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June 29, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 0 3 1
Astros 2 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Mets 0 3 1
Astros 2 9 1

Jerry Grote Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .305
OBP .000 .376
At Bats 3 210
Hits 0 64
• Singles 0 54
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 14

Don Wilson Season Stats

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4 9 0
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Astrodome - June 29, 1968
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Out
Don Wilson
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Bob Watson
Jim Wynn
Lee Thomas
Jerry Grote

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 0 3 1 5
Houston Astros 2 9 1 12
Winning Pitcher Don Wilson
Losing Pitcher Jerry Koosman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 20,386
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bob Watson now playing left field. Lee Thomas now playing right field. Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koonce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Watson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bateman hits a line drive into right field. Swoboda picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Swoboda. Rader moves to third. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cal Koonce now pitching. Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Collins strikes out.
Top 8 Harrelson hits a line drive towards short. Torres reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 J.C. Martin pinch hits for Jerry Koosman. Martin hits a line drive towards first. Staub reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Weis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Swoboda strikes out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grote hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Shamsky hits a popup towards first. Staub reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Jones attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torres tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Menke is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shamsky. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Torres moves to third.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Top 5 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Koosman strikes out.
Top 5 Weis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rader strikes out.
Top 4 Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Swoboda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Watson who is chasing the ball. Swoboda reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Koosman fires to first and has Wynn trapped. There's the throw to Harrelson who tags Wynn for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Collins strikes out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torres for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third.
Bottom 2 Wilson bunts in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Koosman strikes out.
Top 2 Weis hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kranepool hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Swoboda takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 1 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 1 Staub takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a popup in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Shamsky is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Jones is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Collins hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Harrelson. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Harrelson steals second.
Top 1 Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.