June 16, 1968 San Francisco Giants at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 16, 1968
Time of Game: 2:28

Giants

34-29

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: R Sadecki (7-8), L: D Selma (6-1)

Mets

28-31

Lost 2

7th, 7½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Alou RF                     5   0   3   1    0   0  .263  .598    0    0   0   
T Cline LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .479    0    1   0   
W Mays CF                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .287  .863    0    5   0   HR
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .995    0    5   0   
J Hart 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .827    0    1   2   
J Davenport SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .492    0    3   3   
J Hiatt C                     3   1   1   1    1   2  .250  .758    0   11   0   HR
R Hunt 2B                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .255  .648    0    1   1   
R Sadecki P                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .103  .321    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       34   4   9   4    2   6                    27   7

BATTING

HR: W Mays (12, off D Selma; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Hiatt (2, off D Shaw; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: R Sadecki (2, off D Selma).

TB: W Mays 5; J Hiatt 4; J Alou 3; R Hunt 2; J Hart.

RBI: J Hiatt (19); J Alou (15); W Mays (36); J Hart (32).

2-out RBI: J Alou.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Davenport-R Hunt-W McCovey; R Sadecki-J Davenport-W McCovey; J Davenport-W McCovey.

E: J Hart (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Mays (1st base by D Selma).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bosch CF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .148  .476    0    2   0   
P Linz 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .161  .373    0    2   0   
C Jones LF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .713    0    5   0   HR,GDP
E Charles 1B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .279  .827    0    6   0   
J Buchek 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .209  .518    0    3   2   2·GDP
J Martin C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .883    0    6   0   
T Agee RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .506    0    2   0   
A Weis SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .160  .431    0    1   3   
D Selma P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .542    0    0   2   
  B Harrelson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .453    0    0   0   
  D Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    2  11                    27   7

BATTING

HR: C Jones (5, off R Sadecki; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: C Jones 5; E Charles 2; J Martin.

GIDP: J Buchek 2 (3); C Jones (2).

RBI: C Jones (14).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: D Selma (1).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sadecki, W (7-8)             9     5   1   1    2  11   1   2.57   32     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 5     82    -     1.06   0.44
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2  11   1          32     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 5           -

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, L (6-1)               8     7   3   2    2   5   1   1.84   33     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 7     61    -     0.97  -0.05
D Shaw                         1     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   3    2   6   2          37     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Selma (1; W Mays, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          New York Mets                        
1. J Alou               RF    1. D Bosch              CF 
2. T Cline              LF    2. P Linz               2B 
3. W Mays               CF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. E Charles            1B 
5. J Hart               3B    5. J Buchek             3B 
6. J Davenport          SS    6. J Martin             C  
7. J Hiatt              C     7. T Agee               RF 
8. R Hunt               2B    8. A Weis               SS 
9. R Sadecki            P     9. D Selma              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  0-0  ---      19%  69% W Mays          D Selma         Home Run
   t 7   2  0-1  -2-      12%  84% J Alou          D Selma         Single to LF; Hunt Scores
   b 4   0  0-0  1--       9%  49% J Buchek        R Sadecki       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  123       8%  43% J Buchek        R Sadecki       Strikeout
   b 1   2  0-0  123       7%  50% J Martin        R Sadecki       Popfly: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Alou          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      47%  T Cline         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      46%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Bosch         Walk
   O      1--      45%  P Linz          Flyball: CF
          1--      42%  C Jones         Single to CF; Bosch to 2B
          12-      35%  E Charles       Walk; Bosch to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123      43%  J Buchek        Strikeout
   O      123      50%  J Martin        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  J Hart          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Davenport     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  A Weis          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  D Selma         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  J Hiatt         Strikeout
          ---      51%  R Hunt          Walk
   O      1--      47%  R Sadecki       Strikeout
          1--      51%  J Alou          Single to RF; Hunt to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  T Cline         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Bosch         Strikeout
          ---      45%  P Linz          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      50%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      48%  W Mays          Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  J Hart          Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
          ---      40%  E Charles       Single to CF
   OO     1--      49%  J Buchek        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      47%  J Martin        Single
   O      1--      50%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  J Hiatt         Walk
   O      1--      51%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  R Sadecki       Strikeout
          1--      51%  J Alou          Single to RF; Hiatt to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  T Cline         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  A Weis          Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Selma         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Bosch         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      69%  W Mays          Home Run
   O      ---      68%  W McCovey       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      66%  J Hart          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  J Davenport     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  P Linz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      71%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  E Charles       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Selma facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  J Hiatt         Strikeout
          ---      73%  R Hunt          Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  R Sadecki       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Hunt to 2B
   R      -2-      84%  J Alou          Single to LF; Hunt Scores
   O      1--      83%  T Cline         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  J Buchek        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  J Martin        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  W Mays          Single
          1--      94%  W McCovey       Mays Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Mays to 3B
   O      --3      92%  " "             Flyball: SS
   RO     --3      94%  J Hart          Groundout: SS-1B; Mays Scores/unER
   O      ---      94%  J Davenport     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Sadecki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  A Weis          Flyball: CF
                  Bud Harrelson pinch hits for Dick Selma batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  D Bosch         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Shaw facing 7-8-9
                  Don Shaw replaces Bud Harrelson pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      99%  J Hiatt         Home Run
   O      ---      99%  R Hunt          Single to CF; Hunt out at 2B/SS-3B
   O      ---      99%  R Sadecki       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Alou          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Sadecki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  P Linz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      99%  C Jones         Home Run
          ---      97%  E Charles       Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  J Buchek        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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