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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 25, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, played on May 25, 1968 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Kelley |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 21,672 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Doug Harvey |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Greg Goossen | First Baseman |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Phil Linz | Second Baseman |
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Deron Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Tommie Aaron | Left Fielder |
| Bob Tillman | Catcher |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Dick Kelley | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 25, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Kelley
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Agee for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kelley
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Kelley
Swoboda hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Kelley
Grote takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goossen vs. Kelley
Goossen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a line drive towards short. Weis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Koosman
Millan hits a line drive into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koosman
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Kelley
Charles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linz vs. Kelley
Linz hits a line drive into center field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Charles moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weis vs. Kelley
Weis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Charles scores. Linz moves to third. Weis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koosman vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Koosman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Agee vs. Carroll
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Linz scores. Weis moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Carroll
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weis tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Carroll
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grote vs. Carroll
There goes Swoboda. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Swoboda steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grote vs. Carroll
Grote strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Koosman
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koosman
Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tillman vs. Koosman
Tillman hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Carroll
Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carroll
Charles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Carroll
Linz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Carroll
Weis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Linz moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koosman vs. Carroll
Koosman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Linz scores. There goes Weis trying to get to third. Alou throws the ball in to Johnson, who tags Weis for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Koosman
Woodward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Koosman
Carroll hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards second. Linz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carroll
Agee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Agee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Carroll
Jones bunts towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Swoboda vs. Carroll
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Koosman
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koosman
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Koosman
Torre hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Koosman
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carroll
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Carroll
Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carroll
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Koosman
Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Koosman
Woodward strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Koosman
Carroll hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Carroll
Linz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Carroll
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koosman vs. Carroll
Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Carroll
Agee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koosman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Carroll
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Jones reaches second base with a double. Koosman scores. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Swoboda vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grote vs. Upshaw
Grote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Grote reaches second base with a double. Agee scores. Jones scores. Swoboda goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goossen vs. Upshaw
Goossen hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Koosman
Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Koosman
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Koosman
Torre strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Upshaw
Charles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Upshaw
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Upshaw
Weis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Upshaw
Koosman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koosman
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Koosman
Tillman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Upshaw
Marty Martinez now catching.
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Upshaw
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Upshaw
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Koosman
Woodward hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Koosman
Mike Lum pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw.
Lum strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1968 -- New York at Atlanta (N)
New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Agee T, cf 5 1 3 1 Alou F, cf 4 0 1 0
Jones C, lf 2 1 1 2 Millan F, 2b 3 0 1 0
Swoboda R, rf 4 1 1 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0
Grote J, c 3 0 1 3 Torre J, 1b 3 1 1 1
Goossen G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Charles E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Aaron T, lf 3 0 1 0
Linz P, 2b 4 2 3 0 Tillman B, c 3 0 0 0
Weis A, ss 4 2 3 2 Martinez M, c 0 0 0 0
Koosman J, p 4 1 1 1 Woodward W, ss 2 0 0 0
Kelley D, p 0 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 2 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0
Guinn S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 9 13 9 27 1 5 1
New York 031 004 100 -- 9
Atlanta 000 100 00x -- 1
0 outs when game ended.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (W) 8.0 5 1 1 1 7
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley D (L)* 1.0 2 3 3 3 1
Carroll C 4.2 9 4 4 0 3
Upshaw C 2.1 2 2 2 1 2
Guinn S 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Alou F
DP -- New York 2, Atlanta 1
LOB -- New York 6, Atlanta 3
2B -- Agee T, Johnson D, Jones C, Grote J
HR -- Torre J, Weis A
SB -- Swoboda R
SH -- Jones C
SF -- Jones C
T -- 2:39
A -- 21672
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