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OAK
@BAL		2
8
OAK
@BAL		2
0
CLE
@BOS		0
3
DET
@CHW		3
0
CAL
@NYY		1
6
CAL
@NYY		10
2
MIN
@WSA		4
2
MIN
@WSA		0
1		 
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PIT
@ATL		4
0
PHI
@CIN		5
6
HOU
@LAD		3
4
CHC
@SFG		0
3
NYM
@STL		1
0
Monday, August 26, 1968 8:00PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 23,340, Time of Game: 1:56
Mets
1
60-73
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
9th, 23½ GB
 at Cardinals
0
83-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Jim McAndrew (1-5)
L: Steve Carlton (11-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommie Agee CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .181 .487 0.074 1.64 0.164 -0.090 -0.0 2 0 SB
Phil Linz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .501 -0.089 1.48 0.000 -0.089 -0.7 4 1 SH
Cleon Jones LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .284 .769 0.097 1.50 0.130 -0.034 0.1 6 0 SF
Ed Charles 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289 .762 0.075 0.81 0.091 -0.017 0.6 1 0
Ron Swoboda RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .716 -0.138 1.48 0.000 -0.138 -1.0 0 0
   Ed Kranepool 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .623 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Jerry Grote C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .683 0.054 1.11 0.120 -0.066 -0.0 3 0 2B
Al Weis SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .443 -0.052 1.06 0.000 -0.052 -0.5 3 5
Larry Stahl 1B-RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .248 .691 -0.070 1.24 0.059 -0.129 -0.2 6 0
Jim McAndrew P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.114 1.89 0.000 -0.114 -0.6 1 2 SH
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 1 9 .194 .438 -0.163 1.35 0.564 -0.729 -2.4 27 9
2B: J Grote (13, off S Carlton).
SF: C Jones (3, off S Carlton).
SH: J McAndrew (2, off S Carlton); P Linz (3, off S Carlton).
TB: E Charles 2; J Grote 2; L Stahl; T Agee; C Jones.
RBI: C Jones (45).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Weis-L Stahl; J McAndrew-A Weis-L Stahl.
E: P Linz (10).
Baserunning
SB: T Agee (10, 3rd base off S Carlton/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .745 -0.074 0.80 0.000 -0.074 -0.5 2 0
Curt Flood CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .290 .685 -0.018 1.36 0.067 -0.086 0.2 1 0
Bobby Tolan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .658 -0.099 1.44 0.023 -0.122 -0.4 9 1 2B
Roger Maris RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .699 -0.162 1.39 0.000 -0.162 -0.9 2 0 GDP
Tim McCarver C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .644 -0.073 1.05 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 9 1
Mike Shannon 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .284 .763 0.080 0.73 0.080 0.000 0.6 0 2
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .616 -0.135 1.43 0.000 -0.135 -0.8 3 1 GDP
Dal Maxvill SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .617 -0.049 1.01 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 0 3
   Johnny Edwards PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .624 -0.055 2.36 0.000 -0.055 -0.2
   Dick Schofield SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .642 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Steve Carlton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .500 -0.041 0.91 0.000 -0.041 -0.3 0 0
   Phil Gagliano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .623 -0.037 1.64 0.000 -0.037 -0.1
   Ron Willis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 0 3 .161 .355 -0.663 1.21 0.170 -0.834 -3.4 27 9
2B: B Tolan (11, off J McAndrew).
TB: M Shannon 2; B Tolan 2; C Flood 2.
GIDP: J Javier (10); R Maris (3).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
E: M Shannon (16).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim McAndrew, W (1-5) 9 5 0 0 0 3 0 2.58 31 80 0.664 1.21 3.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 31 80 0.664 1.35 3.4

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton, L (11-9) 8 6 1 1 1 8 0 2.93 32 73 0.140 1.44 2.0
Ron Willis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.48 3 0 0 0.024 0.35 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 9 0 1.00 35 73 0 0 0.164 1.21 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 23,340.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Tommie Agee CF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Phil Linz 2B 2 Curt Flood CF
3 Cleon Jones LF 3 Bobby Tolan 1B
4 Ed Charles 3B 4 Roger Maris RF
5 Ron Swoboda RF 5 Tim McCarver C
6 Jerry Grote C 6 Mike Shannon 3B
7 Al Weis SS 7 Julian Javier 2B
8 Larry Stahl 1B 8 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Jim McAndrew P 9 Steve Carlton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 0-0 1 --3 O NYM L. Stahl S. Carlton -12% 49% Strikeout
t7 0-0 0 --- NYM J. Grote S. Carlton 12% 62% Double to LF
t8 0-0 1 --3 RO NYM C. Jones S. Carlton 11% 76% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Agee Scores
t8 0-0 1 -2- NYM C. Jones S. Carlton 9% 65% Agee Steals 3B
b7 0-0 1 1-- OO STL J. Javier J. McAndrew 8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

