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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 2, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 2, 1968 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Hughes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 32,520 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Ed Vargo |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Dick Hughes | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Art Shamsky | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Don Bosch | Center Fielder |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 2, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cardwell
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool fields the ball and throws to Cardwell covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Cardwell
There goes Brock. The throw from Grote and he is out, Boswell applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cardwell
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Cardwell
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Hughes
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weis for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Hughes
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Hughes
Shamsky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cardwell
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Bosch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Cardwell
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Bosch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Cardwell
Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Shannon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shannon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Cardwell
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hughes
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Hughes
There goes Grote. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Hughes
Charles strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hughes
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Cardwell
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cardwell
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cardwell
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Cardwell
Maris hits a fly ball towards center. Bosch settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bosch. Flood goes all the way around to score. Maris moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Cardwell
Cepeda is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Cardwell
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Hughes
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosch vs. Hughes
Bosch hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardwell vs. Hughes
Cardwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Hughes
Weis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Cardwell
Shannon 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Cardwell
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Cardwell
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Hughes
Boswell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Hughes
Shamsky hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hughes
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Hughes
Charles is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cardwell
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cardwell
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Cardwell
Maris 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Cardwell
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hughes
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Hughes
There goes Jones. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Jones steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kranepool vs. Hughes
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bosch vs. Hughes
Bosch hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Hughes
Cardwell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Cardwell
Edwards hits a line drive into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Cardwell
Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Cardwell
Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hughes vs. Cardwell
Hughes is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Hughes
Weis hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Hughes
Boswell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Hughes
Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cardwell
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cardwell
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Cardwell
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Cardwell
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris goes all the way around to score. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Cardwell
Edwards 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 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hughes
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Hughes
Charles hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hughes
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Hughes
Kranepool hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Cardwell
Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Cardwell
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Bosch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Cardwell
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Cardwell
Hughes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosch vs. Hughes
Bosch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Hughes
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Don Cardwell.
Collins bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Hughes covering, for the out. Bosch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swoboda vs. Hoerner
J.C. Martin pinch hits for Al Weis. Joe Hoerner now pitching. Ron Swoboda pinch hits for J.C. Martin.
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Hoerner
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Taylor
Ron Taylor now pitching. Kevin Collins now playing shortstop.
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Taylor
Flood bunts in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Taylor
There goes Flood. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Taylor
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Taylor
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Hoerner
Shamsky hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hoerner
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Hoerner
Charles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hoerner
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Charles moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goossen vs. Willis
Greg Goossen pinch hits for Ed Kranepool. Ron Willis now pitching.
Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1968, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 2 0 Weis A, ss 3 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 5 1 1 0 Martin J, ph 0 0 0 0
Maris R, rf 4 1 0 0 Swoboda R, ph 1 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 1 Taylor R, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards J, c 4 0 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 4 1 1 1
Shannon M, 3b 4 1 2 0 Shamsky A, lf 4 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Grote J, c 4 0 2 0
Maxvill D, ss 4 0 3 0 Charles E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hughes D, p 4 0 0 0 Jones C, rf 4 1 2 0
Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Willis R, p 0 0 0 0 Goossen G, ph 1 0 0 0
Bosch D, cf 2 0 1 1
Cardwell D, p 2 0 0 0
Collins K, ph-ss 0 0 0 0
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38 3 10 2 32 2 8 2
St.Louis 011 000 100 -- 3
New York 000 110 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Hughes D (W) 7.1 6 2 2 0 7
Hoerner J 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Willis R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (L) 8.0 9 3 2 1 4
Taylor R 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Bosch D, Boswell K
LOB -- St.Louis 10, New York 5
2B -- Shannon M, Jones C
HR -- Boswell K
SB -- Jones C, Flood C
CS -- Brock L, Grote J
SH -- Collins K
SF -- Bosch D
HBP -- by Cardwell D (Cepeda O)
T -- 2:29
A -- 32520
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