Houston Astros vs New York Mets
June 18, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gotay 2b 5 2 2 0
Simpson rf,cf 4 2 1 0
Wynn cf 2 1 0 0
  Watson lf 2 0 0 1
Staub 1b 1 1 1 3
Thomas lf,rf 4 0 1 2
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Adlesh c 4 0 1 0
Torres ss 4 0 1 0
Blasingame p 0 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 3 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 1 3 0
Linz 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 5 1 0 1
Grote c 3 1 1 0
Charles 3b 5 1 2 1
Martin 1b 4 0 1 1
Agee rf,cf 3 0 1 0
Bosch cf 3 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Cardwell p 3 1 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 3
Houston 203 000 100671
New York 005 000 0005103
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame   2.0 3 3 3 2 0
  Buzhardt   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Ray  W (1-2) 6.0 5 0 0 2 7
  Gladding  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (1-8) 6.1 4 6 2 5 2
  Taylor   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Koonce   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
2
6
3

  E–Adlesh (1), Harrelson (4), Linz (1), Martin (4).  DP–Houston 1, New York 2.  HR–Houston Staub (4,1st inning off Cardwell 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Watson (1,off Taylor).  IBB–Staub (9,by Taylor).  Team LOB–6.  SB–Simpson (1,2nd base off Cardwell/Grote); Gotay (1,2nd base off Cardwell/Grote); Jones (6,2nd base off Buzhardt/Adlesh).  CS–Simpson (2,2nd base by Koonce/Grote).  WP–Ray (1).  BK–Ray (1).  IBB–Taylor (2,Staub).  U–Shag Crawford, Chris Pelekoudas, Doug Harvey.  T–3:16.  A–26,531.
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