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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 8, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on June 8, 1970 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim McAndrew |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 13,957 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Frank Dezelan 3B: Shag Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | First Baseman |
| Dave Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Jim McAndrew | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Keith Lampard | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 8, 1970
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Billingham
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Billingham
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Billingham
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Billingham
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Billingham
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. McAndrew
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. McAndrew
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shamsky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McAndrew
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Billingham
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Billingham
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Billingham
Grote strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McAndrew
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shamsky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McAndrew
Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lampard vs. McAndrew
Lampard hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAndrew vs. Billingham
McAndrew strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Billingham
Agee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Billingham
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Billingham
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McAndrew
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Shamsky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McAndrew
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. McAndrew
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Billingham
Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. Lampard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Billingham
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Billingham
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. McAndrew
Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. McAndrew
Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. McAndrew
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Billingham
Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Billingham
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAndrew vs. Billingham
McAndrew strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Billingham
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McAndrew
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McAndrew
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lampard vs. McAndrew
Lampard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Billingham
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Billingham
Jones hits a line drive to left field. Lampard throws towards the infield. Billingham fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Billingham. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shamsky vs. Billingham
Shamsky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Billingham
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Billingham
Boswell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McAndrew
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. McAndrew
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. McAndrew
Bob Watson pinch hits for Jack Billingham.
Watson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. McAndrew
Torres hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Cook
Ron Cook now pitching.
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Cook
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAndrew vs. Cook
McAndrew bunts towards the mound. Cook fields it and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Cook
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. McAndrew
Pepitone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. McAndrew
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McAndrew
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. McAndrew
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lampard vs. McAndrew
Lampard hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Cook
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Lampard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cook
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Cook
Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Art Shamsky.
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McAndrew
Ron Swoboda now playing right field. Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McAndrew
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McAndrew
Marty Martinez pinch hits for Ron Cook.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. DiLauro
Marty Martinez now playing shortstop. Jack DiLauro now pitching.
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. DiLauro
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. DiLauro
Garrett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McAndrew
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Jack DiLauro.
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. McAndrew
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McAndrew
Wynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. McAndrew
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1970 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Agee T, cf 4 0 1 0 Torres H, ss 3 0 1 0
Harrelson B, ss 4 0 0 0 DiLauro J, p 0 0 0 0
Jones C, lf 4 1 2 0 Davis T, ph 1 0 0 0
Shamsky A, 1b 3 1 2 2 Pepitone J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Swoboda R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Wynn J, cf 4 0 1 0
Marshall D, rf 3 0 0 0 Miller N, rf 4 0 1 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Menke D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Boswell K, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lampard K, lf 3 0 0 0
Garrett W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rader D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Grote J, c 3 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0
McAndrew J, p 2 0 0 0 Billingham J, p 1 0 0 0
Watson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Cook R, p 0 0 0 0
Martinez M, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 30 0 5 0
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (L) 6.0 6 2 2 0 7
Cook R 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
DiLauro J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Billingham J
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 5, Houston 4
HR -- Shamsky A
SH -- McAndrew J
T -- 2:18
A -- 13957
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