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Scores
Standings
MIN
@BOS		2
4
CAL
@CLE		1
5
OAK
@DET		5
8
BAL
@NYY		1
2
CHW
@WSA		4
2
HOU
@ATL		13
9
PIT
@CHC		4
0
CIN
@LAD		2
0		 
(12)
NYM
@PHI		1
3
STL
@SFG		4
3		 
(12)
Friday, July 5, 1968, 7:40PM
, Connie Mack Stadium
Attendance: 10,084, Time of Game: 2:14
Mets
1
37-42
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Phillies
3
37-38
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Chris Short (7-8)
L: Tom Seaver (7-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  5  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  X    3  7  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Phil Linz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .430 -0.220 1.75 0.000 -0.220 -1.4 4 1 GDP
   Cal Koonce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Cleon Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 .769 -0.083 0.89 0.000 -0.083 -0.6 3 0
Ron Swoboda RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .246 .747 -0.014 0.66 0.030 -0.044 -0.2 2 0 HBP
Ed Charles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .814 -0.099 0.80 0.000 -0.099 -0.8 0 2 GDP
Jerry Grote C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .288 .702 -0.047 0.68 0.000 -0.047 -0.4 6 3
Greg Goossen 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .590 0.007 0.64 0.033 -0.026 -0.0 4 2
Tommie Agee CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 .176 .473 -0.038 1.00 0.021 -0.059 -0.2 0 0
Al Weis SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 .189 .469 0.103 1.02 0.132 -0.029 0.8 2 2 SB
Tom Seaver P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .115 .267 -0.108 1.69 0.000 -0.108 -0.7 2 2
   Jerry Buchek PH-2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .205 .497 0.085 2.09 0.085 0.000 1.0 1 0
Team Totals 30 1 5 1 0 11 .167 .360 -0.414 1.03 0.301 -0.715 -2.4 24 12
HBP: R Swoboda (2, by C Short).
TB: A Weis 2; T Agee; G Goossen; J Buchek.
GIDP: E Charles (5); P Linz (2).
RBI: J Buchek (9).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Linz-A Weis-G Goossen.
Baserunning
SB: A Weis (3, 2nd base off C Short/M Ryan).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cookie Rojas 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .228 .598 0.011 0.84 0.046 -0.035 -0.3 1 1 SH
Roberto Pena SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 .298 .714 0.070 0.95 0.124 -0.054 1.2 2 3 3B
Tony Gonzalez CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .271 .660 -0.047 0.64 0.042 -0.089 -0.4 0 0 2·CS,HBP,GDP
Dick Allen LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .934 0.130 0.65 0.157 -0.027 0.8 1 0 3B
Johnny Callison RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .706 -0.082 0.86 0.000 -0.082 -0.8 4 0
Tony Taylor 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 .267 .623 0.035 1.10 0.058 -0.023 -0.4 1 1 SF
John Briggs 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .663 -0.017 0.49 0.010 -0.026 -0.3 7 0
Mike Ryan C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .163 .393 -0.030 0.49 0.004 -0.034 -0.1 11 0
Chris Short P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .186 .386 0.017 0.41 0.029 -0.012 0.1 0 1 SH
Team Totals 25 3 7 3 2 6 .280 .785 0.087 0.72 0.470 -0.382 -0.0 27 6
3B: D Allen (4, off T Seaver); R Pena (2, off T Seaver).
SF: T Taylor (2, off T Seaver).
SH: C Short (3, off T Seaver); C Rojas (6, off T Seaver).
HBP: T Gonzalez (5, by T Seaver).
TB: D Allen 4; R Pena 3; M Ryan; T Gonzalez; J Briggs; C Short.
GIDP: T Gonzalez (5).
RBI: T Gonzalez (22); R Pena (19); T Taylor (21).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Taylor-J Briggs; C Short-R Pena-J Briggs.
E: M Ryan (4).
