June 25, 1968 New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
BOS 0 CAL 7
OAK 6 DET 8
@NYY 5 CLE 6
@WSA 1 ATL 6
PHI 1 NYM 4
@CIN 0 HOU 4
CHC 2 SFG 9
LAD 0 PIT 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 6,772

Tuesday, June 25, 1968, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Mets

34-35

Won 1

5th, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  0    4 11  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

W: T Seaver (6-5), L: G Culver (5-8)

Reds

34-36

Lost 1

7th, 9½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                5   1   1   1    0   1  .227  .526    0    0   1   3B
D Bosch CF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .158  .472    0    4   0   
C Jones RF-LF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .279  .811    0    1   0   HR,SB
J Martin C                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .274  .743    0    4   1   2B
E Charles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .824    0    3   4   
A Shamsky LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .698    0    0   0   
  T Agee RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .484         0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .490    0   11   1   
A Weis 2B                     3   1   3   0    1   0  .182  .479    0    4   3   2·SB
T Seaver P                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .128  .295    0    0   3   
Totals                       38   4  11   4    2   9                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Martin (5, off G Culver).

3B: B Harrelson (1, off G Culver).

HR: C Jones (9, off G Culver; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: C Jones 6; A Weis 3; B Harrelson 3; J Martin 3; E Kranepool; D Bosch.

RBI: J Martin (18); D Bosch (4); C Jones (27); B Harrelson (4).

2-out RBI: B Harrelson; D Bosch; J Martin.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Weis 2 (2, 2nd base off G Culver/J Bench 2); C Jones (9, 2nd base off B McCool/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .341  .872    0    1   0   
A Johnson LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .745    0    1   0   
V Pinson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .699    0    4   0   
T Perez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .714    0    0   2   
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .731    0    9   0   
L May 1B                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .753    0    9   1   
T Helms 2B                    3   0   3   0    0   0  .298  .698    0    2   4   CS
W Woodward SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .382    0    0   2   
G Culver P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .033  .100    0    1   0   SH
  B Kelso P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Ruiz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .699    0    0   0   
  B McCool P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       30   0   5   0    1   4                    27  10

BATTING

SH: G Culver (7, off T Seaver).

TB: T Helms 3; A Johnson 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: J Bench (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Helms (4, 2nd base by T Seaver/J Martin).

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
T Seaver, W (6-5)              9     5   0   0    1   4   0   2.04   32     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 4     80    -     0.97   0.39
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 4           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Culver, L (5-8)              6.2   7   4   4    2   7   1   3.31   29     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 6     49    -     1.14  -0.07
B Kelso                        0     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.35    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.61  -0.05
B Lee                          1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.02    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.20   0.01
B McCool                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.83    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   9   1          40     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 9          3-1

B Kelso faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 6,772.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Harrelson          SS    1. P Rose               RF 
2. D Bosch              CF    2. A Johnson            LF 
3. C Jones              RF    3. V Pinson             CF 
4. J Martin             C     4. T Perez              3B 
5. E Charles            3B    5. J Bench              C  
6. A Shamsky            LF    6. L May                1B 
7. E Kranepool          1B    7. T Helms              2B 
8. A Weis               2B    8. W Woodward           SS 
9. T Seaver             P     9. G Culver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-0  ---      20%  67% C Jones         G Culver        Home Run
   t 7   2  0-1  -2-      13%  85% B Harrelson     G Culver        Triple to RF; Weis Scores
   t 5   2  0-0  -23      -8%  44% B Harrelson     G Culver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 5   2  0-0  -23       8%  50% P Rose          T Seaver        Strikeout
   b 5   0  0-0  1--      -7%  32% T Helms         T Seaver        Single to CF (Ground Ball); May to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Harrelson     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      47%  D Bosch         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  A Johnson       Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  V Pinson        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      50%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Shamsky       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  T Helms         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  W Woodward      Helms Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  A Weis          Single to CF
          1--      53%  T Seaver        Weis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  W Woodward      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      49%  G Culver        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  D Bosch         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  J Martin        Walk
   O      1--      45%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  A Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      42%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  T Perez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      50%  J Bench         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  A Shamsky       Strikeout
          ---      50%  E Kranepool     Single to CF
          1--      55%  A Weis          Single to CF; Kranepool to 2B
   O      12-      52%  T Seaver        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Weis to 2B; Kranepool to 3B
   O      -23      44%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  L May           Walk
          1--      32%  T Helms         Single to CF (Ground Ball); May to 2B
   O      12-      39%  W Woodward      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Helms to 2B
   O      12-      42%  G Culver        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Woodward to 2B; Helms to 3B
   O      -23      50%  P Rose          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  D Bosch         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      67%  C Jones         Home Run
          ---      71%  J Martin        Double to RF
          -2-      75%  E Charles       Passed Ball; Martin to 3B
   O      --3      68%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      64%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      71%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, George Culver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
          ---      73%  A Weis          Walk
          1--      75%  T Seaver        Weis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      -2-      85%  B Harrelson     Triple to RF; Weis Scores
   R      --3      91%  D Bosch         Single to LF; Harrelson Scores
                  Bill Kelso replaces George Culver pitching and batting 9th
          1--      92%  C Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bosch to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  J Martin        Single to RF; Jones to 3B; Bosch Scores
                  Bob Lee replaces Bill Kelso pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      95%  E Charles       Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L May           Popfly: 2B
          ---      96%  T Helms         Single to SS
   O      1--      97%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Lee facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  A Shamsky       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  A Weis          Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  T Seaver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
                  Cleon Jones moves to LF; Tommie Agee replaces Art Shamsky playing RF batting 6th; Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Bob Lee batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  C Ruiz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  A Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Billy McCool facing 1-2-3
                  Billy McCool replaces Chico Ruiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  D Bosch         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  C Jones         Single to RF
          1--      99%  J Martin        Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Bench         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation