Final
HOU 1 — NYM 8
8/18/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYN196808181
Complete available game record for HOU at NYM, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dukes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Shamsky | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommie Agee | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Bosch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Harrelson | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Charles | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Swoboda | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Grote | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Linz | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Cardwell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Herrera | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cuellar | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cardwell | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mike Cuellar | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Buzhardt | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Aspromonte | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Cuellar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Herrera | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Harrelson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Bosch | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Cardwell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Charles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Grote | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Linz | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/BF | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2;2-H;3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 1/G | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | E4.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2;2-H | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H(UR);1-3 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | CSH(24256).1-3 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D7.2-H | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | FC6.2X3(65);B-1 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 41 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24)# | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 31 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | FC1.3XH(12);1-2 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HP | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9/F | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | T9 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/SF.3-H;1-3(E3/TH) | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D8.1-3 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | IW | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | FLE1 | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | E2.1-3;2-H(NR)(UR);3-H(NR)(UR) | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S/BG | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 1–8 |