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Busch Stadium, Attendance: 12,741 |
Monday, May 6, 1968, 8:00PM Time of Game: 2:10 |
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Mets
1
9-13
Lost 3
10th, 6 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
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Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
W: Bob Gibson (3-1), L: Tom Seaver (1-2) Winning Run scored with 0 outs |
Cardinals
2
16-8
Won 1
1st
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New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B Harrelson SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .161 .384 3 4 K Boswell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .593 2 1 A Shamsky LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .263 .640 3 0 C Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .645 0 0 R Swoboda RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247 .864 2 0 E Kranepool 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .482 7 2 J Grote C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .299 .718 6 1 E Charles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .671 2 2 T Agee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .104 .247 3 0 T Seaver P 4 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .269 2 1 Totals 35 1 3 0 1 11 30 11
St.Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details L Brock LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .236 .682 2 0 3B C Flood CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .347 .934 5 1 IW R Maris RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .224 .704 3 0 IW O Cepeda 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .290 .846 7 1 T McCarver C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 .727 12 0 M Shannon 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .269 .768 0 1 J Javier 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .281 .694 1 4 SH D Schofield SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .909 2 1 D Ricketts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0 D Simpson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .939 0 0 D Maxvill SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .497 0 0 B Gibson P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .188 .423 1 0 Totals 36 2 6 0 3 6 33 8
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 (1-2) 10 6 2 1 3 6 0 1.56 40 - · · 13·12· 0· 6 77 - 1.41 0.16 Totals 10 6 2 1 3 6 0 40 - · · 13·12· 0· 6 -
St.Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA B Gibson, W (3-1) 11 3 1 1 1 11 0 1.31 36 - · · 8·13· 0· 3 97 - 1.34 0.66 Totals 11 3 1 1 1 11 0 36 - · · 8·13· 0· 3 -
New York Mets St.Louis Cardinals 1. Bud Harrelson SS 1. Lou Brock LF 2. Ken Boswell 2B 2. Curt Flood CF 3. Art Shamsky LF 3. Roger Maris RF 4. Ron Swoboda RF 4. Orlando Cepeda 1B 5. Ed Kranepool 1B 5. Tim McCarver C 6. Jerry Grote C 6. Mike Shannon 3B 7. Ed Charles 3B 7. Julian Javier 2B 8. Tommie Agee CF 8. Dick Schofield SS 9. Tom Seaver P 9. Bob Gibson P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b11 | 0 | --- | 31% | 92% | 1-1 | STL | L. Brock | T. Seaver | Triple to CF | ||
| t4 | 0 | -23 | OO | 20% | 51% | 1-1 | NYM | R. Swoboda | B. Gibson | Double Play: Flyball: CF-C; Shamsky to 3B | |
| b2 | 0 | 12- | R | 14% | 79% | 0-0 | STL | J. Javier | T. Seaver | Single to RF; McCarver Scores/unER; Shannon to 3B | |
| t4 | 0 | 1-- | -14% | 47% | 0-1 | NYM | K. Boswell | B. Gibson | Single to RF; Harrelson to 3B | ||
| b10 | 1 | -2- | O | -13% | 55% | 1-1 | STL | D. Ricketts | T. Seaver | Fielder's Choice SS; Shannon out at 3B/SS-3B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | NYM | B. Harrelson | B. Gibson | Flyball: LF | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 53% | 0-0 | NYM | K. Boswell | B. Gibson | Popfly: SS | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | NYM | A. Shamsky | B. Gibson | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | STL | L. Brock | T. Seaver | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 51% | 0-0 | STL | C. Flood | T. Seaver | Flyball: LF | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | 1% | 52% | 0-0 | STL | R. Maris | T. Seaver | Single to 2B | ||
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | STL | O. Cepeda | T. Seaver | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | NYM | R. Swoboda | B. Gibson | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | NYM | E. Kranepool | B. Gibson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | NYM | J. Grote | B. Gibson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | 4% | 59% | 0-0 | STL | T. McCarver | T. Seaver | Single to RF | ||
| b2 | 0 | 1-- | 6% | 65% | 0-0 | STL | M. Shannon | T. Seaver | Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); McCarver to 2B; Shannon to 1B | ||
| b2 | 0 | 12- | R | 14% | 79% | 0-0 | STL | J. Javier | T. Seaver | Single to RF; McCarver Scores/unER; Shannon to 3B | |
| b2 | 0 | 1-3 | O | -5% | 74% | 1-0 | STL | D. Schofield | T. Seaver | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| b2 | 1 | 1-3 | O | -6% | 68% | 1-0 | STL | B. Gibson | T. Seaver | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -4% | 64% | 1-0 | STL | L. Brock | T. Seaver | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 66% | 0-1 | NYM | E. Charles | B. Gibson | Popfly: 2B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 68% | 0-1 | NYM | T. Agee | B. Gibson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 69% | 0-1 | NYM | T. Seaver | B. Gibson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 67% | 1-0 | STL | C. Flood | T. Seaver | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 66% | 1-0 | STL | R. Maris | T. Seaver | Popfly: SS | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 65% | 1-0 | STL | O. Cepeda | T. Seaver | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | -5% | 60% | 0-1 | NYM | B. Harrelson | B. Gibson | Single to LF | ||
| t4 | 0 | 1-- | -14% | 47% | 0-1 | NYM | K. Boswell | B. Gibson | Single to RF; Harrelson to 3B | ||
