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Houston Astros @ New York Mets

1967-09-23 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 11021 · 2:27

New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 1–0. Tom Seaver earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Tom Seaver L: Dave Eilers SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Ed Vargo · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Frank Dezelan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Sonny Jackson	4	1	0	0
Lee Bales	2	0	2	1
Jim Wynn	4	0	0	2
Rusty Staub	3	0	1	0
Doug Rader	3	0	0	1
Bob Aspromonte	4	0	0	1
Hal King	4	2	0	0
Ron Davis	3	0	0	2
Dave Giusti	1	0	0	0
Dave Eilers	1	0	0	1
Chuck Harrison	1	0	0	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Bosch	4	0	0	0	1
Larry Stahl	4	0	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	2	0	0	2
Ed Kranepool	3	0	0	1	0
Ron Swoboda	4	2	0	0	1
Jerry Buchek	4	1	1	0	0
Joe Moock	3	1	0	0	0
Jerry Grote	2	0	0	1	1
Tom Seaver	3	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Giusti	4.0	2	0	3
Dave Eilers	4.0	3	2	4
Larry Sherry	0.0	1	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	9.0	3	3	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sonny Jackson: 43
Lee Bales: W
Jim Wynn: CS2(2E4)#
Jim Wynn: FC2.2X3(2356)
Rusty Staub: 7/F

Bot 1

Don Bosch: K23
Larry Stahl: 6/P
Bob Johnson: K

Top 2

Doug Rader: K/C
Bob Aspromonte: K
Hal King: S8
Ron Davis: 7/F

Bot 2

Ed Kranepool: 8/F
Ron Swoboda: S8
Jerry Buchek: 54(1)/FO
Joe Moock: CS2(26)

Top 3

Dave Giusti: 53
Sonny Jackson: S8
Lee Bales: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 3

Joe Moock: 7/F
Jerry Grote: 53
Tom Seaver: K

Top 4

Jim Wynn: K
Rusty Staub: W
Doug Rader: PB.1-2
Doug Rader: 43.2-3
Bob Aspromonte: 53

Bot 4

Don Bosch: 5/P
Larry Stahl: 9/F
Bob Johnson: S7
Ed Kranepool: 7/F

Top 5

Hal King: 31
Ron Davis: K
Dave Giusti: HP
Sonny Jackson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Ron Swoboda: K
Jerry Buchek: 8/L
Joe Moock: D9
Jerry Grote: W
Tom Seaver: E3.1-2;2-3
Don Bosch: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Lee Bales: W
Jim Wynn: K/C
Rusty Staub: 43.1-2
Doug Rader: E5.2-3
Bob Aspromonte: 6(1)/FO

Bot 6

Larry Stahl: K/C
Bob Johnson: K
Ed Kranepool: E3.B-2
Ron Swoboda: 63

Top 7

Hal King: S7
Ron Davis: K
Dave Eilers: K/BF
Sonny Jackson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Jerry Buchek: 5/L
Joe Moock: 43
Jerry Grote: K

Top 8

Lee Bales: 9/F
Jim Wynn: 3/P
Rusty Staub: 7/F

Bot 8

Tom Seaver: 43
Don Bosch: 43
Larry Stahl: 3/G

Top 9

Chuck Harrison: K/C
Bob Aspromonte: 4/P
Hal King: 8/F

Bot 9

Bob Johnson: D9
Ed Kranepool: IW
Ron Swoboda: S/BG.1-2;2-3
Jerry Buchek: S7.1-2;2-3;3-H