Baserunning
CS: T Gonzalez 2 (5, 2nd base by C Koonce/J Grote, 2nd base by T Seaver/J Grote).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (7-6) 7 7 3 3 1 6 0 2.00 28 56 -0.095 0.79 -0.3
Cal Koonce 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.02 3 0 0 0.009 0.21 0.4
Team Totals 8 7 3 3 2 6 0 3.38 31 56 0 0 -0.086 1.03 0.0

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Short, W (7-8) 9 5 1 1 0 11 0 2.50 31 84 0.413 1.03 2.4
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 0 11 0 1.00 31 84 0.413 0.72 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Short (5; R Swoboda); T Seaver (5; T Gonzalez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Ken Burkhart.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 10,084.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Phil Linz 2B 1 Cookie Rojas 2B
2 Cleon Jones LF 2 Roberto Pena SS
3 Ron Swoboda RF 3 Tony Gonzalez CF
4 Ed Charles 3B 4 Dick Allen LF
5 Jerry Grote C 5 Johnny Callison RF
6 Greg Goossen 1B 6 Tony Taylor 3B
7 Tommie Agee CF 7 John Briggs 1B
8 Al Weis SS 8 Mike Ryan C
9 Tom Seaver P 9 Chris Short P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PHI D. Allen T. Seaver 15% 71% Triple to RF
t8 1-3 1 12- 4,(0-2)  OO NYM P. Linz C. Short 13% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PHI R. Pena T. Seaver 12% 90% Triple to CF; Short Scores
t8 0-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R NYM J. Buchek C. Short -9% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Weis to 2B; Agee Scores
t3 0-0 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O NYM T. Seaver C. Short 7% 51% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Chris Short facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM P. Linz C. Short 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM C. Jones C. Short 1% 53% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O NYM R. Swoboda C. Short 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PHI C. Rojas T. Seaver -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PHI R. Pena T. Seaver -1% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PHI T. Gonzalez T. Seaver 1% 52% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PHI D. Allen T. Seaver -2% 50% Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Chris Short facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM E. Charles C. Short 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYM J. Grote C. Short 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYM G. Goossen C. Short 1% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PHI D. Allen T. Seaver -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O PHI J. Callison T. Seaver -1% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PHI T. Taylor T. Seaver -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Chris Short facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM T. Agee C. Short 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM A. Weis C. Short -3% 50% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM T. Seaver C. Short -6% 43% Weis Steals 2B; Weis to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t3 0-0 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O NYM T. Seaver C. Short 7% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --3 9,(2-2)  O NYM P. Linz C. Short 4% 55% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PHI J. Briggs T. Seaver -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 1 --- O PHI M. Ryan T. Seaver -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- O PHI C. Short T. Seaver -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Chris Short facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM C. Jones C. Short 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM R. Swoboda C. Short -3% 49% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO NYM E. Charles C. Short 6% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PHI C. Rojas T. Seaver 5% 60% Walk
b4 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PHI R. Pena T. Seaver -4% 56% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PHI T. Gonzalez T. Seaver -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Chris Short facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM J. Grote C. Short 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM G. Goossen C. Short -3% 49% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t5 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM T. Agee C. Short 4% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM A. Weis C. Short 3% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b5 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PHI D. Allen T. Seaver 15% 71% Triple to RF
b5 0-0 0 --3 5,(1-2)  O PHI J. Callison T. Seaver -6% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO PHI T. Taylor T. Seaver 6% 70% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Allen Scores
b5 1-0 2 --- PHI J. Briggs T. Seaver 1% 71% Single to LF (Pop Fly)
b5 1-0 2 1-- O PHI M. Ryan T. Seaver -2% 69% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Chris Short facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O NYM T. Seaver C. Short 3% 73% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 --- O NYM P. Linz C. Short 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t6 0-1 2 --- O NYM C. Jones C. Short 1% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b6 1-0 0 --- PHI C. Short T. Seaver 3% 80% Single to CF
b6 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PHI C. Rojas T. Seaver -1% 79% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Short to 2B
b6 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PHI R. Pena T. Seaver 12% 90% Triple to CF; Short Scores
b6 2-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R PHI T. Gonzalez T. Seaver 3% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pena Scores
b6 3-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  PHI D. Allen T. Seaver 1% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 2B
b6 3-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O PHI J. Callison T. Seaver -1% 94% Groundout: 1B-P; Allen to 2B; Gonzalez to 3B
b6 3-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O PHI T. Taylor T. Seaver -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Swoboda C. Short 2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM E. Charles C. Short 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM J. Grote C. Short 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b7 3-0 0 --- O PHI J. Briggs T. Seaver -0% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 3-0 1 --- PHI M. Ryan T. Seaver 0% 96% Single to RF
b7 3-0 1 1-- O PHI C. Short T. Seaver -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ryan to 2B
b7 3-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O PHI C. Rojas T. Seaver -1% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 6-7-8
t8 0-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM G. Goossen C. Short 2% 97% Popfly: SS
t8 0-3 1 --- NYM T. Agee C. Short -2% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t8 0-3 1 1-- NYM A. Weis C. Short -4% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Agee to 2B
Jerry Buchek pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R NYM J. Buchek C. Short -9% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Weis to 2B; Agee Scores
t8 1-3 1 12- 4,(0-2)  OO NYM P. Linz C. Short 13% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Cal Koonce facing 2-3-4
Cal Koonce replaces Phil Linz (2B) pitching and batting 1st
Jerry Buchek moves from PH to 2B
b8 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PHI R. Pena C. Koonce 1% 96% Walk
b8 3-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PHI T. Gonzalez C. Koonce -1% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 3-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PHI D. Allen C. Koonce -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b8 3-1 2 1-- O PHI J. Callison C. Koonce -0% 95% Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 3.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 2-3-4
t9 1-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM C. Jones C. Short 3% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Swoboda C. Short 2% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM E. Charles C. Short 1% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Phillies 3.

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