New York Mets vs Houston Astros
April 14, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1968 at Astrodome. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 5 1 1 0
Agee cf 3 2 2 0
Swoboda rf 3 1 1 0
Shamsky lf 3 0 2 2
  Jones lf 1 0 1 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Buchek 3b 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Ryan p 3 0 0 0
  Frisella p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 2 0 1 0
  Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0
King c 4 0 0 0
Staub 1b 4 0 1 0
Wynn lf 4 0 1 0
Miller rf 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Torres ss 3 0 0 0
  Rader ph 1 0 0 0
Dierker p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 1 0
  Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
New York 010 100 020490
Houston 000 000 000052
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (1-0) 6.2 3 0 0 2 8
  Frisella  SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
11
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (1-1) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Cuellar   1.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Ray   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Coombs   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
2
6

  E–Morgan 2 (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Shamsky (1,off Dierker).  HBP–Agee (1,by Dierker).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Dierker (1,off Ryan).  Team–8.  CS–Agee (1,2nd base by Dierker/King).  SB–Morgan (3,2nd base off Ryan/Grote).  WP–Ryan (1).  HBP–Dierker (2,Agee).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:54.  A–15,290.
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