June 6, 1968 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 8
@BAL 6 DET 5
@BOS 3 CLE 2
CHW 1
(11) MIN 2
@NYY 0 WSA 4
OAK 3 NYM 5
@CHC 3 STL 4
@HOU 0 LAD 4
PIT 2 SFG 7
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 5,858

Thursday, June 6, 1968, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Mets

23-27

Won 3

8th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  3   0  2  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    3  9  0

W: D Selma (5-0), L: K Holtzman (4-4), S: R Taylor (3)

Cubs

25-26

Lost 3

7th, 5½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Jones LF                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .677    0    0   1   SB,CS
P Linz 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .122  .304    0    3   4   
J Grote C                     4   1   2   0    1   1  .312  .763    0    2   0   
E Charles 3B                  5   2   2   3    0   0  .256  .834    0    2   1   2·HR
R Swoboda RF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .234  .727    0    1   0   3B
G Goossen 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .233  .640    0   10   0   2B
  E Kranepool 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .479         4   0   
T Agee CF                     2   0   1   1    2   0  .190  .505    0    3   0   3B,SB,IW
A Weis SS                     4   0   0   0    0   4  .147  .405    0    2   9   
D Selma P                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .611    0    0   1   
  R Taylor P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    5  13                    27  16

BATTING

2B: G Goossen (6, off K Holtzman).

3B: R Swoboda (2, off K Holtzman); T Agee (1, off K Holtzman).

HR: E Charles 2 (9, 2 off K Holtzman; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: T Agee (1, by K Holtzman).

TB: E Charles 8; R Swoboda 4; T Agee 3; G Goossen 2; J Grote 2; P Linz; C Jones.

RBI: E Charles 3 (21); G Goossen (4); T Agee (8).

2-out RBI: E Charles 2; G Goossen.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Agee (2, 2nd base off K Holtzman/R Hundley); C Jones (4, 2nd base off K Holtzman/R Hundley).

CS: C Jones (3, 2nd base by C Hartenstein/R Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .588    0    2   3   3B
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .253  .608    0    2   2   2B
B Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .795    0    0   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .281  .848    0    1   1   HR
E Banks 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .753    0    8   0   2B
L Johnson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .700    0    1   0   
R Hundley C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .654    0   13   1   
A Phillips CF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .203  .648    0    0   0   2·2B
K Holtzman P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .230    0    0   2   
  J Lamabe P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Spangler PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .685    0    0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Nen PH                    1   0   1   1    0   0  .158  .466    0    0   0   
  F Reberger P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    0   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Beckert (8, off R Taylor); E Banks (11, off D Selma); A Phillips 2 (8, 2 off D Selma).

3B: D Kessinger (4, off D Selma).

HR: R Santo (9, off D Selma; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Santo 5; A Phillips 4; D Kessinger 3; E Banks 2; G Beckert 2; R Hundley; D Nen.

RBI: R Santo (30); G Beckert (12); D Nen (6).

2-out RBI: G Beckert.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Selma, W (5-0)               6.1   8   3   3    0   1   1   2.12   27     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 8     46    -     0.79   0.03
R Taylor, S (3)                2.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.86    8     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 1          2-1    1.54   0.20
Totals                         9     9   3   3    0   1   1          35     -       ·  ·     15·10· 0· 9          2-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Holtzman, L (4-4)            4.1   8   5   5    4   8   2   4.38   25     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 8     31    -     0.87  -0.35
J Lamabe                       0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   6.30    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.57   0.03
C Hartenstein                  2     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.24    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.25   0.02
F Reberger                     2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.03
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5  13   2          41     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 0·10          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Holtzman (2; T Agee).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 5,858.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Jones              LF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. P Linz               2B    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. J Grote              C     3. B Williams           LF 
4. E Charles            3B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. R Swoboda            RF    5. E Banks              1B 
6. G Goossen            1B    6. L Johnson            RF 
7. T Agee               CF    7. R Hundley            C  
8. A Weis               SS    8. A Phillips           CF 
9. D Selma              P     9. K Holtzman           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  1--      24%  72% E Charles       K Holtzman      Home Run; Grote Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% R Swoboda       K Holtzman      Triple to CF
   t 3   2  0-2  1--      10%  82% G Goossen       K Holtzman      Double to LF; Swoboda Scores
   b 4   1  3-0  ---      -9%  76% R Santo         D Selma         Home Run
   t 2   1  0-0  -23      -9%  52% A Weis          K Holtzman      Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  P Linz          Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  J Grote         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      46%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  R Swoboda       Triple to CF
   O      --3      56%  G Goossen       Strikeout
          --3      58%  T Agee          Walk
          1-3      60%  A Weis          Agee Steals 2B
   O      -23      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      45%  D Selma         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  E Banks         Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  L Johnson       Fielder's Choice SS; Banks out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      50%  R Hundley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  P Linz          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  J Grote         Single to RF
   RR     1--      72%  E Charles       Home Run; Grote Scores
          ---      73%  R Swoboda       Single to LF
   R      1--      82%  G Goossen       Double to LF; Swoboda Scores
          -2-      83%  T Agee          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      81%  A Weis          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Selma facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  A Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  K Holtzman      Strikeout
          ---      82%  D Kessinger     Triple to LF
   O      --3      85%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Holtzman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  D Selma         Strikeout
          ---      85%  C Jones         Walk
          1--      86%  P Linz          Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      83%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  B Williams      Popfly: SS
   R      ---      76%  R Santo         Home Run
   O      ---      77%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      78%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      87%  E Charles       Home Run
   O      ---      86%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  G Goossen       Walk
   R      1--      94%  T Agee          Triple to RF; Goossen Scores
                  Jack Lamabe replaces Ken Holtzman pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      92%  A Weis          Strikeout
   O      --3      91%  D Selma         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Dick Selma facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  R Hundley       Popfly: 1B
          ---      90%  A Phillips      Double to LF
                  Al Spangler pinch hits for Jack Lamabe batting 9th
   O      -2-      92%  A Spangler      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      94%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Chuck Hartenstein facing 1-2-3
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Al Spangler pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  C Jones         Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  P Linz          Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      93%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      93%  J Grote         Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Dick Selma facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  G Beckert       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      95%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  R Santo         Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Chuck Hartenstein facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  G Goossen       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Dick Selma facing 6-7-8
                  Ed Kranepool replaces Greg Goossen playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      96%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  R Hundley       Single to CF
          1--      89%  A Phillips      Double to CF; Hundley to 3B
                  Dick Nen pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein batting 9th
   R      -23      83%  D Nen           Single to CF; Phillips to 3B; Hundley Scores
                  Ron Taylor replaces Dick Selma pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      90%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
   RO     1-3      89%  G Beckert       Double to LF; Phillips Scores; Nen out at 3B/LF-3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Frank Reberger facing 8-9-1
                  Frank Reberger replaces Dick Nen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  A Weis          Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  R Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Ron Taylor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Santo         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Frank Reberger facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  P Linz          Popfly: 3B
          ---      94%  J Grote         Walk
   O      1--      94%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-1B; Grote to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  R Swoboda       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Ron Taylor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Hundley       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  A Phillips      Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation