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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 30, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on July 30, 1969 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,922 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Frank Secory |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sandy Valdespino | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 30, 1969
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Gentry
Valdespino strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gentry
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gentry
Wynn hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Dierker
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Dierker
Boswell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Dierker
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Dierker
Shamsky hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gentry
Miller hits a line drive towards third. Garrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gentry
Menke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Gentry
Blefary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Dierker
Garrett 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 -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Dierker
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Dierker
Grote strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gentry
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gentry
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Gentry
There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dierker vs. Gentry
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valdespino vs. Gentry
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards second. Boswell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boswell. Edwards scores. Valdespino moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Gentry
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Gentry
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valdespino scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Gentry
There goes Wynn. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Gentry
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Menke vs. Gentry
Menke takes first base on ball four. Morgan scores. Wynn moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blefary vs. Gentry
Blefary hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Blefary reaches third base with a triple. Wynn scores. Miller scores. Menke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Gentry
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blefary scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Ryan
Nolan Ryan now pitching.
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Rader goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dierker vs. Ryan
Ron Swoboda now playing left field.
Dierker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Ryan
Valdespino hits a fly ball into left field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Dierker
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 -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dierker
Ryan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Dierker
Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boswell vs. Dierker
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ryan
Donn Clendenon now playing first base. Ed Kranepool now playing left field. Ron Swoboda now playing right field.
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Ryan
Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ryan
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Dierker
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Dierker
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Dierker
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Dierker
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Swoboda scores. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Dierker
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Dierker
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Ryan
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Ryan
Blefary strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Ryan
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Ryan
Edwards hits a line drive towards first. Clendenon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Dierker
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Dierker
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Dierker
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Ryan
Dierker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Dierker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valdespino vs. Ryan
Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dierker moves to third. Valdespino moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Ryan
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dierker tags and scores. Valdespino tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Ryan
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Ryan
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Dierker
Gary Geiger now playing center field.
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Dierker
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Dierker
Garrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Dierker
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Clendenon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grote vs. Dierker
Grote strikes out. The ball gets by Edwards. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Clendenon. He's safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Dierker
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
Top 7
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Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Ryan
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Ryan
Blefary strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Ryan
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeil vs. Dierker
Bobby Pfeil pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
Pfeil hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Dierker
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Dierker
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. DiLauro
Bobby Pfeil now playing third base. Wayne Garrett now playing second base. Jack DiLauro now pitching.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. DiLauro
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. DiLauro
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valdespino for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Dierker
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Dierker
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Dierker
Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swoboda moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kranepool vs. Dierker
Kranepool hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Dierker
Grote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Dierker
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pfeil vs. Dierker
Pfeil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. DiLauro
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. DiLauro
Geiger bunts towards third. Pfeil fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. DiLauro
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Menke vs. DiLauro
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Gladding
Ed Charles pinch hits for Jack DiLauro.
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Gladding
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Gladding
Clendenon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1969, game 2 -- Houston at New York (D)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Valdespino S, lf 5 1 2 0 Agee T, cf 5 0 1 0
Morgan J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Boswell K, 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn J, cf 4 1 1 1 DiLauro J, p 0 0 0 0
Geiger G, cf 0 0 0 0 Charles E, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller N, rf 4 1 0 0 Jones C, lf 1 0 1 0
Menke D, ss 2 1 0 1 Swoboda R, lf-rf 3 2 2 0
Blefary C, 1b 4 1 1 3 Shamsky A, rf 1 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Clendenon D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Edwards J, c 4 2 2 1 Garrett W, 3b-2b 4 1 1 0
Dierker L, p 4 2 2 2 Kranepool E, 1b-lf 4 1 3 4
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Grote J, c 4 0 2 0
Harrelson B, ss 4 0 1 0
Gentry G, p 0 0 0 0
Ryan N, p 2 0 1 0
Pfeil B, ph-3b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 11 10 10 39 5 13 4
Houston 00(10) 001 000 -- 11
New York 000 101 030 -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 8.0 12 5 4 1 9
Gladding F (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry G (L) 2.2 5 8 8 3 4
Ryan N 4.1 4 3 3 2 7
DiLauro J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Boswell K, Edwards J
DP -- Houston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Houston 3, New York 8
2B -- Jones C, Edwards J, Dierker L, Kranepool E
3B -- Blefary C
HR -- Dierker L, Kranepool E
SB -- Wynn J
SH -- Geiger G
SF -- Morgan J
WP -- Gentry G
T -- 2:37
A -- 28922
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