Final
NYM 4 — HOU 1
8/6/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196808060
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Gotay | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hector Torres | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stahl | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cleon Jones | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Collins | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Linz | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Bateman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Simpson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Weis | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cal Koonce | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Giusti | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Cardwell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cardwell | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Dave Giusti | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0-0 |
| Cal Koonce | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Simpson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Thomas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Giusti | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Weis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Cardwell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Collins | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Cleon Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Koonce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Linz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| J.C. Martin | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stahl | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D7.B-3(E7) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | FC5.3XH(52) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | E4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 1/G | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 1/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 1/G | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | S7.BX2(74) | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9.B-2(E9) | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 64/SH.1-2;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | IW | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3;3-H | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 16(1)4/BG/GDP | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S/BG.1-2;2-3 | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | 8/SF/DP.3-H;2X3(865);1-2 | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 1–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | SB3# | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR.3-H;1-H | 1–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–1 |