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August 6, 1968

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Mets 1 6 2
Astros 1 7 1
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Mets 1 6 2
Astros 1 7 1

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .299
OBP .667 .386
At Bats 2 394
Hits 1 118
• Singles 1 85
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 51
RBI’s 0 50

Don Cardwell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 10 0
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Astrodome - August 6, 1968
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Intentional Walk
Don Cardwell
J.C. Martin
Ed Kranepool
Phil Linz
Kevin Collins
Al Weis
Cleon Jones
Tommie Agee
Larry Stahl
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Staub is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Miller hits a fly ball towards center. Agee catches it. Gotay tags up. Here's the throw to Weis, who relays to Collins, who tags Gotay for the double play. Giusti tags and scores. Menke tags and moves to second.
Bottom 8 Menke bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Giusti moves to third. Gotay moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giusti moves to second.
Bottom 8 Giusti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Agee strikes out.
Top 8 Cardwell bunts towards the mound. Giusti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Gotay covering - double play.
Top 8 Weis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Linz strikes out.
Top 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. Stahl scores. Jones moves to third.
Top 7 Martin is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Kranepool bunts towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stahl moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stahl moves to second.
Top 7 Stahl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field. Stahl picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stahl. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Agee strikes out.
Top 6 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 6 Weis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weis for the out.
Bottom 5 Gotay hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Giusti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 5 Linz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas throws the ball in to Gotay who tags Linz, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Collins strikes out.
Top 5 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller strikes out.
Top 4 Kranepool strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Jones. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Menke applying the tag.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stahl hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Giusti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahl for the out.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Giusti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Agee strikes out.
Top 3 Cardwell strikes out.
Top 3 Weis hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Giusti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weis for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Cardwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Top 2 Linz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Collins hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz misplays the ball. That's an error on Linz.
Bottom 1 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to home to get Agee. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Stahl strikes out.
Top 1 Agee hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Thomas fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Thomas. Agee moves to third.