New York Mets
Houston Astros
5
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6
Linescore
| 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 |
Pitching
New York Mets
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry KoosmanL | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 34 |
| Ron Taylor | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Lemaster | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 19 |
| Jim Ray | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| John BuzhardtW | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 23 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Phil Linz singles on a to left fielder Jimmy Wynn. Ed Charles scores. Ron Swoboda scores. Jerry Grote to 2nd.
2–0
▼ 2nd
John Bateman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tommie Agee. Denis Menke scores.
2–1
▲ 3rd
Cleon Jones singles on a to right fielder Bob Aspromonte. Larry Stahl scores. Cleon Jones to 3rd. Cleon Jones advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Bob Aspromonte.
3–1
▲ 3rd
Jerry Grote singles on a to left fielder Jimmy Wynn. Ron Swoboda scores. Jerry Grote to 2nd.
4–1
▼ 4th
John Bateman doubles (13) on a to right fielder Ron Swoboda. Denis Menke scores. Doug Rader scores.
4–3
▼ 4th
Ron Brand grounds into a force out, second baseman Phil Linz to shortstop Al Weis. John Bateman scores. Dick Simpson out at 2nd. Ron Brand to 1st.
4–4
▲ 6th
Tommie Agee reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Doug Rader. Phil Linz scores.
5–4
▼ 7th
Doug Rader doubles (7) on a to right fielder Ron Swoboda. Bob Aspromonte scores. Denis Menke scores.
5–6
Box Score
New York Mets
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFTommie Agee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BLarry Stahl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LFCleon Jones | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BEd Charles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFRon Swoboda | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJerry Grote | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2BPhil Linz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PRon Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSAl Weis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJerry Koosman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BKevin Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BJulio Gotay | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSHector Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFBob Aspromonte | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFNorm Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BRusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BDenis Menke | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CJohn Bateman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| CFDick Simpson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PDenny Lemaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJim Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRon Brand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PJohn Buzhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |