April 11, 1968 New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 7
@CLE 5 DET 4
BOS 3 MIN 5
@WSA 4 CHC 10
@CIN 3 HOU 7
PHI 3 NYM 4
@LAD 0 PIT 3
@SFG 1
(15) STL 10
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 16,372

Thursday, April 11, 1968, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Mets

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: J Koosman (1-0), L: B Singer (0-1)

Dodgers

0-2

Lost 2

9th, 2 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                5   0   1   0    0   2  .111  .222    0    1   4   CS
K Boswell 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.194    0    4   4   3B,SF
T Agee CF                     5   1   0   0    0   2  .222  .444    0    4   0   
R Swoboda RF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .429 1.357    0    1   0   
E Kranepool 1B                2   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .453    0   13   0   SH
A Shamsky LF                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  C Jones PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   5   
J Grote C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    3   0   IW
J Koosman P                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    0   2   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    4   7                    27  15

BATTING

3B: K Boswell (1, off B Singer).

SF: K Boswell (1, off V Romo).

SH: E Kranepool (1, off H Aguirre).

IBB: J Grote (1, by B Singer).

TB: K Boswell 4; E Kranepool; B Harrelson; J Grote; A Shamsky; R Swoboda.

RBI: A Shamsky 2 (2); R Swoboda (5); K Boswell (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Charles-K Boswell-E Kranepool; K Boswell-B Harrelson.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Harrelson (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Singer).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   0   
Z Versalles SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   4   
W Parker 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.000    0    8   2   2B
A Ferrara LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    1   0   
  L Gabrielson LF             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Grant PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   GDP
B Bailey 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .286    0    2   2   
P Popovich 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   4   
T Haller C                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .400  .900    0    8   1   
B Singer P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   4   SH
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Alcaraz PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  V Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    4   3                    27  17

BATTING

2B: W Parker (2, off J Koosman).

SH: B Singer (1, off J Koosman).

TB: W Parker 2; T Haller; M Grant; W Davis.

GIDP: R Colavito (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: V Romo (1); A Ferrara (1).

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
J Koosman, W (1-0)             9     4   0   0    4   3   0   0.00   33     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2· 4     78    -     1.15   0.40
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2· 4           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Singer, L (0-1)              7     6   3   2    4   6   0   2.57   31     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 5     57    -     1.22  -0.10
H Aguirre                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.45   0.00
J Billingham                   0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.47   0.01
V Romo                         1     1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.21  -0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   2    4   7   0          39     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 0· 6          2-0

B Singer faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Singer (1; J Grote).

PO: B Singer (1; B Harrelson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 16,372.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B Harrelson          SS    1. W Davis              CF 
2. K Boswell            2B    2. Z Versalles          SS 
3. T Agee               CF    3. W Parker             1B 
4. R Swoboda            RF    4. A Ferrara            LF 
5. E Kranepool          1B    5. R Colavito           RF 
6. A Shamsky            LF    6. B Bailey             3B 
7. E Charles            3B    7. P Popovich           2B 
8. J Grote              C     8. T Haller             C  
9. J Koosman            P     9. B Singer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-0  123      22%  88% A Shamsky       B Singer        Single to RF; Kranepool to 3B; Swoboda Scores; Boswell Scores
   t 6   0  0-0  ---      17%  67% K Boswell       B Singer        Triple to CF
   t 5   2  0-0  123     -10%  44% B Harrelson     B Singer        Strikeout
   b 8   1  3-0  12-       8%  98% W Parker        J Koosman       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   b 8   0  3-0  1--      -8%  83% W Davis         J Koosman       Single to LF; Alcaraz to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  K Boswell       Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      46%  R Swoboda       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  W Davis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  Z Versalles     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  E Kranepool     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      47%  A Shamsky       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  E Charles       Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  A Ferrara       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      50%  P Popovich      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Koosman       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      48%  B Harrelson     Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  K Boswell       Harrelson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  T Haller        Walk
   O      1--      42%  B Singer        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Haller to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  W Davis         Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      50%  Z Versalles     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      48%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Swoboda       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  W Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Ferrara       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Colavito      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 5-6-7
          ---      55%  E Kranepool     Single to LF
   O      1--      51%  A Shamsky       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      49%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-1B; Kranepool to 2B
          -2-      50%  J Grote         Intentional Walk
          12-      54%  J Koosman       Walk; Kranepool to 3B; Grote to 2B
   O      123      44%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  P Popovich      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  T Haller        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Singer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 2-3-4
          ---      67%  K Boswell       Triple to CF
   O      --3      60%  T Agee          Strikeout
          --3      62%  R Swoboda       Walk
          1-3      66%  E Kranepool     Walk; Swoboda to 2B
   RR     123      88%  A Shamsky       Single to RF; Kranepool to 3B; Swoboda Scores; Boswell Scores
   O      1-3      83%  E Charles       Fielder's Choice P; Kranepool out at Hm/P-C; Shamsky to 2B
   O      12-      81%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  W Davis         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      85%  Z Versalles     Flyball: CF
          ---      83%  W Parker        Double to LF
   O      -2-      87%  A Ferrara       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Singer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  J Koosman       Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  B Harrelson     Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      ---      84%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      87%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  T Haller        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Singer facing 3-4-5
          ---      95%  T Agee          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Agee to 3B
                  Len Gabrielson replaces Al Ferrara playing LF batting 4th
   R      --3      96%  R Swoboda       Single to CF; Agee Scores/unER
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Bill Singer pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  E Kranepool     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Swoboda to 2B
                  Jack Billingham replaces Hank Aguirre pitching and batting 9th; Cleon Jones pinch hits for Art Shamsky batting 6th
   O      -2-      95%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B; Swoboda to 3B
   O      --3      95%  E Charles       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
                  Cleon Jones moves to LF; Luis Alcaraz pinch hits for Jack Billingham batting 9th
          ---      91%  L Alcaraz       Walk
          1--      83%  W Davis         Single to LF; Alcaraz to 2B
   O      12-      90%  Z Versalles     Flyball: CF
   OO     12-      98%  W Parker        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Vicente Romo facing 8-9-1
                  Vicente Romo replaces Luis Alcaraz pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  J Grote         Single to LF
          1--      99%  J Koosman       Fielder's Choice P; Grote to 2B/Adv on E1
   O      12-      99%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Grote to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Grote Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
                  Mudcat Grant pinch hits for Len Gabrielson batting 4th
          ---      97%  M Grant         Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  R Colavito      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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