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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 19, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on September 19, 1966 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 19, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 19, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Zachary |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 7,206 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: (none) 3B: Augie Donatelli |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Al Luplow | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Center Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Left Fielder |
| Greg Goossen | Catcher |
| Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
| Wes Westrum | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brock Davis | Center Fielder |
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Norm Miller | Left Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Chris Zachary | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 19, 1966
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Zachary
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Zachary
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Zachary
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Shaw
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Shaw
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Shaw
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Shaw
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Zachary
Luplow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Zachary covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Zachary
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Zachary
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Zachary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Shaw
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Shaw
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shaw
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Zachary
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Zachary
Goossen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Zachary
Shaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Zachary
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Shaw
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Shaw
Zachary hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Luplow. Zachary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Shaw
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Shaw
There goes Davis. The throw from Goossen and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Shaw
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Shaw
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Zachary
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Zachary
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Zachary
Luplow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Shaw
Harrison hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Shaw
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Shaw
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Zachary
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Zachary
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Zachary
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shaw
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Shaw
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Shaw
Zachary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Goossen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Zachary
Goossen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Zachary
Shaw hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Zachary
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Shaw
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Shaw
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Shaw
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Zachary
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Zachary
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Zachary
Luplow hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Shaw
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Shaw
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Shaw
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Zachary
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Zachary
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Zachary
Hickman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shaw
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Shaw
Aspromonte bunts in front of the plate. Goossen fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zachary vs. Shaw
Zachary hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Shaw
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Zachary
Goossen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. Zachary
Shaun Fitzmaurice pinch runs for Greg Goossen.
Shaw bunts towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shaw for the out. Fitzmaurice moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliot vs. Zachary
Larry Elliot pinch hits for Bud Harrelson.
Elliot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Zachary
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Shaw
Jerry Grote now catching. Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Shaw
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Shaw
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Shaw
Staub takes first base on ball four. Harrison moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Shaw
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Zachary
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Zachary
Luplow hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Zachary
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Zachary
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Jones reaches second base with a double. Kranepool moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hickman vs. Sembera
Carroll Sembera now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Kranepool scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Sembera
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 10
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shaw
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Shaw
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Shaw
Lee Maye pinch hits for Carroll Sembera.
Maye hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hiller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/19/1966 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Harrelson B, ss 3 0 0 0 Davis B, cf 3 0 0 0
Elliot L, ph 1 0 0 0 Jackson S, ss 3 0 1 0
Grote J, c 0 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hiller C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Harrison C, 1b 4 0 2 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Staub R, rf 3 0 0 0
Luplow A, rf 4 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 4 0 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Miller N, lf 3 0 0 0
Jones C, cf 4 0 1 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hickman J, lf 4 0 0 0 Zachary C, p 3 0 1 0
Goossen G, c 2 0 0 0 Sembera C, p 0 0 0 0
Fitzmaurice S, pr 0 0 0 0 Maye L, ph 1 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ss 0 0 0 0
Shaw B, p 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 3 0 31 0 4 0
New York 000 000 000 1 -- 1
Houston 000 000 000 0 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw B (W) 10.0 4 0 0 4 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary C (L) 9.2 3 1 1 1 4
Sembera C 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 3, Houston 6
2B -- Zachary C, Jones C
SB -- Davis B
SH -- Aspromonte B, Shaw B
WP -- Sembera C
T -- 2:24
A -- 7206
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