| t4 | 0 | 1-3 | R | -8% | 38% | 0-1 | NYM | A. Shamsky | B. Gibson | Single to LF; Harrelson Scores; Boswell to 2B | |
| t4 | 0 | 12- | -7% | 31% | 1-1 | NYM | R. Swoboda | B. Gibson | Passed Ball; Boswell to 3B; Shamsky to 2B | ||
| t4 | 0 | -23 | OO | 20% | 51% | 1-1 | NYM | R. Swoboda | B. Gibson | Double Play: Flyball: CF-C; Shamsky to 3B | |
| t4 | 2 | --3 | O | 5% | 55% | 1-1 | NYM | E. Kranepool | B. Gibson | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 1-1 | STL | T. McCarver | T. Seaver | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | 3% | 56% | 1-1 | STL | M. Shannon | T. Seaver | Walk | ||
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 53% | 1-1 | STL | J. Javier | T. Seaver | Flyball: LF | |
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | O | -3% | 50% | 1-1 | STL | D. Schofield | T. Seaver | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 1-1 | NYM | J. Grote | B. Gibson | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 55% | 1-1 | NYM | E. Charles | B. Gibson | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 56% | 1-1 | NYM | T. Agee | B. Gibson | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 53% | 1-1 | STL | B. Gibson | T. Seaver | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 1-1 | STL | L. Brock | T. Seaver | Flyball: RF | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 1-1 | STL | C. Flood | T. Seaver | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 1-1 | NYM | T. Seaver | B. Gibson | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 55% | 1-1 | NYM | B. Harrelson | B. Gibson | Strikeout Looking | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 57% | 1-1 | NYM | K. Boswell | B. Gibson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 54% | 1-1 | STL | R. Maris | T. Seaver | Popfly: 3B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 1-1 | STL | O. Cepeda | T. Seaver | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 1-1 | STL | T. McCarver | T. Seaver | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 54% | 1-1 | NYM | A. Shamsky | B. Gibson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | -4% | 49% | 1-1 | NYM | R. Swoboda | B. Gibson | Walk | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 54% | 1-1 | NYM | E. Kranepool | B. Gibson | Flyball: CF | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 4% | 58% | 1-1 | NYM | J. Grote | B. Gibson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 54% | 1-1 | STL | M. Shannon | T. Seaver | Popfly: SS | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 1-1 | STL | J. Javier | T. Seaver | Flyball: LF | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -2% | 50% | 1-1 | STL | D. Schofield | T. Seaver | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 54% | 1-1 | NYM | E. Charles | B. Gibson | Flyball: RF | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 57% | 1-1 | NYM | T. Agee | B. Gibson | Strikeout Looking | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 59% | 1-1 | NYM | T. Seaver | B. Gibson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -4% | 55% | 1-1 | STL | B. Gibson | T. Seaver | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | -3% | 52% | 1-1 | STL | L. Brock | T. Seaver | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | -2% | 50% | 1-1 | STL | C. Flood | T. Seaver | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 5% | 55% | 1-1 | NYM | B. Harrelson | B. Gibson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 58% | 1-1 | NYM | K. Boswell | B. Gibson | Flyball: LF | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 3% | 61% | 1-1 | NYM | A. Shamsky | B. Gibson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Cleon Jones replaces Art Shamsky playing LF batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | -5% | 56% | 1-1 | STL | R. Maris | T. Seaver | Popfly: SS | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | O | -3% | 53% | 1-1 | STL | O. Cepeda | T. Seaver | Flyball: RF | |
| b9 | 2 | --- | O | -3% | 50% | 1-1 | STL | T. McCarver | T. Seaver | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t10 | 0 | --- | O | 5% | 55% | 1-1 | NYM | R. Swoboda | B. Gibson | Strikeout | |
| t10 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 58% | 1-1 | NYM | E. Kranepool | B. Gibson | Flyball: CF | |
| t10 | 2 | --- | O | 3% | 61% | 1-1 | NYM | J. Grote | B. Gibson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b10 | 0 | --- | 8% | 69% | 1-1 | STL | M. Shannon | T. Seaver | Single to 3B | ||
| b10 | 0 | 1-- | O | -1% | 68% | 1-1 | STL | J. Javier | T. Seaver | Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Shannon to 2B | |
| Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dick Schofield (SS) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b10 | 1 | -2- | O | -13% | 55% | 1-1 | STL | D. Ricketts | T. Seaver | Fielder's Choice SS; Shannon out at 3B/SS-3B | |
| Dick Simpson pinch runs for Dave Ricketts (PH) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b10 | 2 | 1-- | O | -5% | 50% | 1-1 | STL | B. Gibson | T. Seaver | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Dal Maxvill replaces Dick Simpson (PR) playing SS batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t11 | 0 | --- | O | 5% | 55% | 1-1 | NYM | E. Charles | B. Gibson | Flyball: RF | |
| t11 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 58% | 1-1 | NYM | T. Agee | B. Gibson | Flyball: CF | |
| t11 | 2 | --- | O | 3% | 61% | 1-1 | NYM | T. Seaver | B. Gibson | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b11 | 0 | --- | 31% | 92% | 1-1 | STL | L. Brock | T. Seaver | Triple to CF | ||
| b11 | 0 | --3 | 1% | 93% | 1-1 | STL | C. Flood | T. Seaver | Intentional Walk | ||
| b11 | 0 | 1-3 | -0% | 93% | 1-1 | STL | R. Maris | T. Seaver | Intentional Walk; Flood to 2B | ||
| b11 | 0 | 123 | R | 7% | 100% | 1-1 | STL | O. Cepeda | T. Seaver | Single to RF; Brock Scores; Flood to 3B; Maris to 2B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2. | |||||||||||
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