New York Mets 7 – 8 Houston Astros
12 August 1969 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Jim Wynn | 1 in 107 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games | |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Tommie Agee | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Boswell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cleon Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Art Shamsky | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wayne Garrett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ed Kranepool | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Jerry Grote | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rod Gaspar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bud Harrelson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Swoboda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Koosman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Donn Clendenon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Koosman | 6.1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Ron Taylor | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tug McGraw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3B |
| Jim Wynn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Denis Menke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Doug Rader | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Marty Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curt Blefary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Don Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Fred Gladding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Fred Gladding | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |