April 19, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 9
CLE 2 CAL 2
BAL 1
(10) WSA 3
@OAK 0 ATL 3
@CIN 0 LAD 3
@NYM 2 PHI 2
HOU 1 SFG 5
@PIT 2 STL 9
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 16,724

Friday, April 19, 1968, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Dodgers

4-4

Won 1

6th, 1½ GB

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

W: C Osteen (1-2), L: N Ryan (1-1)

Mets

3-5

Lost 2

8th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Parker 1B                   5   0   2   0    0   3  .323  .816    0    8   1   CS
Z Versalles SS                5   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .340    0    1   5   
W Davis CF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .219  .563    0    2   0   2·SB
R Fairly RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .130  .492    0    2   0   
J Lefebvre 2B                 2   1   1   1    2   1  .227  .747    0    4   1   2B
T Haller C                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .333  .978    0    8   1   HR
R Colavito LF                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .167  .485    0    0   0   
L Alcaraz 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .619    0    1   2   
  P Popovich 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
C Osteen P                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    1   2   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    5  12                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Lefebvre (2, off B Short).

HR: T Haller (1, off N Ryan; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: T Haller 4; W Parker 2; J Lefebvre 2; W Davis 2; R Colavito; L Alcaraz.

RBI: J Lefebvre (3); T Haller (2); R Colavito (1).

2-out RBI: R Colavito; J Lefebvre.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lefebvre-Z Versalles-W Parker.

E: L Alcaraz (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Davis 2 (2, 2nd base off N Ryan/J Grote, 2nd base off B Short/J Grote).

CS: W Parker (1, 2nd base by N Ryan/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Weis SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .559    0    4   1   
K Boswell 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .591    0    0   0   HBP,GDP
T Agee CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .132  .286    0    2   0   
R Swoboda RF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .206  .671    0    0   0   HR
C Jones LF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .842    0    2   0   2·2B
E Charles 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .107  .346    0    2   0   IW
A Shamsky 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .346  .742    0    4   0   SF
J Grote C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .725    0   13   2   
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  B Short P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Linz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    1   8                    27   6

BATTING

2B: C Jones 2 (2, 2 off C Osteen).

HR: R Swoboda (2, off C Osteen; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: A Shamsky (1, off C Osteen).

IBB: E Charles (2, by C Osteen).

HBP: K Boswell (1, by C Osteen).

TB: C Jones 4; R Swoboda 4; K Boswell; A Weis; J Grote.

GIDP: K Boswell (1).

RBI: A Shamsky (6); R Swoboda (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Grote (1st base by T Haller).

PITCHING

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
C Osteen, W (1-2)              9     6   2   1    1   8   1   2.16   34     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 6     76    -     1.26   0.31
Totals                         9     6   2   1    1   8   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 6           -

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
N Ryan, L (1-1)                7.1   6   2   2    4  11   1   1.29   30     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 5     65    -     1.29   0.17
B Short                        0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   5.40    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    2.25  -0.28
C Koonce                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-1    1.51  -0.09
R Taylor                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   3    5  12   1          38     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 7          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: B Short (1).

IBB: C Osteen (1; E Charles).

HBP: C Osteen (1; K Boswell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 16,724.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           New York Mets                        
1. W Parker             1B    1. A Weis               SS 
2. Z Versalles          SS    2. K Boswell            2B 
3. W Davis              CF    3. T Agee               CF 
4. R Fairly             RF    4. R Swoboda            RF 
5. J Lefebvre           2B    5. C Jones              LF 
6. T Haller             C     6. E Charles            3B 
7. R Colavito           LF    7. A Shamsky            1B 
8. L Alcaraz            3B    8. J Grote              C  
9. C Osteen             P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  1-1  --3      28%  78% J Lefebvre      B Short         Double to LF; Davis Scores
   t 7   0  1-0  ---      23%  50% T Haller        N Ryan          Home Run
   t 8   2  1-2  1-3      11%  89% R Colavito      C Koonce        Single to RF; Haller to 2B; Lefebvre Scores
   t 4   1  1-0  1-3     -10%  36% T Haller        N Ryan          Popfly: SS
   b 9   0  3-1  ---      -9%  84% R Swoboda       C Osteen        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      47%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  W Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  A Weis          Single to CF
   OO     1--      49%  K Boswell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Agee          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Fairly        Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Lefebvre      Walk
   O      1--      48%  T Haller        Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      50%  R Colavito      Walk; Lefebvre to 2B
   O      12-      45%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  C Jones         Double to RF
          -2-      37%  E Charles       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B
   RO     1-3      33%  A Shamsky       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores/unER; Charles to 2B
   O      -2-      36%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      34%  C Osteen        Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  W Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Claude Osteen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      33%  N Ryan          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      34%  A Weis          Strikeout
          ---      33%  K Boswell       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      35%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  W Davis         Single to RF
          1--      44%  R Fairly        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      42%  " "             Flyball: CF; Davis to 3B
          --3      45%  J Lefebvre      Walk
   O      1-3      36%  T Haller        Popfly: SS
   O      1-3      29%  R Colavito      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Claude Osteen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      31%  R Swoboda       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      32%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  E Charles       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  L Alcaraz       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      28%  C Osteen        Strikeout
          ---      30%  W Parker        Single to 1B/Bunt
   O      1--      27%  Z Versalles     Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Claude Osteen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      29%  A Shamsky       Flyball: RF
          ---      26%  J Grote         Single to P
   O      1--      30%  N Ryan          Grote Picked off 1B (C-2B)
   O      ---      31%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      27%  Z Versalles     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      25%  W Davis         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      27%  R Fairly        Walk
   O      1--      23%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  A Weis          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  K Boswell       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      27%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      50%  T Haller        Home Run
   O      ---      46%  R Colavito      Popfly: SS
          ---      51%  L Alcaraz       Single to SS
   O      1--      46%  C Osteen        Strikeout
          1--      51%  W Parker        Single to RF; Alcaraz to 3B
   O      1-3      42%  Z Versalles     Baserunner Out Advancing; Parker out at 2B/C-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Claude Osteen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  R Swoboda       Strikeout Looking
          ---      38%  C Jones         Double to RF
          -2-      36%  E Charles       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      43%  A Shamsky       Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  Z Versalles     Flyball: LF
          ---      51%  W Davis         Single to RF
                  Bill Short replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
          1--      55%  R Fairly        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Davis to 3B
   R      --3      78%  J Lefebvre      Double to LF; Davis Scores
          -2-      78%  T Haller        Wild Pitch; Lefebvre to 3B
          --3      79%  " "             Walk
                  Cal Koonce replaces Bill Short pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      89%  R Colavito      Single to RF; Haller to 2B; Lefebvre Scores
   O      12-      88%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Claude Osteen facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Popovich replaces Luis Alcaraz playing 3B batting 8th; Phil Linz pinch hits for Cal Koonce batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  P Linz          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  A Weis          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  K Boswell       Single to 2B
   O      1--      95%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Taylor replaces Phil Linz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  C Osteen        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  W Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  Z Versalles     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Claude Osteen facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      84%  R Swoboda       Home Run
   O      ---      92%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  E Charles       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  A Shamsky       Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation