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Houston Astros @ New York Mets

1966-07-18 · Day game · Shea Stadium · 86°F · 2:23

New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 4–1. New York Mets put up 3 in the 8th. Jack Hamilton earned the win. Roy McMillan went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
NYN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3		4	8

W: Jack Hamilton L: Mike Cuellar SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: Ed Vargo · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Brand	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sonny Jackson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	3	0	1	1	1	1
Dave Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Felix Mantilla	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bob Aspromonte	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rusty Staub	3	0	1	0	1	0
Chuck Harrison	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Cuellar	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lee Maye	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Hiller	4	1	2	0	0	1
Eddie Bressoud	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Swoboda	3	1	0	0	1	1
Hawk Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	2
Billy Murphy	4	1	1	1	0	2
Ed Kranepool	3	1	1	0	1	0
Roy McMillan	3	0	3	2	1	0
Al Luplow	3	0	1	0	1	2
Bill Hepler	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Boyer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Cuellar	7.2	7	3	10
Jim Owens	0.1	1	1	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Hepler	7.0	4	5	2
Jack Hamilton	2.0	0	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ron Brand: K/C
Sonny Jackson: S7.B-2(E7)
Jim Wynn: WP.2-3
Jim Wynn: S9.3-H
Dave Nicholson: E5.1-2
Felix Mantilla: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Chuck Hiller: K
Eddie Bressoud: K
Ron Swoboda: K

Top 2

Bob Aspromonte: E6
Rusty Staub: S9.1-3
Chuck Harrison: 3/FL
Mike Cuellar: K
Ron Brand: 53

Bot 2

Hawk Taylor: K
Billy Murphy: 63
Ed Kranepool: 13

Top 3

Sonny Jackson: 63
Jim Wynn: 6/L
Dave Nicholson: S8
Felix Mantilla: WP.1-2
Felix Mantilla: W
Bob Aspromonte: W.2-3;1-2
Rusty Staub: 4/P

Bot 3

Roy McMillan: W
Al Luplow: K
Bill Hepler: 2/FL
Chuck Hiller: S9.1-2
Eddie Bressoud: 8/F

Top 4

Chuck Harrison: 63
Mike Cuellar: 9/F
Ron Brand: 3/FL

Bot 4

Ron Swoboda: 8/F
Hawk Taylor: K
Billy Murphy: K

Top 5

Sonny Jackson: 43
Jim Wynn: W
Dave Nicholson: POCS2(136)
Dave Nicholson: 8/F

Bot 5

Ed Kranepool: D9
Roy McMillan: S8.2-H(E2)(NR)(UR);B-2(TH)
Al Luplow: K
Bill Hepler: 53
Chuck Hiller: 8/F

Top 6

Felix Mantilla: W
Bob Aspromonte: 54(1)3/GDP
Rusty Staub: 9/F

Bot 6

Eddie Bressoud: 53
Ron Swoboda: 63
Hawk Taylor: 53

Top 7

Chuck Harrison: W
Mike Cuellar: 16(1)/FO
Ron Brand: 13.1-2
Sonny Jackson: 63

Bot 7

Billy Murphy: K
Ed Kranepool: 6/P
Roy McMillan: S7
Al Luplow: WP.1-2
Al Luplow: S4/G.2-3
Ken Boyer: K

Top 8

Jim Wynn: K
Dave Nicholson: K
Felix Mantilla: 13

Bot 8

Chuck Hiller: S9
Eddie Bressoud: 34/SH.1-2
Ron Swoboda: IW
Hawk Taylor: 8/L
Billy Murphy: S8.2-H;1-2
Ed Kranepool: W.2-3;1-2
Roy McMillan: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Al Luplow: IW.1-2
Jack Hamilton: 8/L

Top 9

Bob Aspromonte: 63
Rusty Staub: W
Chuck Harrison: K
Lee Maye: 6(1)/FO