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August 7, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 3 4 2
Astros 4 6 2
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Mets 3 4 2
Astros 4 6 2

Jerry Buchek Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .205
OBP .000 .250
At Bats 0 132
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 11

Steve Shea Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 3
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Astrodome - August 7, 1968
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Strikeout
Steve Shea
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Jim Wynn
Dick Simpson
Norm Miller
Jerry Buchek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 3 4 2 6
Houston Astros 4 6 2 3
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Tom Seaver
Save Steve Shea
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 14,524
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jerry Buchek pinch hits for Bill Connors. Buchek strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Weis is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Linz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahl scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynn for the out.
Bottom 8 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Grote now catching. Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jerry Grote pinch hits for J.C. Martin. Steve Shea now pitching. Grote hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pat House now pitching. Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Jones reaches second base with a double. Agee scores. Stahl goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Stahl takes first base on ball four. Agee moves to second.
Top 8 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahl scoops it up and throws to first, with Connors covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Larry Stahl now playing first base. Ron Swoboda now playing right field. Bill Connors now pitching. Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Art Shamsky pinch hits for Tom Seaver. Shamsky strikes out.
Top 7 Weis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Linz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a line drive towards the mound. Seaver catches it and throws to third to double up Wynn.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. Wynn moves to second.
Top 6 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahl for the out.
Top 5 There goes Agee. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Agee steals second.
Top 5 Agee strikes out.
Top 5 Seaver hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Weis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rader tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Ed Charles now playing third base. Bateman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Rader reaches third base with a triple. Menke scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Menke. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Menke steals second.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Linz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Top 4 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Wynn. The throw from Martin and he is out, Weis applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields the ball and throws to second. Linz drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Linz. Miller scores. Torres scores.
Bottom 3 Staub takes first base on ball four. Torres moves to second.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 3 Miller is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kranepool hits a line drive into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jones is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Agee moves to second.
Top 3 Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Weis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Linz hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Wynn. Martin tags and scores. Collins tags and moves to third.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Martin moves to third. Collins moves to second.
Top 2 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to third for the out. Martin moves to second.
Top 2 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kranepool hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Kranepool reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller strikes out.
Top 1 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stahl is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.