Final
NYM 3 — HOU 4
8/7/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196808070
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hector Torres | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stahl | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cleon Jones | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Grote | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Collins | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Charles | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Linz | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Weis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Simpson | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat House | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Connors | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Seaver | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Shamsky | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shea | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Buchek | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Tom Seaver | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Bill Connors | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Pat House | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Shea | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat House | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Simpson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stahl | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stahl | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Weis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Seaver | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Charles | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Connors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Grote | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Linz | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S/BG | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H;2-3(E7/TH) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HP | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E4)(NR)(UR) | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 31 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | T7.2-H | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | K+PB.B-1 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E5.B-2 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F.2-3 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 1(B)5(3)/LDP | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | E6 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D8.1-H;2-H(UR) | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 13 | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–4 |