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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 53,824

Sunday, June 16, 1968
Time of Game: 2:27

Giants

34-30

Lost 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: D Frisella (1-2), L: B Henry (0-2), S: A Jackson (2)

Mets

29-31

Won 1

7th, 7½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Alou RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .595    0    0   0   
T Cline LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .493    0    2   0   2B
  J Davenport PH-3B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .489    0    0   0   
W Mays CF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .873    0    1   0   3B
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .307  .987    0    4   2   SF,GDP
J Hiatt C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .749    0    9   1   GDP
F Johnson 3B-LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .501    0    3   0   GDP
R Hunt 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .646    0    1   4   
H Lanier SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .497    0    3   0   
B Henry P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bolin P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    1   0   
  D Dietz PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .699    0    0   0   
  F Linzy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   7   1    2   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: T Cline (3, off D Frisella).

3B: W Mays (3, off A Jackson).

SF: W McCovey (3, off A Jackson).

TB: W Mays 3; T Cline 2; W McCovey; J Alou; J Hiatt; D Dietz; H Lanier.

GIDP: W McCovey (2); J Hiatt (5); F Johnson (3).

RBI: W McCovey (40).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bosch CF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .140  .465    0    2   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .598    0    4   5   SB
C Jones LF                    3   1   2   1    1   1  .258  .735    0    2   0   2B,CS
E Charles 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .824    0    0   3   SH
J Martin C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .316  .850    0    4   0   IW
T Agee RF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .184  .497    0    1   0   
A Shamsky 1B                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .691    0   12   0   HR
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .442    0    2   7   
D Frisella P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   SB
  A Jackson P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   1   
Totals                       28   3   6   2    3   8                    27  16

BATTING

2B: C Jones (14, off B Bolin).

HR: A Shamsky (3, off B Bolin; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: E Charles (3, off B Bolin).

IBB: J Martin (1, by B Bolin).

TB: A Shamsky 4; C Jones 3; K Boswell; E Charles; D Frisella.

RBI: C Jones (15); A Shamsky (18).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Charles-K Boswell-A Shamsky 2; K Boswell-B Harrelson-A Shamsky.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Frisella (1, 2nd base off B Bolin/J Hiatt); K Boswell (6, 2nd base off B Bolin/J Hiatt).

CS: C Jones (5, 2nd base by F Linzy/J Hiatt).

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
B Henry, L (0-2)               0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   5.40    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0     46    -     1.12  -0.00
B Bolin                        6.2   5   2   2    1   8   1   2.60   26     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 4          1-1    0.53  -0.15
F Linzy                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.62    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         8     6   3   3    3   8   1          32     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 5          1-1

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 Frisella, W (1-2)            5     3   0   0    1   4   0   2.13   18     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 3     64    -     0.94   0.23
A Jackson, S (2)               4     4   1   1    1   0   0   2.53   15     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 4          0-0    1.15   0.12
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   4   0          33     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Bolin 2 (3).

IBB: B Bolin (4; J Martin).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 53,824.

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. K Boswell            2B 
3. W Mays               CF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. E Charles            3B 
5. J Hiatt              C     5. J Martin             C  
6. F Johnson            3B    6. T Agee               RF 
7. R Hunt               2B    7. A Shamsky            1B 
8. H Lanier             SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. B Henry              P     9. D Frisella           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      13%  68% C Jones         B Bolin         Double to CF; Bosch Scores
   t 6   1  3-0  12-       8%  93% W McCovey       A Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   0  2-0  1--       7%  77% J Hiatt         D Frisella      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 5   0  0-2  ---       7%  91% A Shamsky       B Bolin         Home Run
   t 9   1  3-1  1--       7% 100% F Johnson       A Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Frisella facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  T Cline         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  W Mays          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Henry facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Bosch         Walk
   O      1--      55%  K Boswell       Flyball: SS
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Bill Henry pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--      68%  C Jones         Double to CF; Bosch Scores
          -2-      71%  E Charles       Wild Pitch; Jones to 3B
   R      --3      75%  " "             Wild Pitch; Jones Scores
   O      ---      74%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  J Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Frisella facing 4-5-6
          ---      69%  W McCovey       Single to CF
   OO     1--      77%  J Hiatt         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  F Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Bolin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  A Shamsky       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Frisella facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  R Hunt          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  H Lanier        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  B Bolin         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Bolin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  D Frisella      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  D Bosch         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      78%  K Boswell       Single to CF
          1--      79%  C Jones         Boswell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Frisella facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      75%  T Cline         Double to LF
   O      -2-      78%  W Mays          Flyball: CF; Cline to 3B
   O      --3      82%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Bolin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  J Martin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      79%  T Agee          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Frisella facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  J Hiatt         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  F Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  R Hunt          Walk
          1--      79%  H Lanier        Single to RF; Hunt to 2B
   O      12-      84%  B Bolin         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Bolin facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      91%  A Shamsky       Home Run
   O      ---      91%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      91%  D Frisella      Single to LF
          1--      92%  D Bosch         Frisella Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      90%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  Al Jackson replaces Danny Frisella pitching and batting 9th
          ---      86%  J Alou          Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--      88%  T Cline         Groundout: P-1B; Alou to 2B
          -2-      85%  W Mays          Walk
   OO     12-      93%  W McCovey       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bobby Bolin facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  C Jones         Single/Bunt
   O      1--      94%  E Charles       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Jones to 2B
          -2-      94%  J Martin        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      93%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      12-      92%  A Shamsky       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  J Hiatt         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  F Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Hunt          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bobby Bolin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  B Harrelson     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      95%  A Jackson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      95%  D Bosch         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  H Lanier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Dick Dietz pinch hits for Bobby Bolin batting 9th
          ---      95%  D Dietz         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  J Alou          Flyball: LF
                  Jim Davenport pinch hits for Ty Cline batting 2nd
   O      1--      98%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Linzy facing 2-3-4
                  Frank Linzy replaces Dick Dietz pitching and batting 9th; Jim Davenport moves to 3B; Frank Johnson moves to LF
   O      ---      98%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--      98%  E Charles       Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      98%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  J Martin        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Jackson facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  W Mays          Triple (CF-RF)
   RO     --3      97%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mays Scores
          ---      93%  J Hiatt         Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  F Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation