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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 18, 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 18, 1968 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1968 |
|---|---|
| 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 18, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,649 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Lee Weyer |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Left Fielder |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Nate Oliver | Shortstop |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | First Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 18, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Cardwell
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Cardwell
Davenport hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Perry
Weis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hart. Weis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Perry
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weis moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Agee vs. Perry
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Swoboda vs. Perry
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shamsky vs. Perry
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weis scores. There goes Swoboda trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Cardwell
McCovey hits a fly ball towards left. Jones settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jones. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hart vs. Cardwell
Hart 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiatt vs. Cardwell
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Cardwell
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perry vs. Cardwell
Perry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perry
Jones hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Perry
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Perry
Grote hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardwell vs. Perry
Cardwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Perry
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Cardwell
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Cardwell
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Cardwell
There's a wild pitch. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Cardwell
The umpire calls a balk on Cardwell Hunt scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Cardwell
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell misplays the ball. That's an error on Boswell. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Cardwell
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Perry
Bob Barton now catching.
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Perry
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Perry
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Cardwell
Barton hits a popup in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cardwell
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Perry
Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perry
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Perry
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Cardwell
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Cardwell
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Cardwell
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Perry
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Perry
Cardwell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Perry
Weis strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cardwell
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Cardwell
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Cardwell
Hart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barton vs. Cardwell
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Perry
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Perry
Agee hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Perry
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cardwell
Oliver bunts in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Cardwell
Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Cardwell
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Cardwell
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Perry moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Frisella
Danny Frisella now pitching.
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Mays reaches second base with a double. Perry scores. Hunt scores. Davenport goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Frisella
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Perry
Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perry
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Perry
Charles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Perry
Grote strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Frisella
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frisella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Frisella
Barton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Frisella
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 8
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Perry
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Danny Frisella.
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oliver fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Oliver. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Perry
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Perry
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Perry
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Taylor
Ron Taylor now pitching.
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Taylor
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Taylor
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Taylor
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Perry
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Perry
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Perry
Don Bosch pinch runs for Art Shamsky.
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bosch moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Charles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Linzy
Grote hits a popup towards short. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1968 -- San Francisco at New York (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hunt R, 2b 3 2 1 0 Weis A, ss 4 1 1 0
Davenport J, 3b 4 1 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 2 3 Agee T, cf 4 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Swoboda R, rf 3 0 0 0
Hart J, lf 4 0 0 0 Shamsky A, 1b 4 0 2 1
Hiatt J, c 1 0 0 0 Bosch D, pr 0 0 0 0
Barton B, c 3 0 0 0 Jones C, lf 4 0 1 0
Alou J, rf 4 0 1 1 Charles E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Oliver N, ss 4 0 1 0 Grote J, c 4 1 1 0
Perry G, p 4 1 1 0 Cardwell D, p 2 1 1 2
Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0 Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0
Kranepool E, ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor R, p 0 0 0 0
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35 5 7 4 34 3 7 3
San Francisco 011 000 300 -- 5
New York 120 000 000 -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (W) 8.1 7 3 3 1 7
Linzy F (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (L) 6.2 6 5 4 2 2
Frisella D 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Taylor R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Jones C, Boswell K, Oliver N
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, New York 5
2B -- Weis A, Mays W 2
HR -- Cardwell D
WP -- Cardwell D
Balk -- Cardwell D
T -- 2:35
A -- 22649
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