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Dodgers
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 21, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on April 21, 1968 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Jackson |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Ed Sudol |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Wes Parker | First Baseman |
| Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Bob Bailey | Third Baseman |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Al Weis | Second Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Center Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | Left Fielder |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Al Jackson | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 21, 1968
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Jones picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Jackson
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Jackson
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Jackson
Lefebvre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Jackson
Colavito hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Drysdale
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Drysdale
Weis hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Drysdale
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Drysdale
There goes Jones. The throw from Haller and he is out, Versalles applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jackson
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Jackson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Jackson
Haller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Drysdale
Shamsky hits a popup towards third. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Drysdale
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Drysdale
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Drysdale
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Jackson
Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Jackson
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Jackson
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Drysdale
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drysdale
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Drysdale
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Drysdale
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weis for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Jackson
Lefebvre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Jackson
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jackson
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Drysdale
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Drysdale
Shamsky hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Swoboda vs. Drysdale
Swoboda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Drysdale
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Drysdale
Charles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Drysdale
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Drysdale
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Purdin
John Purdin now pitching.
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weis vs. Purdin
There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weis vs. Purdin
Weis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Purdin
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shamsky vs. Purdin
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purdin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Jackson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Jackson
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purdin vs. Jackson
Purdin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Purdin
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Purdin
Kranepool hits a popup towards third. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Purdin
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Jackson
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Jackson
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Jackson
Lefebvre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Jackson
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Purdin
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Purdin
Jackson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Purdin
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Purdin
Weis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jackson
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Jackson
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Jackson
Haller hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Purdin
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Purdin
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shamsky for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Purdin
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Jackson
Tommie Agee now playing center field. Cleon Jones now playing left field. Cleo James pinch hits for John Purdin.
James hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Jackson
Versalles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda who is chasing the ball. Versalles reaches third base with a triple. James scores. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Jackson
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. Versalles scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Koonce
Cal Koonce now pitching.
There goes Parker. The throw from Grote and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lefebvre vs. Koonce
Lefebvre strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Koonce
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Koonce
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Koonce covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Regan
Charles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Charles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Regan
Grote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Charles scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koonce vs. Regan
Koonce is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Regan
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Koonce
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Short
Luis Alcaraz pinch hits for Tom Haller. Bill Short now pitching.
Alcaraz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Short
Jim Fairey pinch runs for Luis Alcaraz. Mudcat Grant pinch hits for Phil Regan.
Grant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Short
Davis takes first base on ball four. Fairey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Selma
Dick Selma now pitching.
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Versalles reaches second base with a double. Fairey scores. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Selma
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Billingham
Paul Popovich now playing third base. Jeff Torborg now catching. Jack Billingham now pitching.
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Billingham
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Billingham
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Billingham
Swoboda strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1968, game 1 -- Los Angeles at New York (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Davis W, cf 4 3 3 0 Harrelson B, ss 5 0 2 1
Versalles Z, ss 5 1 2 4 Weis A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Parker W, 1b 5 1 0 0 Jones C, cf-lf 4 1 2 0
Lefebvre J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Shamsky A, lf 4 0 0 0
Colavito R, lf 3 0 0 1 Agee T, cf 1 0 0 0
Fairly R, rf 4 0 0 0 Swoboda R, rf 5 1 1 2
Bailey B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 2 0
Popovich P, 3b 0 0 0 0 Charles E, 3b 4 2 2 2
Haller T, c 3 0 0 0 Grote J, c 4 1 2 1
Alcaraz L, ph 1 0 1 0 Jackson A, p 3 0 2 0
Fairey J, pr 0 1 0 0 Koonce C, p 1 0 0 0
Torborg J, c 0 0 0 0 Short B, p 0 0 0 0
Drysdale D, p 1 0 0 0 Selma D, p 0 0 0 0
Purdin J, p 1 0 1 0
James C, ph 1 1 1 0
Regan P, p 0 0 0 0
Grant M, ph 1 0 0 0
Billingham J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 10 6 39 6 13 6
Los Angeles 100 000 042 -- 7
New York 000 500 010 -- 6
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D 3.1 9 5 5 0 3
Purdin J 3.2 2 0 0 1 4
Regan P (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Billingham J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson A* 7.0 8 5 2 0 3
Koonce C 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Short B (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Selma D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Jones C, Charles E, Grote J
LOB -- Los Angeles 5, New York 8
2B -- Jones C, Charles E, Versalles Z
3B -- Versalles Z
HR -- Swoboda R, Charles E
SB -- Parker W
CS -- Jones C
SF -- Colavito R
WP -- Purdin J
T -- 3:07
A -- 0
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