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NYY  4
@BAL  2
 BAL  4
NYY  3
(10)		 CLE  4
@CAL  2
 MIN  5
BOS  1
 OAK  4
DET  0
 DET  4
@OAK  3
(10)		 WSA  1
CHW  0
 WSA 11
CHW  3
 SFG  8
@CHC  4
 SFG  1
@CHC  1
 STL  1
@CIN  0
(10)		 ATL  3
@NYM  1
 ATL  2
@NYM  2
(7)		 PHI  5
LAD  4
 PHI  7
LAD  5
 PIT  6
HOU  1
 PIT  4
HOU  3
(10)
Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

 Monday, September 2, 1968, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:17
Braves
3
70-69
Won 2
5th, 18 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    3  9  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  1
W: George Stone (5-3), L: Jerry Koosman (16-10), S: Cecil Upshaw (9)
 Mets
1
63-78
Lost 3
9th, 26 GB

Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Garrido SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .384              1   1   
F Millan 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .292  .675              1   1   
H Aaron RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .841              0   0   IW
J Torre C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .703             11   1   GDP
D Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .598             10   1   
T Aaron LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .593              2   0   
B Johnson 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .608              0   3   
M Lum CF                      4   1   2   2    0   0  .227  .624              2   1   HR
G Stone P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .829              0   2   
  C Upshaw P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .438              0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   0    2   2                         27  10
Batting Events
HR: M Lum (3, off J Koosman; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
IBB: H Aaron (17, by J Koosman).
TB: M Lum 5; F Millan 2; B Johnson; J Torre; G Garrido; G Stone; C Upshaw.
GIDP: J Torre (15).
RBI: M Lum 2 (17); J Torre (48).
2-out RBI: M Lum 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. G Stone-J Torre-D Johnson; D Johnson.
E: D Johnson (3).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .191  .512              4   0   2B
P Linz 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .210  .477              1   2   
C Jones LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .289  .790              2   0   HR,SB
E Charles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .285  .763              2   3   SB
R Swoboda RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .707              2   0   
  L Stahl PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .696              0   0   
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .275  .684              2   0   IW
A Weis SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .441              2   4   2B,GDP
  A Shamsky PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .658              0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .612             12   0   
J Koosman P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .077  .190              0   2   SH
Totals                       32   1   8   0    1   8                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: T Agee (8, off G Stone); A Weis (5, off G Stone).
HR: C Jones (14, off G Stone; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: J Koosman (3, off G Stone).
IBB: J Grote (11, by G Stone).
TB: C Jones 5; T Agee 2; A Weis 2; L Stahl; E Kranepool; E Charles; P Linz.
GIDP: A Weis (3).
RBI: C Jones (47).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. A Weis-P Linz-E Kranepool.
E: A Weis (14).
Baserunning Events
SB: C Jones (19, 3rd base off G Stone/J Torre); E Charles (5, 2nd base off G Stone/J Torre).

