0
4/14/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196804140
Complete available game record for NYM at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Davis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bud Harrelson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Morgan | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Boswell | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal King | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Swoboda | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Shamsky | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Buchek | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Grote | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cuellar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Frisella | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Murrell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Ray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Ryan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Nolan Ryan | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Mike Cuellar | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Danny Frisella | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Danny Coombs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal King | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Gotay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cuellar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Boswell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Buchek | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Frisella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Grote | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Harrelson | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Shamsky | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 23 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D9.1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 7/DP.2X3(75) | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 34/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3# | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2;3-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | SB2# | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K/BF | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HP | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | E4 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | S/BR.2X3(5);1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 23.1-2;2-3 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | FC6.2-H(NR);1X2(6E4);B-1 | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2;2-H(UR) | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | S6.1X2(64) | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 13 | 4–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 4–0 |