Final
HOU 5 — NYM 2
8/18/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYN196808182
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 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jose Herrera | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Linz | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Shamsky | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Swoboda | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Collins | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cleon Jones | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommie Agee | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Adlesh | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cal Koonce | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Selma | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Short | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ray | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Dick Selma | 7.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Bill Short | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Cal Koonce | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Herrera | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Thomas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Adlesh | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Short | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Selma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Collins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Harrelson | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Shamsky | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Koonce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Linz | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | E3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR.1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2;3-H | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K213 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 23 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 31 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D9 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2;2-H;3-H | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2;3-H | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/BF | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | PB.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | E9/F.1-3 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–2 |