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, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Agee S. Carlton -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM P. Linz S. Carlton -1% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYM C. Jones S. Carlton -1% 46% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. McAndrew 2% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood J. McAndrew 1% 49% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- STL B. Tolan J. McAndrew -2% 47% Double to RF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O STL R. Maris J. McAndrew 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- NYM E. Charles S. Carlton 4% 54% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O NYM R. Swoboda S. Carlton -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 1-- O NYM J. Grote S. Carlton -3% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O NYM A. Weis S. Carlton -2% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver J. McAndrew 2% 48% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- STL M. Shannon J. McAndrew -3% 45% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 1 1-- O STL J. Javier J. McAndrew 3% 48% Popfly: 1B
b2 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Maxvill J. McAndrew 2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- NYM L. Stahl S. Carlton 4% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t3 0-0 0 1-- O NYM J. McAndrew S. Carlton -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Stahl to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O NYM T. Agee S. Carlton -4% 49% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 -2- O NYM P. Linz S. Carlton -4% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL S. Carlton J. McAndrew 2% 47% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock J. McAndrew 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 --- STL C. Flood J. McAndrew -1% 48% Single to CF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O STL B. Tolan J. McAndrew 2% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYM C. Jones S. Carlton -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYM E. Charles S. Carlton -2% 46% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- O NYM R. Swoboda S. Carlton -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Maris J. McAndrew 2% 47% Lineout: 2B
b4 0-0 1 --- O STL T. McCarver J. McAndrew 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 2 --- STL M. Shannon J. McAndrew -1% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 2 1-- O STL J. Javier J. McAndrew 3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. Grote S. Carlton -3% 47% Lineout: 2B
t5 0-0 1 --- O NYM A. Weis S. Carlton -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- NYM L. Stahl S. Carlton 2% 47% Walk
t5 0-0 2 1-- O NYM J. McAndrew S. Carlton -3% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill J. McAndrew 3% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O STL S. Carlton J. McAndrew 2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 0-0 2 --- O STL L. Brock J. McAndrew 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Agee S. Carlton -3% 47% Strikeout
t6 0-0 1 --- O NYM P. Linz S. Carlton -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-0 2 --- NYM C. Jones S. Carlton 2% 47% Single to CF
t6 0-0 2 1-- NYM E. Charles S. Carlton 3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
t6 0-0 2 12- O NYM R. Swoboda S. Carlton -6% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 2-3-4
b6 0-0 0 --- STL C. Flood J. McAndrew -5% 38% Single to CF
b6 0-0 0 1-- O STL B. Tolan J. McAndrew 5% 43% Lineout: LF
b6 0-0 1 1-- OO STL R. Maris J. McAndrew 7% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
t7 0-0 0 --- NYM J. Grote S. Carlton 12% 62% Double to LF
t7 0-0 0 -2- O NYM A. Weis S. Carlton -0% 62% Flyball: RF; Grote to 3B
t7 0-0 1 --3 O NYM L. Stahl S. Carlton -12% 49% Strikeout
t7 0-0 2 --3 O NYM J. McAndrew S. Carlton -7% 42% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 5-6-7
b7 0-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver J. McAndrew 3% 46% Lineout: LF
b7 0-0 1 --- STL M. Shannon J. McAndrew -4% 42% Single to CF
b7 0-0 1 1-- OO STL J. Javier J. McAndrew 8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t8 0-0 0 --- NYM T. Agee S. Carlton 7% 57% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t8 0-0 0 1-- O NYM P. Linz S. Carlton -2% 55% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Agee to 2B
t8 0-0 1 -2- NYM C. Jones S. Carlton 9% 65% Agee Steals 3B
t8 0-0 1 --3 RO NYM C. Jones S. Carlton 11% 76% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Agee Scores
t8 1-0 2 --- NYM E. Charles S. Carlton 2% 78% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Charles to 2B
t8 1-0 2 -2- O NYM R. Swoboda S. Carlton -3% 75% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 8-9-1
Ed Kranepool replaces Ron Swoboda (RF) playing 1B batting 5th
Larry Stahl moves from 1B to RF
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
b8 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Edwards J. McAndrew 6% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Steve Carlton (P) batting 9th
b8 0-1 1 --- O STL P. Gagliano J. McAndrew 4% 84% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-1 2 --- O STL L. Brock J. McAndrew 3% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Ron Willis facing 6-7-8
Ron Willis replaces Phil Gagliano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Dick Schofield replaces Johnny Edwards (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 1-0 0 --- O NYM J. Grote R. Willis -1% 86% Strikeout
t9 1-0 1 --- O NYM A. Weis R. Willis -1% 85% Popfly: SS
t9 1-0 2 --- O NYM L. Stahl R. Willis -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 2-3-4
b9 0-1 0 --- O STL C. Flood J. McAndrew 7% 92% Flyball: LF
b9 0-1 1 --- O STL B. Tolan J. McAndrew 5% 97% Popfly: SS
b9 0-1 2 --- O STL R. Maris J. McAndrew 3% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

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