MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/27/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 746 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (49-26) 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 8 10 2
Houston Astros (25-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Aaron has 4 hits to Fuel Mets Offense
The 4-hit performance of Hank Aaron, who finished 2nd in the NL in RBI with 116 in 1966, helped the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros, 8-0. The second-place Mets lifted their record to 49-26.

The Mets got a gift in the top of the fourth inning, when they were leading 2-0. With two out and the bases loaded, Al Oliver reached on an error by the SS, driving in 1 run. It made the score 3-0, New York.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Mets manager Nolan Ryan.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Johnson CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .278 5 27
A. Oliver LF 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 .352 3 30
H. Aaron RF 4 1 4 5 0 0 0 .313 18 67
   b-B. Robinson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 0 3
E. Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 .271 8 26
R. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .320 11 55
   a-J. Wynn PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 11 37
   c-G. Gil PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .169 1 8
J. Nunes C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251 1 22
O. Cepeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 4 35
D. Griffith SS, 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .206 0 7
D. Bennett P 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .219 0 4
   T. Arruda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
Totals 37 8 10 5 2 7 19      
a - J. Wynn pinch hit for R. Smith in the 7th
b - B. Robinson pinch hit for H. Aaron in the 9th
c - G. Gil pinch hit for J. Wynn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Aaron (14, 4th Inning off W. Bunker, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Oliver (4, 6th Inning off B. Edgerton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Johnson , A. Oliver 4 , H. Aaron 5 , J. Nunes , D. Griffith , D. Bennett
2-out RBI: , H. Aaron 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Oliver , R. Smith 2
GIDP: J. Nunes
Sac Bunt: A. Oliver
Hit by Pitch: A. Oliver
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Johnson (15) , A. Oliver (15)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Griffith 2 (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. LaRussa SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .220 1 23
I. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217 3 18
R. Staub 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 7 32
R. Swoboda CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 12 31
R. Jimenez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .246 3 22
G. Brown LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .256 3 14
M. Santos RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 1 22
D. Botkin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 0 3
   a-M. Ash PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .132 2 11
W. Bunker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .040 0 1
   B. Edgerton P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 0 1
   b-R. Hartless PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 0 9
Totals 35 0 6 0 2 8 17      
a - M. Ash pinch hit for D. Botkin in the 9th
b - R. Hartless pinch hit for B. Edgerton in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. LaRussa , I. Brown , R. Jimenez , G. Brown 2 , M. Ash
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Staub , R. Swoboda , M. Santos
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. LaRussa (25)
Double Plays: 1 (Jimenez-LaRussa-Staub)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bennett W (10-3) 8.2 6 0 0 2 8 0 128 2.64   
T. Arruda 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bennett 78
Batters Faced: D. Bennett 36, T. Arruda 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bennett 8-10, T. Arruda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bennett 128-83, T. Arruda 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Arruda 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Bunker L (3-9) 4.0 8 7 2 2 3 0 81 3.94   
B. Edgerton 5.0 2 1 1 0 4 0 57 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Bunker 29
Batters Faced: W. Bunker 23, B. Edgerton 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Bunker 2-7, B. Edgerton 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: W. Bunker 81-46, B. Edgerton 57-39
WP: W. Bunker 2
Hit Batsmen: B. Edgerton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Aaron
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 15588
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