June 23, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 56,738

Sunday, June 23, 1968, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Dodgers

36-36

Lost 1

5th, 9 GB

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

W: N Ryan (6-5), L: B Singer (6-7), S: R Taylor (5)

Mets

33-34

Won 1

6th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Davis CF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .221  .573    0    1   0   2B,CS
P Popovich 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .261  .625    0    1   1   
L Gabrielson LF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .775    0    1   0   
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Haller C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .709    0    5   1   
  K Boyer PH-3B               1   0   1   2    0   0  .284  .696    0    0   1   
R Fairly RF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .203  .538    0    1   0   HR
J Lefebvre 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .641    0    1   1   
  J Torborg C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .396         2   0   
W Parker 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .641    0    8   0   
Z Versalles SS                3   0   0   0    0   2  .169  .471    0    4   4   
  T Savage PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .213  .664    0    0   0   HR
B Singer P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .384    0    0   0   
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Fairey PH-LF              1   1   0   0    1   1  .204  .653    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    2   7                    24   8

BATTING

2B: W Davis (10, off N Ryan).

HR: T Savage (1, off R Taylor; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); R Fairly (3, off N Ryan; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Fairly 6; T Savage 4; W Davis 3; K Boyer; L Gabrielson; W Parker.

RBI: K Boyer 2 (13); T Savage (3); R Fairly (16).

2-out RBI: K Boyer 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Haller-Z Versalles.

PB: T Haller (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: W Davis (5, 2nd base by N Ryan/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   0  .214  .488    0    2   1   
K Boswell 2B                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .243  .639    0    3   2   
C Jones RF-LF                 3   2   2   4    1   0  .263  .779    0    0   0   HR,2B
J Martin 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .716    0    7   0   
A Shamsky LF                  3   0   1   1    0   2  .255  .736    0    3   0   2B,HBP
  T Agee RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .484         0   0   
J Grote C                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .310  .753    0    7   1   
K Collins 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .506    0    0   1   SH
D Bosch CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .149  .466    0    5   0   CS,IW
N Ryan P                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .094  .241    0    0   0   
  A Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462         0   0   
  R Taylor P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   9   5    3   7                    27   5

BATTING

2B: C Jones (15, off B Singer); A Shamsky (8, off B Singer).

HR: C Jones (8, off B Singer; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: K Collins (2, off J Billingham).

IBB: D Bosch (1, by J Billingham).

HBP: A Shamsky (4, by H Aguirre).

TB: C Jones 6; A Shamsky 2; K Boswell 2; J Grote 2; B Harrelson; D Bosch.

RBI: C Jones 4 (26); A Shamsky (22).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Bosch (2, 2nd base by B Singer/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
B Singer, L (6-7)              4.1   8   5   5    1   4   1   2.05   21     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 6     30    -     0.93  -0.23
H Aguirre                      2.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.89   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
J Billingham                   1     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.18    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    3   7   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 7           -

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
N Ryan, W (6-5)                7.1   6   3   3    2   6   1   2.21   29     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3· 4     58    -     0.77   0.23
A Jackson, H (1)               0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.42    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.21  -0.06
R Taylor, S (5)                1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.13    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-0    1.81   0.12
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   7   2          37     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3· 6          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: H Aguirre (3).

IBB: J Billingham (8; D Bosch).

HBP: H Aguirre (2; A Shamsky).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - (none), 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 56,738.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           New York Mets                        
1. W Davis              CF    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. P Popovich           2B    2. K Boswell            2B 
3. L Gabrielson         LF    3. C Jones              RF 
4. T Haller             C     4. J Martin             1B 
5. R Fairly             RF    5. A Shamsky            LF 
6. J Lefebvre           3B    6. J Grote              C  
7. W Parker             1B    7. K Collins            3B 
8. Z Versalles          SS    8. D Bosch              CF 
9. B Singer             P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-0  1--      17%  77% C Jones         B Singer        Double to CF; Boswell Scores
   b 5   1  0-2  12-      11%  97% C Jones         B Singer        Home Run; Harrelson Scores; Boswell Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  1--      -8%  51% N Ryan          B Singer        Double Play: Strikeout, Bosch Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 4   1  0-1  --3       7%  83% A Shamsky       B Singer        Double to RF; Jones Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -7%  43% W Davis         N Ryan          Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      43%  W Davis         Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  P Popovich      Strikeout
   O      -2-      51%  L Gabrielson    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      54%  T Haller        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 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     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Boswell       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  R Fairly        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      54%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  W Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  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
   O      ---      52%  J Martin        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  A Shamsky       Strikeout
          ---      52%  J Grote         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  K Collins       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Singer        Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  W Davis         Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  P Popovich      Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  D Bosch         Single to CF
   OO     1--      51%  N Ryan          Double Play: Strikeout, Bosch Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  B Harrelson     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  P Popovich      Lineout: CF
          ---      49%  L Gabrielson    Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  T Haller        Flyball: LF
          1--      50%  R Fairly        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gabrielson to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Lefebvre      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Singer facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  K Boswell       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      77%  C Jones         Double to CF; Boswell Scores
   O      -2-      76%  J Martin        Groundout: SS-1B; Jones to 3B
   R      --3      83%  A Shamsky       Double to RF; Jones Scores
          -2-      84%  J Grote         Walk
   O      12-      82%  K Collins       Flyball: CF; Shamsky to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  D Bosch         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  W Parker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  B Singer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Singer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  N Ryan          Strikeout
          ---      85%  B Harrelson     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      86%  K Boswell       Single to LF; Harrelson to 2B
   RRR    12-      97%  C Jones         Home Run; Harrelson Scores; Boswell Scores
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Bill Singer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  A Shamsky       Hit By Pitch
          1--      97%  J Grote         Passed Ball; Shamsky to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  P Popovich      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      98%  L Gabrielson    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Hank Aguirre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  K Collins       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      98%  D Bosch         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      98%  N Ryan          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  T Haller        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      97%  R Fairly        Home Run
   O      ---      98%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  W Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  Z Versalles     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Hank Aguirre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  B Harrelson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  C Jones         Walk
          1--      98%  J Martin        Wild Pitch; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Hank Aguirre batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Fairey        Walk
   O      1--      97%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: 2B
          1--      95%  P Popovich      Walk; Fairey to 2B
                  Al Jackson replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  L Gabrielson    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Popovich to 2B; Fairey to 3B
                  Ken Boyer pinch hits for Tom Haller batting 4th
   RR     -23      93%  K Boyer         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Popovich Scores; Fairey Scores
          1--      89%  R Fairly        Single to RF; Boyer to 2B
                  Ron Taylor replaces Al Jackson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  J Lefebvre      Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
                  Jack Billingham replaces Len Gabrielson pitching and batting 3rd; Jeff Torborg replaces Jim Lefebvre playing C batting 6th; Ken Boyer moves to 3B; Jim Fairey moves to LF
   O      ---      95%  A Shamsky       Strikeout
          ---      95%  J Grote         Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  K Collins       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Grote to 2B
          -2-      95%  D Bosch         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      95%  R Taylor        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Ron Taylor facing 7-8-9
                  Cleon Jones moves to LF; Tommie Agee replaces Art Shamsky playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  W Parker        Popfly: 2B
                  Ted Savage pinch hits for Zoilo Versalles batting 8th
   R      ---      93%  T Savage        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      97%  J Fairey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Mets 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation