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Houston Astros @ 
New York Mets
1965-09-02 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 11430 · 2:56
Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 4–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 8th. Larry Dierker earned the win and Claude Raymond picked up the save. Rusty Staub went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
W: Larry Dierker L: Jack Fisher SV: Claude Raymond
Umpires — HP: Paul Pryor · 1B: Bill Jackowski · 2B: Ed Vargo · 3B: Chris Pelekoudas · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lee Maye | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Wynn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rusty Staub | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Gentile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Ron Brand | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Lillis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Dierker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eddie Kasko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron Hunt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kranepool | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Lewis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ron Swoboda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Christopher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stephenson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Hiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Hickman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Kolb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Jim Owens | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Claude Raymond | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Fisher | 7.1 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Gordie Richardson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Eilers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Willey | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lee Maye: S8
- Joe Morgan: WP.1-2#
- Joe Morgan: K
- Jim Wynn: K
- Rusty Staub: 3/G
Bot 1
- Ron Hunt: 13
- Roy McMillan: 43
- Ed Kranepool: 3/G
Top 2
- Bob Aspromonte: 53
- Jim Gentile: K
- Ron Brand: S8
- Bob Lillis: CS2(24)
Bot 2
- Charley Smith: D7
- Johnny Lewis: K
- Ron Swoboda: 53
- Joe Christopher: 4/P
Top 3
- Bob Lillis: 43
- Larry Dierker: K
- Lee Maye: D7
- Joe Morgan: 31
Bot 3
- John Stephenson: 8/F
- Jack Fisher: 8/F
- Ron Hunt: S9
- Roy McMillan: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Roy McMillan: S8.3-H
- Ed Kranepool: 7/F
Top 4
- Jim Wynn: 63
- Rusty Staub: HR/7
- Bob Aspromonte: 4/P
- Jim Gentile: W
- Ron Brand: 43
Bot 4
- Charley Smith: 53
- Johnny Lewis: 5/FL
- Ron Swoboda: K
Top 5
- Bob Lillis: 53
- Larry Dierker: K
- Lee Maye: 9/F
Bot 5
- Joe Christopher: 53
- John Stephenson: S8
- Jack Fisher: 3/SH.1-2
- Ron Hunt: 2/FL
Top 6
- Joe Morgan: S8
- Jim Wynn: 54(1)/FO
- Rusty Staub: PO1(E1).1-3
- Rusty Staub: D9.3-H(UR)
- Eddie Kasko: 63
- Jim Gentile: IW
- Ron Brand: 6/L
Bot 6
- Roy McMillan: 63
- Ed Kranepool: 9/L
- Charley Smith: 9/L
Top 7
- Bob Lillis: 53
- Larry Dierker: 9/F
- Lee Maye: D8
- Joe Morgan: 9/F
Bot 7
- Johnny Lewis: K/C
- Ron Swoboda: 8/F
- Joe Christopher: 6/P
Top 8
- Jim Wynn: K/C
- Rusty Staub: S9
- Eddie Kasko: S7.1-2
- Jim Gentile: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Ron Brand: CSH(2)
- Ron Brand: WP.2-3
- Ron Brand: S7.3-H
- Bob Lillis: 13
Bot 8
- John Stephenson: 13
- Chuck Hiller: 31
- Ron Hunt: W
- Roy McMillan: S7.1-2
- Ed Kranepool: 8/F
Top 9
- Larry Dierker: 53
- Lee Maye: S8
- Joe Morgan: W.1-2
- Jim Wynn: 4/P
- Rusty Staub: K
Bot 9
- Charley Smith: W
- Johnny Lewis: S9.1-2
- Jim Hickman: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe Christopher: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
- John Stephenson: 15(2)/BG/FO.1-2
- Gary Kolb: K/C
- Ron Hunt: 8/F
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Bud Harrelson
- Debut game for Dick Selma