April 21, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 7
@BOS 0 BAL 11
@CAL 4 DET 4
@CHW 1 DET 4
@CHW 2 MIN 5
NYY 2 WSA 2
@OAK 0 ATL 5
@CIN 2 LAD 7
@NYM 6 LAD 3
@NYM 2 PHI 8
HOU 0 PIT 10
SFG 0 STL 9
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 21, 1968, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:07

Dodgers

5-5

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  2    7 10  0
Mets            0  0  0   5  0  0   0  1  0    6 13  3

W: P Regan (1-0), L: B Short (0-1), S: J Billingham (1)

Mets

4-6

Lost 1

9th, 3 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Davis CF                    4   3   3   0    1   0  .275  .668    0    2   0   
Z Versalles SS                5   1   2   4    0   1  .171  .483    0    1   2   3B,2B
W Parker 1B                   5   1   0   0    0   0  .282  .718    0    7   0   SB
J Lefebvre 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .267  .780    0    1   1   
R Colavito LF                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .540    0    1   0   SF
R Fairly RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .129  .432    0    3   0   
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .421    0    2   2   
  P Popovich 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Haller C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .800    0    8   1   
  L Alcaraz PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .627    0    0   0   
  J Fairey PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
  J Torborg C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
D Drysdale P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   0   
  J Purdin P                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   
  C James PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Grant PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   7  10   6    1   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: Z Versalles (3, off D Selma).

3B: Z Versalles (1, off A Jackson).

SF: R Colavito (1, off C Koonce).

TB: Z Versalles 5; W Davis 3; J Lefebvre 2; L Alcaraz; C James; J Purdin.

RBI: Z Versalles 4 (9); R Colavito (2); J Lefebvre (4).

2-out RBI: Z Versalles 2; J Lefebvre.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Parker (1, 2nd base off C Koonce/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                5   0   2   1    0   1  .148  .327    0    0   2   
A Weis 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .179  .447    0    0   3   
C Jones CF-LF                 4   1   2   0    1   1  .276  .806    0    3   0   2B,CS
A Shamsky LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .666    0    5   0   
  T Agee CF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .119  .259    0    1   0   
R Swoboda RF                  5   1   1   2    0   3  .220  .816    0    1   0   HR
E Kranepool 1B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .185  .426    0   10   2   
E Charles 3B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .143  .503    0    0   2   HR,2B
J Grote C                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .313  .733    0    5   0   
A Jackson P                   3   0   2   0    0   1  .667 1.334    0    1   1   
  C Koonce P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  B Short P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Selma P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   6  13   6    2  10                    27  10

BATTING

2B: C Jones (3, off D Drysdale); E Charles (3, off P Regan).

HR: R Swoboda (4, off D Drysdale; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); E Charles (1, off D Drysdale; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: E Charles 6; R Swoboda 4; C Jones 3; A Jackson 2; B Harrelson 2; J Grote 2; E Kranepool 2.

RBI: E Charles 2 (3); R Swoboda 2 (11); B Harrelson (1); J Grote (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Grote (1); C Jones (2); E Charles (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Jones (1, 2nd base by D Drysdale/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
D Drysdale                     3.1   9   5   5    0   3   2   3.60   18     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 9     25    -     0.91  -0.38
J Purdin                       3.2   2   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 1          2-1    0.34   0.01
P Regan, W (1-0)               1     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 2          0-0    1.42  -0.28
J Billingham, S (1)            1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.72   0.16
Totals                         9    13   6   6    2  10   2          41     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 2·12          2-1

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
A Jackson                      7     8   5   2    0   3   0   1.64   30     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 7     50    -     0.78  -0.18
C Koonce, BS (1)               1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    2.59  -0.04
B Short, H (1), L (0-1)        0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0  13.50    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.01  -0.06
D Selma, BS (1)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    3.29  -0.72
Totals                         9    10   7   4    1   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     13·11· 1· 9          3-3

