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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1968-08-07 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 14524 · 2:23

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 4–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 3rd. Larry Dierker earned the win and Steve Shea picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Larry Dierker L: Tom Seaver SV: Steve Shea

Umpires — HP: Mel Steiner · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Tony Venzon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommie Agee	4	1	1	0	0	1
Larry Stahl	3	1	0	0	1	1
Cleon Jones	3	0	1	2	0	0
Ed Kranepool	3	0	1	0	0	0
J. C. Martin	2	1	1	0	1	1
Kevin Collins	2	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Linz	3	0	0	1	0	0
Al Weis	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tom Seaver	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Charles	2	0	0	0	0	0
Art Shamsky	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Swoboda	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Grote	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Buchek	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Norm Miller	3	1	0	0	0	2
Hector Torres	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Wynn	4	0	0	1	0	0
Denis Menke	3	1	2	0	0	0
Doug Rader	3	1	1	1	0	0
John Bateman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Simpson	2	0	1	1	0	1
Larry Dierker	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	6.0	5	1	6
Bill Connors	2.0	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	7.0	4	2	5
Pat House	0.1	0	0	0
Steve Shea	1.2	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommie Agee: 63
Larry Stahl: K/C
Cleon Jones: 8/F

Bot 1

Norm Miller: K
Hector Torres: 13
Rusty Staub: S/BG
Jim Wynn: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Ed Kranepool: D8
J. C. Martin: W
Kevin Collins: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Phil Linz: WP.1-2;2-3
Phil Linz: 7/SF.3-H;2-3(E7/TH)
Al Weis: 63

Bot 2

Denis Menke: S7
Doug Rader: 64(1)/FO
John Bateman: K
Dick Simpson: K/C

Top 3

Tom Seaver: 63
Tommie Agee: S8
Larry Stahl: 43.1-2
Cleon Jones: HP
Ed Kranepool: 8/L

Bot 3

Larry Dierker: K/C
Norm Miller: HP
Hector Torres: S7.1-3
Rusty Staub: W.1-2
Jim Wynn: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E4)(NR)(UR)
Denis Menke: CS2(26)

Top 4

J. C. Martin: K
Kevin Collins: 31
Phil Linz: 63

Bot 4

Denis Menke: S7
Doug Rader: SB2
Doug Rader: T7.2-H
John Bateman: 2/FL
Dick Simpson: 9/SF.3-H
Larry Dierker: K

Top 5

Al Weis: K
Tom Seaver: 6/P
Tommie Agee: K+PB.B-1
Larry Stahl: SB2
Larry Stahl: 3/G

Bot 5

Norm Miller: K/C
Hector Torres: 7/F
Rusty Staub: 43

Top 6

Cleon Jones: 8/F
Ed Kranepool: 43
J. C. Martin: S8
Ed Charles: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Jim Wynn: E5.B-2
Denis Menke: 9/F.2-3
Doug Rader: 1(B)5(3)/LDP

Top 7

Phil Linz: 4/P
Al Weis: 43
Art Shamsky: K

Bot 7

John Bateman: 43
Dick Simpson: D9
Larry Dierker: 63
Norm Miller: 31

Top 8

Tommie Agee: E6
Larry Stahl: W.1-2
Cleon Jones: D8.1-H;2-H(UR)
Ron Swoboda: 53
Jerry Grote: 2/FL
Ed Charles: 63

Bot 8

Hector Torres: 4/P
Rusty Staub: 8/F
Jim Wynn: 3/G

Top 9

Phil Linz: 13
Al Weis: K/C
Jerry Buchek: K

Notes & reviews

Doug Rader slid into Kevin Collins and hit Collins on the face with an elbow; after Collins was carried off, a fight broke out; several players were punched but no one was ejected; Collins suffered a severely bruised right cheekbone

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