Houston Astros vs New York Mets
April 23, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1968 at Shea Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Menke 2b 3 0 1 0
Rader 1b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 1 2 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 1
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Murrell lf 3 0 0 0
Torres ss 3 0 0 0
Lemaster p 2 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Bosch cf 4 0 0 0
  Agee cf 0 0 0 0
Linz 2b 4 1 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 1 1 1
Charles 3b 4 1 1 0
Goossen 1b 4 0 2 1
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 2
Houston 000 100 000144
New York 001 002 00x340
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (1-2) 7.0 4 3 0 1 7
  Buzhardt   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
4
3
0
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (3-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 11
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
11

  E–Rader (2), Staub (1), Lemaster 2 (3).  2B–Houston Aspromonte (2,off Koosman); Staub (5,off Koosman), New York Goossen (1,off Lemaster).  Team LOB–3.  IBB–Grote (4,by Lemaster).  Team–6.  CS–Menke (1,2nd base by Koosman/Grote).  WP–Lemaster (1).  IBB–Lemaster (3,Grote).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:09.  A–3,581.
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