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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 17, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 17, 1968 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 17, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 52,079 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Ed Sudol |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Jim Ray Hart | Left Fielder |
Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Weis | Shortstop |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Art Shamsky | First Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 17, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koosman
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Koosman
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis misplays the ball. That's an error on Weis. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Koosman
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Hunt moves to third. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Koosman
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hart vs. Koosman
Hart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hiatt vs. Koosman
Hiatt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. McCormick
Weis hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. McCormick
Boswell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. McCormick
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Koosman
Lanier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Koosman
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. McCormick
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McCormick
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. McCormick
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. McCormick
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with McCormick covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koosman
Hunt hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Koosman
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Koosman
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Koosman
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. McCormick
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. McCormick
Koosman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. McCormick
Weis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. McCormick
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Koosman
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Koosman
Hiatt hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. McCormick
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. McCormick
Swoboda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McCormick
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. McCormick
Charles hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Koosman
Lanier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Koosman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Koosman
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Koosman
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. McCormick
Shamsky strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. McCormick
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koosman vs. McCormick
Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. McCormick
Weis hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Koosman
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Koosman
Mays hits a popup towards first. Shamsky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Koosman
Hart hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Koosman
Hiatt hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. McCormick
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. McCormick
Agee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. McCormick
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. McCormick
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. McCormick
Charles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hart. Charles reaches second base with a double. Boswell scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shamsky vs. McCormick
Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Koosman
Nate Oliver pinch hits for Hal Lanier.
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Koosman
Ollie Brown pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Koosman
Hunt takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Koosman
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Bolin
Nate Oliver now playing shortstop. Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Grote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hart. Grote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koosman vs. Bolin
Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin juggles the ball. That's an error on Bolin. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weis vs. Bolin
Weis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote scores. Koosman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Boswell bunts towards the mound. Linzy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Koosman moves to third. Weis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Linzy
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to home to get Koosman. Weis moves to third. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swoboda vs. Linzy
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Linzy fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Koosman
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Koosman
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Koosman
Hart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Koosman
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Linzy
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Linzy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Linzy
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Linzy
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shamsky for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Ed Kranepool now playing first base.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Koosman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Koosman
Frank Johnson pinch hits for Frank Linzy.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1968 -- San Francisco at New York (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Hunt R, 2b 3 0 2 0 Weis A, ss 4 0 2 1 Davenport J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 4 1 2 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Agee T, cf 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Swoboda R, rf 4 0 1 0 Hart J, lf 4 0 1 0 Jones C, lf 3 1 1 1 Hiatt J, c 4 0 0 0 Charles E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Alou J, rf 4 0 0 0 Shamsky A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lanier H, ss 2 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Oliver N, ph-ss 2 0 2 0 Grote J, c 2 1 1 0 McCormick M, p 2 0 1 0 Koosman J, p 3 0 0 0 Brown O, ph 1 0 0 0 Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0 Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson F, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 0 7 0 32 3 8 3 San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 010 001 10x -- 3 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO McCormick M (L) 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 Bolin B* 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 Linzy F 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Koosman J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 10 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Weis A, Bolin B DP -- San Francisco 1, New York 1 LOB -- San Francisco 9, New York 7 2B -- Charles E, Grote J HR -- Jones C T -- 2:22 A -- 52079
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