September 3, 1968 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, September 3, 1968, 5:05PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Braves

70-70

Lost 1

5th, 18½ GB

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

W: T Seaver (14-9), L: M Pappas (10-11), S: R Taylor (13)

Mets

64-78

Won 1

9th, 26½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .312  .795    0    3   0   CS
F Millan 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .296  .681    0    2   5   CS
H Aaron RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .841    0    0   1   2B
J Torre C                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .706    0    8   0   3B
T Francona 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .757    0    6   0   
M Lum LF                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .231  .635    0    0   0   2B
B Johnson 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .609    0    0   2   
S Jackson SS                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .580    0    5   0   2B
M Pappas P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .130  .396    0    0   1   
  R Garr PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    0   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: H Aaron (28, off T Seaver); M Lum (7, off T Seaver); S Jackson (7, off T Seaver).

3B: J Torre (1, off T Seaver).

TB: J Torre 3; M Lum 3; S Jackson 2; F Millan 2; H Aaron 2; B Johnson; F Alou.

RBI: M Lum (18); F Alou (49); J Torre (49).

2-out RBI: M Lum; F Alou.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Johnson-F Millan-T Francona.

BASERUNNING

CS: F Millan (5, 2nd base by T Seaver/J Martin); F Alou (11, 2nd base by T Seaver/J Martin).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .532    0    1   4   SH
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .657    0    3   2   
L Stahl CF-RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .664    0    4   0   
C Jones LF                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .294  .796    0    1   0   
A Shamsky RF                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .223  .656    0    1   0   
  T Agee CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .512         0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .616    0   11   0   
J Martin C                    3   1   2   3    0   0  .244  .662    0    5   2   HR
J Buchek 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .474    0    0   3   GDP
  E Charles PH-3B             1   0   0   1    0   0  .284  .760    0    1   0   
T Seaver P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .310    0    0   0   
  P Linz PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .483    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       31   4  10   4    0   7                    27  12

BATTING

HR: J Martin (3, off M Pappas; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SH: B Harrelson (3, off M Pappas).

TB: J Martin 5; A Shamsky 2; C Jones 2; K Boswell; E Kranepool; T Seaver; P Linz.

GIDP: J Buchek (8).

RBI: J Martin 3 (28); E Charles (44).

2-out RBI: J Martin 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boswell.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pappas, L (10-11)            7     8   4   4    0   7   1   3.57   28     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 7     52    -     1.42  -0.39
C Raymond                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.65    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.48   0.02
Totals                         8    10   4   4    0   7   1          32     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 9           -

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, W (14-9)             7     8   3   3    0   5   0   1.97   26     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 8     54    -     1.01  -0.11
R Taylor, S (13)               2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.86    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.94   0.24
Totals                         9     9   3   3    0   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. F Alou               CF    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. F Millan             2B    2. K Boswell            2B 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. L Stahl              CF 
4. J Torre              C     4. C Jones              LF 
5. T Francona           1B    5. A Shamsky            RF 
6. M Lum                LF    6. E Kranepool          1B 
7. B Johnson            3B    7. J Martin             C  
8. S Jackson            SS    8. J Buchek             3B 
9. M Pappas             P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  1--      23%  76% J Martin        M Pappas        Home Run; Shamsky Scores
   t 4   1  2-1  -2-     -20%  43% J Torre         T Seaver        Triple to RF; Aaron Scores
   b 7   0  3-2  12-      16%  67% E Kranepool     M Pappas        Single/Bunt; Shamsky to 2B; Jones to 3B
   t 4   2  2-2  --3     -15%  36% M Lum           T Seaver        Double to LF; Torre Scores
   b 7   0  3-2  1--      12%  52% A Shamsky       M Pappas        Single to RF; Jones to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      53%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Harrelson     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  K Boswell       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  L Stahl         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  C Jones         Strikeout
          ---      55%  A Shamsky       Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  E Kranepool     Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      76%  J Martin        Home Run; Shamsky Scores
   O      ---      75%  J Buchek        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  B Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  S Jackson       Double to CF
   O      -2-      76%  M Pappas        Strikeout
   R      -2-      66%  F Alou          Single to LF; Jackson Scores
   O      1--      69%  F Millan        Alou Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  T Seaver        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      66%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  H Aaron         Double to LF
   R      -2-      43%  J Torre         Triple to RF; Aaron Scores
   O      --3      51%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      36%  M Lum           Double to LF; Torre Scores
   O      -2-      39%  B Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Milt Pappas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  L Stahl         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      33%  A Shamsky       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  S Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      36%  M Pappas        Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Milt Pappas facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  J Martin        Single to CF
   OO     1--      31%  J Buchek        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
          ---      27%  F Millan        Single to RF
   O      1--      32%  H Aaron         Millan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      34%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
          ---      42%  T Seaver        Single
   O      1--      39%  B Harrelson     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Seaver to 2B
   O      -2-      33%  K Boswell       Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-      27%  L Stahl         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
          ---      27%  M Lum           Single to LF
          1--      23%  B Johnson       Single to RF; Lum to 2B
   OO     12-      31%  S Jackson       Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  C Jones         Single
          1--      52%  A Shamsky       Single to RF; Jones to 2B
          12-      67%  E Kranepool     Single/Bunt; Shamsky to 2B; Jones to 3B
   RO     123      71%  J Martin        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Shamsky to 3B; Jones Scores
                  Ed Charles pinch hits for Jerry Buchek batting 8th
   RO     1-3      80%  E Charles       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Shamsky Scores
                  Phil Linz pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
          1--      81%  P Linz          Single; Charles to 2B
   O      12-      79%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Taylor replaces Phil Linz pitching and batting 9th; Ed Charles moves to 3B; Ralph Garr pinch hits for Milt Pappas batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  F Alou          Lineout: 1B
          ---      84%  F Millan        Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  H Aaron         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Claude Raymond facing 2-3-4
                  Claude Raymond replaces Ralph Garr pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  K Boswell       Single to RF; Boswell out at 2B/RF-2B-SS
   O      ---      87%  L Stahl         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      88%  C Jones         Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  A Shamsky       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Taylor facing 4-5-6
                  Tommie Agee replaces Art Shamsky playing CF batting 5th; Larry Stahl moves to RF
   O      ---      93%  J Torre         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Francona      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Lum           Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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