April 20, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
CLE 2 BAL 10
@CAL 1 DET 4
@CHW 1
(10) NYY 4
@MIN 2 WSA 4
@OAK 1 CIN 2
ATL 1 NYM 3
LAD 2 PHI 7
HOU 1 SFG 1
@PIT 0 CHC 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 19,938

Saturday, April 20, 1968, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Dodgers

4-5

Lost 1

7th, 2 GB

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

W: T Seaver (1-0), L: B Singer (1-2), S: D Frisella (2)

Mets

4-5

Won 1

7th, 2 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Parker 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .324  .819    0    6   0   
Z Versalles SS                4   0   1   2    0   2  .139  .356    0    0   0   
W Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .555    0    1   0   CS
R Fairly RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .148  .492    0    2   0   
J Lefebvre 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .748    0    1   2   2B
T Haller C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .318  .899    0   13   0   
  C James PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Colavito LF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .227  .619    0    1   0   2B
L Alcaraz 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .544    0    0   1   
  L Gabrielson PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Popovich 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Singer P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Fairey PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .500    0    0   0   2B
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   2    1   8                    24   5

BATTING

2B: J Lefebvre (3, off T Seaver); R Colavito (1, off T Seaver); J Fairey (1, off T Seaver).

TB: R Colavito 3; J Fairey 2; J Lefebvre 2; T Haller; R Fairly; W Parker; Z Versalles; W Davis.

RBI: Z Versalles 2 (5).

2-out RBI: Z Versalles 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: W Davis (1, 2nd base by T Seaver/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                4   1   1   0    0   1  .091  .221    0    3   1   
A Weis 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .490    0    0   2   SH
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .240  .709    0    2   0   
A Shamsky 1B                  1   1   0   0    2   0  .333  .757    0    6   1   
R Swoboda RF                  2   1   1   3    1   0  .222  .789    0    4   1   HR
T Agee CF                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .122  .265    0    2   0   
E Charles 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .097  .313    0    0   2   
J Grote C                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .696    0    9   1   IW
T Seaver P                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .100  .282    0    1   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       25   3   2   3    4  12                    27   8

BATTING

HR: R Swoboda (3, off B Singer; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: A Weis (1, off B Singer).

IBB: J Grote (3, by B Singer).

TB: R Swoboda 4; B Harrelson.

RBI: R Swoboda 3 (9).

2-out RBI: R Swoboda 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

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
B Singer, L (1-2)              7     2   3   3    4  12   1   2.35   27     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 2     69    -     1.09  -0.10
P Regan                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         8     2   3   3    4  12   1          30     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 2           -

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 (1-0)              8.2   9   2   2    1   8   0   1.67   34     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1· 9     65    -     1.26   0.23
D Frisella, S (2)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    6.85   0.19
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Singer (3; J Grote).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 19,938.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  0-0  12-      36%  93% R Swoboda       B Singer        Home Run; Harrelson Scores; Shamsky Scores
   t 9   2  3-2  -23      19% 100% P Popovich      D Frisella      Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 8   2  3-0  123     -13%  77% Z Versalles     T Seaver        Single to CF; Parker to 3B; Fairey Scores; Colavito Scores
   t 9   2  3-2  1--     -12%  81% R Colavito      T Seaver        Double to RF; James to 3B
   t 8   2  3-2  1-3      12%  89% W Davis         T Seaver        Foul Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
          1--      42%  W Davis         Single to RF; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3      51%  R Fairly        Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      --3      54%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  A Weis          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  T Haller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  R Colavito      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  A Shamsky       Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Swoboda       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      52%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  E Charles       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Singer        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  W Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  T Seaver        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  W Davis         Strikeout
          ---      53%  R Fairly        Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  J Lefebvre      Double to RF; Fairly out at Hm/RF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  A Weis          Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  T Haller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  R Swoboda       Walk
   O      1--      56%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B; Swoboda to 2B
          -2-      56%  J Grote         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  T Seaver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Singer        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  W Parker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  Z Versalles     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  B Harrelson     Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  A Weis          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  C Jones         Strikeout
          -2-      56%  A Shamsky       Walk
   RRR    12-      93%  R Swoboda       Home Run; Harrelson Scores; Shamsky Scores
   O      ---      92%  T Agee          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  W Davis         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      95%  R Fairly        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  J Lefebvre      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Singer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  E Charles       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  J Grote         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  T Seaver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  T Haller        Strikeout
          ---      95%  R Colavito      Single to LF
                  Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Luis Alcaraz batting 8th
   O      1--      97%  L Gabrielson    Flyball: LF
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Bill Singer batting 9th
          1--      94%  J Fairey        Double to LF; Colavito to 3B
          -23      90%  W Parker        Walk
   RR     123      77%  Z Versalles     Single to CF; Parker to 3B; Fairey Scores; Colavito Scores
   O      1-3      89%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
                  Phil Regan replaces Jim Fairey pitching and batting 9th; Paul Popovich replaces Len Gabrielson playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      88%  B Harrelson     Popfly: C
   O      ---      87%  A Weis          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      87%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  R Fairly        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  T Haller        Single to RF
                  Cleo James pinch runs for Tom Haller batting 6th
          1--      81%  R Colavito      Double to RF; James to 3B
                  Danny Frisella replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23     100%  P Popovich      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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