May 4, 1968 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 14,214

Saturday, May 4, 1968, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Cubs

9-12

Lost 1

9th, 5½ GB

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

W: D Selma (1-0), L: J Lamabe (0-1), S: C Koonce (1)

Mets

9-10

Won 2

6th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .776    0    3   0   HBP
G Beckert 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .288  .685    0    2   1   
B Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .879    0    2   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .253  .817    0    1   1   
E Banks 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .284  .825    0    4   0   
R Hundley C                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .214  .592    0    8   1   HR,GDP
J Arcia SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    0   0   
  A Spangler PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .641    0    0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
A Phillips CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .782    0    4   0   
K Holtzman P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  J Lamabe P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  L Elia SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   3   4   3    1   5                    24   5

BATTING

HR: R Hundley (1, off D Selma; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: L Johnson (1, by D Selma).

TB: R Hundley 4; G Beckert 2; E Banks.

GIDP: R Hundley (2).

RBI: R Hundley 2 (9); E Banks (14).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: J Arcia (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .117  .276    0    3   0   CS,SH
P Linz 2B                     2   2   0   0    2   1  .000  .150    0    0   1   
  K Boswell PH-2B             0   0   0   1    0   0  .214  .590    0    0   0   SF
C Jones LF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .242  .696    0    1   0   2B
R Swoboda RF                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .891    0    2   0   
G Goossen 1B                  1   1   0   0    2   0  .316  .830    0    9   0   
  E Kranepool PH-1B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .591    0    3   0   
J Grote C                     2   1   2   0    1   0  .357  .848    0    5   1   HBP
E Charles 3B                  3   1   2   5    1   0  .210  .693    0    1   4   HR
B Harrelson SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .404    0    2   5   2B
D Selma P                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .600    0    1   0   2B
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   7   7   7    7   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Selma (1, off P Regan); B Harrelson (3, off K Holtzman); C Jones (5, off K Holtzman).

HR: E Charles (3, off P Regan; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: K Boswell (2, off P Regan).

SH: T Agee (1, off P Regan).

HBP: J Grote (1, by K Holtzman).

TB: E Charles 5; B Harrelson 2; D Selma 2; J Grote 2; C Jones 2.

RBI: E Charles 5 (11); K Boswell (4); C Jones (4).

2-out RBI: E Charles 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Charles-E Kranepool.

E: K Boswell (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Agee (3, 2nd base by K Holtzman/R Hundley).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Holtzman                     2.2   3   2   2    4   2   0   5.02   15     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3     42    -     1.32  -0.07
J Lamabe, L (0-1)              1.2   2   2   1    2   1   0   7.20   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 2          3-1    1.78  -0.31
C Hartenstein                  1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   5.59    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.77   0.06
P Regan                        2     2   3   3    1   3   1   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.20  -0.07
Totals                         8     7   7   6    7   8   1          39     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1· 7          5-1

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
D Selma, W (1-0)               8.1   4   3   2    1   5   1   1.29   32     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 4     69    -     0.86   0.08
C Koonce, S (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.06   0.03
Totals                         9     4   3   2    1   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1· 4          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Selma (1; L Johnson); K Holtzman (1; J Grote).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 14,214.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. L Johnson            RF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. P Linz               2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. R Swoboda            RF 
5. E Banks              1B    5. G Goossen            1B 
6. R Hundley            C     6. J Grote              C  
7. J Arcia              SS    7. E Charles            3B 
8. A Phillips           CF    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. K Holtzman           P     9. D Selma              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  1-0  1--     -23%  39% R Hundley       D Selma         Home Run; Santo Scores
   b 5   1  2-2  123      17%  86% E Charles       J Lamabe        Single to CF; Grote to 2B; Goossen Scores; Swoboda Scores/unER
   b 3   2  2-1  123      14%  58% E Charles       J Lamabe        Walk; Linz Scores; Goossen to 3B; Grote to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      13%  68% C Jones         K Holtzman      Double to CF; Linz Scores
   b 2   1  2-1  1--      11%  53% B Harrelson     K Holtzman      Double to RF; Grote to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      53%  G Beckert       Lineout: P
   O      ---      54%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Agee          Walk
   O      1--      52%  P Linz          Agee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      55%  " "             Walk
   R      1--      68%  C Jones         Double to CF; Linz Scores
   O      -2-      65%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      63%  G Goossen       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Selma facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      62%  E Banks         Strikeout
   RR     1--      39%  R Hundley       Home Run; Santo Scores
   O      ---      40%  J Arcia         Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  A Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  J Grote         Single to CF
   O      1--      42%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
          1--      53%  B Harrelson     Double to RF; Grote to 3B
   O      -23      43%  D Selma         Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      36%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dick Selma facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  K Holtzman      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      39%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  G Beckert       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Holtzman facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  P Linz          Walk
   O      1--      43%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B; Linz to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  R Swoboda       Strikeout Looking
          -2-      40%  G Goossen       Walk
          12-      44%  J Grote         Hit By Pitch; Linz to 3B; Goossen to 2B
                  Jack Lamabe replaces Ken Holtzman pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      58%  E Charles       Walk; Linz Scores; Goossen to 3B; Grote to 2B
   O      123      50%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      52%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack Lamabe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Selma         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  P Linz          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Selma facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  R Hundley       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  J Arcia         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  A Phillips      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack Lamabe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Jones         Lineout: LF
          ---      56%  R Swoboda       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  G Goossen       Walk; Swoboda to 2B
          12-      70%  J Grote         Single to CF; Goossen to 2B; Swoboda to 3B
   RR     123      86%  E Charles       Single to CF; Grote to 2B; Goossen Scores; Swoboda Scores/unER
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Jack Lamabe pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  B Harrelson     Groundout: P-1B; Charles to 2B; Grote to 3B
   O      -23      82%  D Selma         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Dick Selma facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  C Hartenstein   Groundout: C-1B
          ---      81%  L Johnson       Hit By Pitch
          1--      76%  G Beckert       Single to RF; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      82%  B Williams      Strikeout
   O      12-      87%  R Santo         Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Chuck Hartenstein facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  T Agee          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  P Linz          Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Dick Selma facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  R Hundley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Al Spangler pinch hits for Jose Arcia batting 7th
   O      ---      91%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Phil Regan facing 4-5-6
                  Phil Regan replaces Al Spangler pitching and batting 7th; Lee Elia replaces Chuck Hartenstein playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  R Swoboda       Popfly: 2B
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Greg Goossen batting 5th
   O      ---      90%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
          ---      90%  J Grote         Walk
   RR     1--      98%  E Charles       Home Run; Grote Scores
   O      ---      98%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Dick Selma facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Kranepool moves to 1B
   O      ---      99%  A Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  L Elia          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Phil Regan facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  D Selma         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  T Agee          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Selma to 3B
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Phil Linz batting 2nd
   RO     --3     100%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Selma Scores
   O      ---     100%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Dick Selma facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Boswell moves to 2B
          ---      99%  G Beckert       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  R Santo         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Beckert to 2B
   R      12-      97%  E Banks         Single to LF; Santo to 2B; Beckert Scores/unER
                  Cal Koonce replaces Dick Selma pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-     100%  R Hundley       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 7.

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