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August 18, 1968

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Astros 1 5 2
Mets 5 8 0
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Astros 1 5 2
Mets 5 9 0

Jerry Grote Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .280
OBP 1.000 .364
At Bats 2 322
Hits 2 90
• Singles 2 76
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 40
RBI’s 1 25

Tom Dukes Season Stats

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1 2 3
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Shea Stadium - August 18, 1968
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Single
Tom Dukes
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Jose Herrera
Jim Wynn
Lee Thomas
Jerry Grote
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Tom Dukes now pitching. Jose Herrera now playing left field. Denis Menke now playing second base. Bob Aspromonte now playing third base. Grote hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Torres hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gotay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jose Herrera pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Herrera hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Swoboda hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Charles hits a popup towards first. Staub catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Harrelson tags and scores. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jones is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Harrelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Harrelson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Agee strikes out.
Top 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Menke is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Linz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buzhardt fields it and throws to home to get Swoboda. Grote moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swoboda moves to third.
Bottom 6 Swoboda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gotay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Charles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gotay reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Jones. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Gotay applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buzhardt strikes out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Agee strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cardwell hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub moves to second.
Top 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Wynn strikes out.
Top 4 Torres hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Torres reaches second base with a double. Gotay scores.
Top 4 Gotay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Gotay reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Linz hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 John Buzhardt now pitching. There go the runners. The throw from Bateman to Gotay covering second. The throw back to home, and Charles is out at the plate. Grote moves to third.
Bottom 3 Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Charles moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Swoboda hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Charles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay misplays the ball. That's an error on Gotay. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Cardwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aspromonte for the out.
Bottom 2 Agee strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cardwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grote scores. Linz scores. Kranepool moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Grote moves to third. Linz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Linz takes first base on ball four. Grote moves to second.
Bottom 2 Grote takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Swoboda strikes out.
Bottom 2 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Menke strikes out.
Top 2 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 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Agee hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Gotay. The throw from Grote and he is out, Harrelson applying the tag.
Top 1 Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.