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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1967-09-17 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 9175 · dome, dry · 2:16

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 4–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 4th. Danny Coombs earned the win. Bob Aspromonte went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Danny Coombs L: Ron Taylor SV: (none)

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

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bud Harrelson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Heise	3	2	1	0	1	0
Tommy Davis	3	0	2	1	0	0
Ron Swoboda	2	0	0	1	1	1
Ed Kranepool	4	0	1	1	0	1
Joe Moock	4	0	1	0	0	1
Amos Otis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jerry Grote	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jerry Koosman	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Cleon Jones	1	1	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan Murrell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sonny Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jim Wynn	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rusty Staub	4	1	2	0	0	0
Doug Rader	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Aspromonte	4	0	3	1	0	0
Dave Adlesh	1	0	0	0	2	0
Don Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Coombs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Lillis	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hal King	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Koosman	7.0	6	5	2
Ron Taylor	1.0	3	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	4.2	4	2	1
Danny Coombs	4.1	3	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bud Harrelson: 4/L
Bob Heise: W
Tommy Davis: S9.1-3
Ron Swoboda: 9/SF.3-H
Ed Kranepool: 9/L

Bot 1

Ivan Murrell: K/C
Sonny Jackson: 143
Joe Morgan: W
Jim Wynn: SB2
Jim Wynn: W
Rusty Staub: 7/F

Top 2

Joe Moock: 6/P
Amos Otis: 9/F
Jerry Grote: 63

Bot 2

Doug Rader: 9/F
Bob Aspromonte: S9
Dave Adlesh: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Jerry Koosman: W
Bud Harrelson: 7/L
Bob Heise: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Don Wilson: K
Ivan Murrell: 8/F
Sonny Jackson: 7/F

Top 4

Tommy Davis: S8
Ron Swoboda: 9/F
Ed Kranepool: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Joe Morgan: W
Jim Wynn: 64(1)/FO
Rusty Staub: S9.1-3(E9);B-2(TH)
Doug Rader: 9/SF.3-H
Bob Aspromonte: D9.2-H
Dave Adlesh: IW
Don Wilson: 63

Top 5

Joe Moock: K
Amos Otis: S8
Jerry Grote: S9.1-2
Jerry Koosman: 15(2)/BG/FO.1-2
Bud Harrelson: 8/F

Bot 5

Ivan Murrell: 53
Sonny Jackson: D7
Joe Morgan: 13.2-3
Jim Wynn: 7/F

Top 6

Bob Heise: 4/P
Tommy Davis: 63
Ron Swoboda: K/C

Bot 6

Rusty Staub: 8/F
Doug Rader: S7
Bob Aspromonte: CS2(24)#
Bob Aspromonte: 43

Top 7

Ed Kranepool: K
Joe Moock: S
Amos Otis: 8/F
Jerry Grote: K

Bot 7

Dave Adlesh: W
Danny Coombs: 64(1)3/GDP
Ivan Murrell: S9
Sonny Jackson: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Bob Johnson: W
Bud Harrelson: K/C
Bob Heise: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Tommy Davis: 8/SF.3-H
Ron Swoboda: IW
Ed Kranepool: S9.1-3;2-H
Joe Moock: 7/F

Bot 8

Joe Morgan: 13
Jim Wynn: 53
Rusty Staub: S8
Doug Rader: 8/F

Top 9

Amos Otis: K
Jerry Grote: 13
Cleon Jones: K

Bot 9

Bob Aspromonte: D9
Bob Lillis: E1/TH/SH.2-H(NR);B-2
Hal King: S8.2-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

Don Wilson injured his shoulder on throw to 3B

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