July 28, 1968 Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 27,999

Sunday, July 28, 1968, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Reds

49-47

Won 1

3rd, 14½ GB

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

W: J Maloney (9-6), L: T Seaver (9-7), S: C Carroll (5)

Mets

49-55

Lost 1

7th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .326  .836    0    2   0   
V Pinson CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .696    0    3   0   CS
M Jones LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .795    0    3   0   
L May 1B                      4   2   2   3    0   0  .298  .812    0    9   0   2·HR
T Perez 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .255  .715    0    1   5   2B
T Helms 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .305  .714    0    4   2   
P Corrales C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    5   0   
W Woodward SS                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .220  .533    0    0   5   
J Maloney P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .682    0    0   1   
  C Carroll P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   5  10   5    2   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: T Perez (11, off T Seaver).

HR: L May 2 (14, off C Koonce, off T Seaver; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: L May 8; T Perez 3; M Jones 2; P Rose 2; W Woodward; T Helms.

RBI: L May 3 (53); W Woodward (3); P Rose (32).

2-out RBI: P Rose.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: T Helms (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: V Pinson (6, 2nd base by T Seaver/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Weis SS                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .186  .463    0    1   6   
L Stahl CF                    1   2   0   0    3   0  .243  .684    0    2   0   
C Jones LF                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .275  .768    0    0   0   2B
E Charles 3B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .315  .840    0    1   3   
E Kranepool 1B                3   0   0   1    1   0  .265  .631    0   16   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .714    0    3   1   
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .729    0    1   0   
J Buchek 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .514    0    3   5   
T Seaver P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .252    0    0   0   
  A Jackson P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .579    0    0   0   
  A Shamsky PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .663    0    0   0   
  D Selma PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .489         0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .222         0   1   
  K Collins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .564    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   3   1   3    7   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: C Jones (21, off J Maloney).

TB: C Jones 2.

RBI: C Jones (36); E Kranepool (10); E Charles (39).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maloney, W (9-6)             5     1   3   3    5   5   0   3.38   21     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 2· 1     53    -     0.97  -0.15
C Carroll, S (5)               4     0   0   0    2   0   0   2.92   15     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 0          3-2    2.16   0.31
Totals                         9     1   3   3    7   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 2· 1          3-2

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
T Seaver, L (9-7)              2     8   4   4    1   1   1   1.98   14     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 6     24    -     1.18  -0.39
A Jackson                      5     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.94   15     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.53   0.13
C Koonce                       2     1   1   1    1   0   1   1.54    8     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.47  -0.08
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   3   2          37     -       ·  ·     19· 3· 3· 7          1-0

J Maloney faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
T Seaver faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 27,999.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. P Rose               RF    1. A Weis               SS 
2. V Pinson             CF    2. L Stahl              CF 
3. M Jones              LF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. L May                1B    4. E Charles            3B 
5. T Perez              3B    5. E Kranepool          1B 
6. T Helms              2B    6. J Grote              C  
7. P Corrales           C     7. R Swoboda            RF 
8. W Woodward           SS    8. J Buchek             2B 
9. J Maloney            P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  1-2  1--      17%  84% L May           T Seaver        Home Run; Jones Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--     -13%  32% C Jones         J Maloney       Double to CF; Stahl Scores
   t 2   2  1-1  12-      13%  63% P Rose          T Seaver        Single to CF; Woodward to 3B; Helms Scores
   t 8   1  3-4  ---      12%  89% L May           C Koonce        Home Run
   b 6   0  4-1  12-     -11%  65% C Jones         J Maloney       Walk; Weis to 3B; Stahl to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Lineout: 3B
          ---      50%  V Pinson        Walk
   O      1--      47%  M Jones         Pinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      48%  " "             Single to RF
   O      1--      46%  L May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  A Weis          Strikeout
          ---      45%  L Stahl         Walk
   R      1--      32%  C Jones         Double to CF; Stahl Scores
   O      -2-      35%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      34%  E Kranepool     Walk
   O      12-      37%  J Grote         Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  T Perez         Double to LF
          -2-      53%  T Helms         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez to 3B
   O      1-3      46%  P Corrales      Lineout: RF
   R      1-3      54%  W Woodward      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Helms to 2B; Perez Scores
   O      12-      50%  J Maloney       Strikeout
   R      12-      63%  P Rose          Single to CF; Woodward to 3B; Helms Scores
   O      1-3      59%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Maloney facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  J Buchek        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      64%  T Seaver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  M Jones         Single to RF
   RR     1--      84%  L May           Home Run; Jones Scores
          ---      85%  T Perez         Single to RF
                  Al Jackson replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  P Corrales      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      82%  W Woodward      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  A Weis          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  L Stahl         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Al Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  J Maloney       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      84%  P Rose          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Rose out at 2B/SS-2B
   O      ---      84%  V Pinson        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Maloney facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  E Charles       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  J Grote         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Al Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  M Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Maloney facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Buchek        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  A Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Al Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  P Corrales      Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  W Woodward      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  A Weis          Walk
          1--      76%  L Stahl         Walk; Weis to 2B
                  Clay Carroll replaces Jim Maloney pitching and batting 9th
          12-      65%  C Jones         Walk; Weis to 3B; Stahl to 2B
   RO     123      68%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Stahl to 3B; Weis Scores
   R      1-3      58%  E Kranepool     Fielder's Choice SS; Charles to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Stahl Scores; Kranepool to 1B
   O      12-      64%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Charles to 3B
   O      1-3      73%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Al Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  C Carroll       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Clay Carroll facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  J Buchek        Groundout: P-1B
                  Art Shamsky pinch hits for Al Jackson batting 9th
          ---      68%  A Shamsky       Walk
                  Dick Selma pinch runs for Art Shamsky batting 9th
   O      1--      71%  A Weis          Groundout: 2B-1B; Selma to 2B
          -2-      69%  L Stahl         Walk
   O      12-      79%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cal Koonce facing 3-4-5
                  Cal Koonce replaces Dick Selma pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      89%  L May           Home Run
   O      ---      88%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  T Helms         Walk
   O      1--      88%  P Corrales      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  E Charles       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      93%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cal Koonce facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  W Woodward      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  C Carroll       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Buchek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Kevin Collins pinch hits for Cal Koonce batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  K Collins       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation