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Houston Astros @ 
New York Mets
1968-06-20 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 13213 · 2:32
New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 5–3. New York Mets put up 3 in the 5th. Tom Seaver earned the win and Bill Short picked up the save. Cleon Jones went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
W: Tom Seaver L: Larry Dierker SV: Bill Short
Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: (none) · 3B: Chris Pelekoudas · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dick Simpson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Rusty Staub | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dave Adlesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hector Torres | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Murrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bud Harrelson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Boswell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cleon Jones | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 J. C. Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Art Shamsky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Kevin Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Kranepool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommie Agee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Seaver | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Dukes | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Seaver | 8.2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Bill Short | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Denis Menke: K
- Dick Simpson: K/C
- Rusty Staub: K
Bot 1
- Bud Harrelson: 43
- Ken Boswell: E4
- Cleon Jones: S7.1-2
- J. C. Martin: W.2-3;1-2
- Art Shamsky: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Lee Thomas: 2/FL
- Doug Rader: 43
- Bob Watson: S8
- Dave Adlesh: K
Bot 2
- Kevin Collins: 3/P
- Ed Kranepool: 13
- Tommie Agee: 43
Top 3
- Hector Torres: W
- Larry Dierker: 14/SH.1-2
- Denis Menke: 3/FL
- Dick Simpson: 63
Bot 3
- Tom Seaver: S
- Bud Harrelson: FC4.1-2(E4)
- Ken Boswell: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
- Cleon Jones: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
- J. C. Martin: 9/F
Top 4
- Rusty Staub: 4/L
- Lee Thomas: 3/G
- Doug Rader: S9
- Bob Watson: K/C
Bot 4
- Art Shamsky: 43
- Kevin Collins: 43
- Ed Kranepool: 9/F
Top 5
- Dave Adlesh: 3/L
- Hector Torres: 6/P
- Larry Dierker: K
Bot 5
- Tommie Agee: K/C
- Tom Seaver: D8
- Bud Harrelson: 43.2-3
- Ken Boswell: W
- Cleon Jones: HR.3-H;1-H
- J. C. Martin: 31
Top 6
- Denis Menke: K/C
- Dick Simpson: W
- Rusty Staub: S9.1-3
- Lee Thomas: 46(1)/FO.3-H
- Doug Rader: D9.1-3
- Bob Watson: K
Bot 6
- Art Shamsky: HR
- Kevin Collins: 7/F
- Ed Kranepool: 8/F
- Tommie Agee: K
Top 7
- Dave Adlesh: 63
- Hector Torres: K
- Bob Aspromonte: E6
- Denis Menke: 13
Bot 7
- Tom Seaver: 63
- Bud Harrelson: 43
- Ken Boswell: 43
Top 8
- Dick Simpson: K/C
- Rusty Staub: 31
- Lee Thomas: K
Bot 8
- Cleon Jones: 8/F
- J. C. Martin: K/C
- Art Shamsky: W
- Kevin Collins: K
Top 9
- Doug Rader: 31
- Bob Watson: S8
- Dave Adlesh: HP.1-2
- Hector Torres: S8.1-2;2-H
- Bob Aspromonte: S9.1-3;2-H
- Ivan Murrell: PB.1-2#
- Ivan Murrell: K
- Dick Simpson: W
- Rusty Staub: 13