Final
NYM 5 — HOU 6
8/5/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196808050
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Torres | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stahl | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Charles | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Grote | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Linz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Simpson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Weis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Buzhardt | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Koosman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Ray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brand | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Lemaster | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Collins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Koosman | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Denny Lemaster | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ron Taylor | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Buzhardt | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Lemaster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Simpson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Weis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Charles | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Grote | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Koosman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Linz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stahl | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | IW | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2;2-H;3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-3(E5) | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H(UR) | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D9 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9.2-H;B-3(E9) | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | FC1.3XH(1251);B-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H(UR);B-2(THH) | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | T9 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E4 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D9.2-H;3-H(UR) | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.3-H | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | SB2# | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | E5.2-H(NR)(UR) | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | HP | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | IW | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D9.1-H;3-H | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–6 |