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Houston Astros @ New York Mets

1969-05-11 Β· Day game Β· Shea Stadium Β· 2:18

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 4–1. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 4th. Larry Dierker earned the win. Jim Wynn went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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HOU00040000046
NYN00000100015

W: Larry Dierker   L: Don Cardwell   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: John Kibler Β· 1B: Andy Olsen Β· 2B: Al Barlick Β· 3B: Ed Vargo Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Joe Morgan310011
Norm Miller411102
Jim Wynn411201
Curt Blefary400000
Denis Menke412000
Doug Rader300012
Gary Geiger200000
Johnny Edwards302010
Larry Dierker400001
Jesus Alou200000

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tommie Agee411101
Bud Harrelson401000
Wayne Garrett301010
Cleon Jones301010
Ed Kranepool200020
Amos Otis300010
Ed Charles400000
Jerry Grote401001
Don Cardwell000000
Rod Gaspar100000
J. C. Martin100000
Ken Boswell100000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Larry Dierker9.0552

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Don Cardwell6.0423
Al Jackson1.0112
Ron Taylor2.0102

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Joe Morgan: K
  • Norm Miller: 63
  • Jim Wynn: 7/F

Bot 1

  • Tommie Agee: 63
  • Bud Harrelson: 8/F
  • Wayne Garrett: W
  • Cleon Jones: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

  • Curt Blefary: 2/FL
  • Denis Menke: 6/P
  • Doug Rader: K

Bot 2

  • Ed Kranepool: W
  • Amos Otis: 8/F
  • Ed Charles: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

  • Gary Geiger: 4/L
  • Johnny Edwards: 43
  • Larry Dierker: 13

Bot 3

  • Jerry Grote: 9/F
  • Don Cardwell: HP
  • Tommie Agee: 9/F
  • Bud Harrelson: 13

Top 4

  • Joe Morgan: E4/G
  • Norm Miller: SB2
  • Norm Miller: S8.2-H(UR)
  • Jim Wynn: HR.1-H
  • Curt Blefary: 43
  • Denis Menke: D8/78
  • Doug Rader: W
  • Gary Geiger: 54(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
  • Johnny Edwards: IW
  • Larry Dierker: 5(2)/FO

Bot 4

  • Wayne Garrett: 3/G
  • Cleon Jones: 9/F
  • Ed Kranepool: 9/F

Top 5

  • Joe Morgan: 9/L
  • Norm Miller: K
  • Jim Wynn: 53

Bot 5

  • Amos Otis: 7/F
  • Ed Charles: 43
  • Jerry Grote: K

Top 6

  • Curt Blefary: 8/F
  • Denis Menke: S7
  • Doug Rader: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

  • Rod Gaspar: 7/F
  • Tommie Agee: HR
  • Bud Harrelson: 7/FL
  • Wayne Garrett: S8
  • Cleon Jones: W.1-2
  • Ed Kranepool: 7/F

Top 7

  • Jesus Alou: 7/F
  • Johnny Edwards: S9
  • Larry Dierker: K/BF
  • Joe Morgan: W.1-2
  • Norm Miller: K

Bot 7

  • Amos Otis: W
  • Ed Charles: 64(1)3/GDP
  • Jerry Grote: S7
  • J. C. Martin: 7/L

Top 8

  • Jim Wynn: K
  • Curt Blefary: 8/L
  • Denis Menke: 13

Bot 8

  • Tommie Agee: K
  • Bud Harrelson: S8
  • Wayne Garrett: WP.1-2#
  • Wayne Garrett: 5/P
  • Cleon Jones: S/G.2-3
  • Ed Kranepool: W.1-2
  • Amos Otis: 4/P

Top 9

  • Doug Rader: K
  • Jesus Alou: 53
  • Johnny Edwards: S8
  • Larry Dierker: 63

Bot 9

  • Ed Charles: 8/L
  • Jerry Grote: 63
  • Ken Boswell: 9/L