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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1967-09-16 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 13004 · dome · 2:23

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 6–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 1st. Mike Cuellar earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mike Cuellar L: Tug McGraw SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Chris Pelekoudas · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bud Harrelson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Heise	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ron Swoboda	4	0	2	0	0	1
Tommy Davis	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jerry Buchek	4	0	1	0	0	2
Greg Goossen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cleon Jones	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tug McGraw	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Charles	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommie Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan Murrell	4	1	1	1	1	1
Sonny Jackson	5	1	1	1	0	1
Joe Morgan	4	2	2	0	1	0
Jim Wynn	3	1	1	0	2	2
Rusty Staub	2	0	2	2	1	0
Doug Rader	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Aspromonte	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ron Brand	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mike Cuellar	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tug McGraw	4.0	4	5	3
Don Cardwell	3.0	3	2	3
Cal Koonce	1.0	2	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Cuellar	9.0	7	2	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bud Harrelson: 3/P
Bob Heise: S7
Bob Johnson: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Ivan Murrell: K
Sonny Jackson: S7
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Jim Wynn: WP.1-3;2-H(E2)
Jim Wynn: W
Rusty Staub: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Doug Rader: 9/F

Top 2

Ron Swoboda: D7
Tommy Davis: 8/F
Jerry Buchek: K
Greg Goossen: 63

Bot 2

Bob Aspromonte: 63
Ron Brand: 9/F
Mike Cuellar: 4/P

Top 3

Cleon Jones: K
Tug McGraw: K/C
Bud Harrelson: W
Bob Heise: S7.1-2
Bob Johnson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Ivan Murrell: 2/P
Sonny Jackson: 13
Joe Morgan: S9
Jim Wynn: SB2
Jim Wynn: IW#
Rusty Staub: S9.1-3;2-H
Doug Rader: K

Top 4

Ron Swoboda: K/C
Tommy Davis: 6/L
Jerry Buchek: S8
Greg Goossen: 53

Bot 4

Bob Aspromonte: W
Ron Brand: S.1-2
Mike Cuellar: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Ivan Murrell: IW
Sonny Jackson: K/C
Joe Morgan: 2/FL

Top 5

Cleon Jones: 63
Ed Charles: K
Bud Harrelson: 63

Bot 5

Jim Wynn: T9
Rusty Staub: W
Doug Rader: WP.1-2;3-H
Doug Rader: K
Bob Aspromonte: W
Ron Brand: 4/P
Mike Cuellar: K

Top 6

Bob Heise: 7/L
Bob Johnson: K
Ron Swoboda: 63

Bot 6

Ivan Murrell: 13
Sonny Jackson: 63
Joe Morgan: S9
Jim Wynn: K

Top 7

Tommy Davis: 43
Jerry Buchek: K
Greg Goossen: 7/F

Bot 7

Rusty Staub: S9
Doug Rader: 54(1)3/GDP
Bob Aspromonte: 6/P

Top 8

Cleon Jones: 9/F
Tommie Reynolds: K/C
Bud Harrelson: S7
Bob Heise: 5/L

Bot 8

Ron Brand: T9
Mike Cuellar: 43
Ivan Murrell: S8.3-H
Sonny Jackson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Sonny Jackson: FC3.3-H(UR);B-2(E3/TH)
Joe Morgan: 31.2-3
Jim Wynn: K

Top 9

Bob Johnson: W
Ron Swoboda: S7.1-2
Tommy Davis: S7.1-2;2-H
Jerry Buchek: 9/F
Greg Goossen: 5(B)4(1)/P/DP