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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 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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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 21, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Les Rohr |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 45,442 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Ed Sudol |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Phil Linz | Second Baseman |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Greg Goossen | Catcher |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Don Bosch | Center Fielder |
Les Rohr | 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. Rohr
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Rohr
Versalles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Rohr
There goes Versalles. The throw from Goossen and he is safe. Versalles steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Rohr
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lefebvre vs. Rohr
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Rohr
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to third. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fairly vs. Rohr
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rohr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Versalles scores. Parker moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Rohr
Bailey hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it 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. Kekich
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Kekich
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kekich
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Kekich
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Kekich
Charles hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Rohr
Torborg strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Rohr
Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kekich for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rohr
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Rohr
There goes Davis. The throw from Goossen and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Versalles vs. Rohr
Versalles is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Kekich
Goossen hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Kekich
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosch vs. Kekich
Bosch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Rohr
Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Rohr
There goes Parker. The throw from Goossen and he is safe. Parker steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Rohr
Lefebvre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Rohr
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Parker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Rohr
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Rohr
Bailey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torborg vs. Rohr
Torborg hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rohr vs. Kekich
Rohr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Kekich
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linz vs. Kekich
Linz hits a fly ball towards left. Colavito catches it and throws to first to double up Harrelson. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Rohr
Kekich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Rohr
The ball gets by Goossen for a passed ball. Kekich moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Rohr
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Goossen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Rohr
Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Rohr
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kekich scores. Parker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Selma
Dick Selma now pitching.
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Regan
Swoboda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Regan
Charles hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Regan
Goossen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Regan
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goossen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosch vs. Regan
Regan fires to first and picks off Kranepool. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Selma
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Selma
Fairly hits a popup towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Selma
Bailey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosch vs. Regan
Bosch is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selma vs. Regan
Selma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Regan
Harrelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Selma
Torborg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Selma
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Selma
Davis hits a line drive towards the mound. Selma reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Regan
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Regan
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Regan
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Regan
Charles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swoboda moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goossen vs. Regan
Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Selma
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Selma
Parker bunts towards the mound. Selma fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Selma
Lefebvre is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Selma
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Regan
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosch vs. Regan
Bosch strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Regan
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Dick Selma.
Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Frisella
Danny Frisella now pitching.
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Frisella
Bailey hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Frisella
Torborg is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Regan
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker fields the ball and throws to Regan covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linz vs. Regan
Linz bunts in front of the plate. Torborg fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Regan
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Billingham
Jack Billingham now pitching. Tom Haller now catching. Paul Popovich now playing third base.
Swoboda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. Billingham
Charles hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Frisella
Haller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Frisella
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Frisella
There goes Davis. The throw from Goossen and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Frisella
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Bosch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Frisella
Parker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Billingham
Goossen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Billingham
Tommie Agee pinch runs for Greg Goossen.
Kranepool bunts towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Lefebvre covering, for the out. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosch vs. Billingham
Bosch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Billingham
Jerry Grote pinch hits for Danny Frisella.
There goes Agee. The throw from Haller and he is out, Popovich applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Billingham
Grote takes first base on ball four. Bosch moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Billingham
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field. Davis 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 4/21/1968, game 2 -- Los Angeles at New York (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Davis W, cf 5 0 2 0 Harrelson B, ss 5 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 1 1 0 Linz P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Parker W, 1b 3 1 2 1 Jones C, lf 4 1 2 1 Lefebvre J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Swoboda R, rf 3 1 1 1 Colavito R, lf 3 0 0 0 Charles E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fairly R, rf 4 0 2 1 Goossen G, c 4 0 2 0 Bailey B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Agee T, pr 0 0 0 0 Popovich P, 3b 0 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Torborg J, c 4 0 0 0 Bosch D, cf 3 0 0 0 Billingham J, p 0 0 0 0 Rohr L, p 0 0 0 0 Kekich M, p 2 1 1 0 Selma D, p 1 0 0 0 Regan P, p 1 0 0 0 Shamsky A, ph 1 0 0 0 Haller T, c 1 0 0 0 Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0 Grote J, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 10 2 31 2 8 2 Los Angeles 101 100 000 -- 3 New York 100 100 000 -- 2 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Kekich M 3.0 1 1 1 2 1 Regan P (W) 4.1 6 1 1 0 4 Billingham J (S) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Rohr L (L) 3.2 8 3 2 3 3 Selma D 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 Frisella D 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 E -- Goossen G, Versalles Z DP -- Los Angeles 1, New York 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 9, New York 8 HR -- Jones C, Swoboda R SB -- Versalles Z, Davis W 2, Parker W CS -- Agee T SH -- Parker W, Linz P, Kranepool E PB -- Goossen G T -- 2:57 A -- 45442
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