Pitching Stats

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Stone, W (5-3)               7.1   7   1   1    1   7   1   3.04   29     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 7     66    -     1.39   0.25
C Upshaw, S (9)                1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.37    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 1· 1          1-0    2.53   0.16
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   8   1          34     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 8          1-0 
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
J Koosman, L (16-10)           9     9   3   3    2   2   1   1.95   37     -       ·  ·     11·13· 2· 9     57    -     0.87  -0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   2   1          37     -       ·  ·     11·13· 2· 9           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Koosman (5; H Aaron); G Stone (4; J Grote).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Atlanta Braves                            New York Mets                                
1. Gil Garrido                  SS       1. Tommie Agee                  CF
2. Felix Millan                 2B       2. Phil Linz                    2B
3. Hank Aaron                   RF       3. Cleon Jones                  LF
4. Joe Torre                     C       4. Ed Charles                   3B
5. Deron Johnson                1B       5. Ron Swoboda                  RF
6. Tommie Aaron                 LF       6. Jerry Grote                   C
7. Bob Johnson                  3B       7. Al Weis                      SS
8. Mike Lum                     CF       8. Ed Kranepool                 1B
9. George Stone                  P       9. Jerry Koosman                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 2 1-- RR 30% 77% 0-0 ATL M. Lum J. Koosman Home Run; Johnson Scores
b4 1 123 OO 18% 50% 0-0 NYM A. Weis G. Stone Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
b6 0 --- R -14% 65% 0-2 NYM C. Jones G. Stone Home Run
b8 0 --- -10% 78% 1-3 NYM T. Agee G. Stone Double to RF
t8 1 12- R 9% 91% 2-1 ATL J. Torre J. Koosman Single to CF; Aaron to 2B; Millan Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL G. Garrido J. Koosman Flyball: CF
t1 1 --- O -1% 47% 0-0 ATL F. Millan J. Koosman Lineout: CF
t1 2 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 ATL H. Aaron J. Koosman Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' George Stone facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 NYM T. Agee G. Stone Groundout: P-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 NYM P. Linz G. Stone Strikeout
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 NYM C. Jones G. Stone Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL J. Torre J. Koosman Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 ATL D. Johnson J. Koosman Popfly: 3B
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 ATL T. Aaron J. Koosman Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' George Stone facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 NYM E. Charles G. Stone Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 NYM R. Swoboda G. Stone Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 NYM J. Grote G. Stone Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL B. Johnson J. Koosman Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 ATL M. Lum J. Koosman Groundout: P-1B
t3 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 ATL G. Stone J. Koosman Single to LF
t3 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 ATL G. Garrido J. Koosman Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' George Stone facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- -8% 37% 0-0 NYM A. Weis G. Stone Double to LF
b3 0 -2- O 5% 42% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool G. Stone Strikeout Looking
b3 1 -2- O 4% 46% 0-0 NYM J. Koosman G. Stone Strikeout Looking
b3 2 -2- -2% 44% 0-0 NYM T. Agee G. Stone Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Weis to 3B
b3 2 1-3 O 6% 50% 0-0 NYM P. Linz G. Stone Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- 5% 55% 0-0 ATL F. Millan J. Koosman Single to CF
t4 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 ATL H. Aaron J. Koosman Flyball: LF
t4 1 1-- OO -6% 45% 0-0 ATL J. Torre J. Koosman Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' George Stone facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- -5% 40% 0-0 NYM C. Jones G. Stone Single
b4 0 1-- -7% 33% 0-0 NYM E. Charles G. Stone Single to CF; Jones to 2B
b4 0 12- -7% 26% 0-0 NYM R. Swoboda G. Stone Charles Steals 2B; Jones Steals 3B
b4 0 -23 O 7% 33% 0-0 NYM R. Swoboda G. Stone Popfly: SS
b4 1 -23 -1% 32% 0-0 NYM J. Grote G. Stone Intentional Walk
b4 1 123 OO 18% 50% 0-0 NYM A. Weis G. Stone Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 ATL D. Johnson J. Koosman Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 ATL T. Aaron J. Koosman Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- 2% 47% 0-0 ATL B. Johnson J. Koosman Walk
t5 2 1-- RR 30% 77% 0-0 ATL M. Lum J. Koosman Home Run; Johnson Scores
t5 2 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 ATL G. Stone J. Koosman Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' George Stone facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- -5% 71% 0-2 NYM E. Kranepool G. Stone Single to RF
b5 0 1-- O 3% 74% 0-2 NYM J. Koosman G. Stone Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Kranepool to 2B
b5 1 -2- O 5% 78% 0-2 NYM T. Agee G. Stone Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 -2- O 4% 82% 0-2 NYM P. Linz G. Stone Single to CF; Kranepool out at Hm/CF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- 2% 84% 2-0 ATL G. Garrido J. Koosman Single to LF
t6 0 1-- O -2% 82% 2-0 ATL F. Millan J. Koosman Flyball: RF
t6 1 1-- O -2% 81% 2-0 ATL H. Aaron J. Koosman Popfly: SS
t6 2 1-- O -1% 80% 2-0 ATL J. Torre J. Koosman Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' George Stone facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- R -14% 65% 0-2 NYM C. Jones G. Stone Home Run
b6 0 --- O 4% 69% 1-2 NYM E. Charles G. Stone Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O 3% 72% 1-2 NYM R. Swoboda G. Stone Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- O 2% 73% 1-2 NYM J. Grote G. Stone Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O -2% 71% 2-1 ATL D. Johnson J. Koosman Strikeout
t7 1 --- O -1% 70% 2-1 ATL T. Aaron J. Koosman Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- 1% 71% 2-1 ATL B. Johnson J. Koosman Single to CF
t7 2 1-- 2% 73% 2-1 ATL M. Lum J. Koosman Single to LF; Johnson to 2B
t7 2 12- O -4% 69% 2-1 ATL G. Stone J. Koosman Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' George Stone facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 5% 74% 1-2 NYM A. Weis G. Stone Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O 3% 77% 1-2 NYM E. Kranepool G. Stone Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2 --- O 2% 78% 1-2 NYM J. Koosman G. Stone Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O -2% 77% 2-1 ATL G. Garrido J. Koosman Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- 4% 81% 2-1 ATL F. Millan J. Koosman Single to SS; Millan to 2B/Adv on E6
t8 1 -2- 1% 82% 2-1 ATL H. Aaron J. Koosman Intentional Walk
t8 1 12- R 9% 91% 2-1 ATL J. Torre J. Koosman Single to CF; Aaron to 2B; Millan Scores
t8 1 12- O -2% 90% 3-1 ATL D. Johnson J. Koosman Flyball: CF
t8 2 12- O -2% 88% 3-1 ATL T. Aaron J. Koosman Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' George Stone facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- -10% 78% 1-3 NYM T. Agee G. Stone Double to RF
b8 0 -2- O 7% 85% 1-3 NYM P. Linz G. Stone Flyball: CF
Cecil Upshaw replaces George Stone pitching and batting 9th
b8 1 -2- O 6% 90% 1-3 NYM C. Jones C. Upshaw Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 2 -2- O 4% 95% 1-3 NYM E. Charles C. Upshaw Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- O -0% 94% 3-1 ATL B. Johnson J. Koosman Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O -0% 94% 3-1 ATL M. Lum J. Koosman Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- 0% 94% 3-1 ATL C. Upshaw J. Koosman Single to LF
t9 2 1-- O -0% 94% 3-1 ATL G. Garrido J. Koosman Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Cecil Upshaw facing 5-6-7
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Ron Swoboda (RF) batting 5th
b9 0 --- -8% 85% 1-3 NYM L. Stahl C. Upshaw Single to RF
b9 0 1-- O 6% 92% 1-3 NYM J. Grote C. Upshaw Flyball: LF
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Al Weis (SS) batting 7th
b9 1 1-- OO 8% 100% 1-3 NYM A. Shamsky C. Upshaw Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.

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