A Jackson faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Purdin (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  6-5  12-      74%  86% Z Versalles     D Selma         Double to LF; Davis Scores; Fairey Scores
   b 8   1  5-5  -2-     -25%  11% J Grote         P Regan         Single to RF; Charles Scores
   b 4   1  1-0  --3     -22%  31% R Swoboda       D Drysdale      Home Run; Jones Scores
   b 4   1  1-2  1--     -17%  12% E Charles       D Drysdale      Home Run; Kranepool Scores
   t 8   0  5-4  1--      16%  47% J Lefebvre      C Koonce        Parker Steals 2B; Parker to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      57%  W Davis         Single to CF; Davis to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      52%  Z Versalles     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      49%  W Parker        Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      60%  J Lefebvre      Single to LF; Davis Scores/unER
   O      1--      58%  R Colavito      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  A Weis          Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  C Jones         Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  A Shamsky       Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  T Haller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  A Shamsky       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      63%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
          ---      61%  E Kranepool     Single to RF
   O      1--      64%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  D Drysdale      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  W Davis         Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--      62%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      1--      60%  W Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Drysdale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  J Grote         Strikeout
          ---      59%  A Jackson       Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      65%  A Weis          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  J Lefebvre      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      62%  R Colavito      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Drysdale facing 3-4-5
          ---      52%  C Jones         Double to CF
   O      -2-      53%  A Shamsky       Flyball: RF; Jones to 3B
   RR     --3      31%  R Swoboda       Home Run; Jones Scores
          ---      29%  E Kranepool     Single to LF
   RR     1--      12%  E Charles       Home Run; Kranepool Scores
          ---      11%  J Grote         Single to LF
          1--       8%  A Jackson       Single to RF; Grote to 3B
                  John Purdin replaces Don Drysdale pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3       5%  B Harrelson     Single to LF; Jackson to 2B; Grote Scores
          12-       4%  A Weis          Wild Pitch; Harrelson to 2B; Jackson to 3B
          -23       4%  " "             Walk
   O      123       6%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      123       7%  A Shamsky       Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Al Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       6%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       5%  T Haller        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---       6%  J Purdin        Single to LF
   O      1--       5%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, John Purdin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       5%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      ---       5%  E Kranepool     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---       6%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Al Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       4%  Z Versalles     Flyball: LF
   O      ---       4%  W Parker        Flyball: LF
          ---       4%  J Lefebvre      Single to LF
   O      1--       3%  R Colavito      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, John Purdin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       4%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       4%  A Jackson       Strikeout (foul bunt)
          ---       4%  B Harrelson     Single to CF
   O      1--       4%  A Weis          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Al Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       3%  R Fairly        Flyball: LF
   O      ---       2%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---       2%  T Haller        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, John Purdin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       2%  C Jones         Lineout: CF
   O      ---       2%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---       2%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Al Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Cleon Jones moves to LF; Tommie Agee replaces Art Shamsky playing CF batting 4th; Cleo James pinch hits for John Purdin batting 9th
          ---       4%  C James         Single to RF
          1--       8%  W Davis         Single to LF; James to 2B
   RR     12-      22%  Z Versalles     Triple to RF; Davis Scores; James Scores
   R      --3      31%  W Parker        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Versalles Scores/No RBI/unER
                  Cal Koonce replaces Al Jackson pitching and batting 9th
          1--      47%  J Lefebvre      Parker Steals 2B; Parker to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      35%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     --3      43%  R Colavito      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Parker Scores/unER
   O      ---      41%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Phil Regan facing 6-7-8
                  Phil Regan replaces Cleo James pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
          ---      36%  E Charles       Double to LF
   R      -2-      11%  J Grote         Single to RF; Charles Scores
   O      1--      12%  C Koonce        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      13%  B Harrelson     Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 5-6, Cal Koonce facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       7%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
                  Bill Short replaces Cal Koonce pitching and batting 9th; Luis Alcaraz pinch hits for Tom Haller batting 8th
          ---      15%  L Alcaraz       Single to LF
                  Mudcat Grant pinch hits for Phil Regan batting 9th; Jim Fairey pinch runs for Luis Alcaraz batting 8th
   O      1--       7%  M Grant         Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      13%  W Davis         Walk; Fairey to 2B
                  Dick Selma replaces Bill Short pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-      86%  Z Versalles     Double to LF; Davis Scores; Fairey Scores
   O      -2-      84%  W Parker        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-7, Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
                  Jack Billingham replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Torborg replaces Jim Fairey playing C batting 8th; Paul Popovich replaces Bob Bailey playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  A Weis          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--      92%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Mets 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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