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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 11, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 11, 1968 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 26,145 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: John Kibler |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Willie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Linz | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Collins | Third Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Center Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | Left Fielder |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 11, 1968
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cardwell
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Hands
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hands
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Hands
Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Cardwell
Santo hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cardwell
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cardwell
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Hands
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Hands
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hands
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Hands
Harrelson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Cardwell
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Cardwell
Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Cardwell
Hands strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Hands
Cardwell hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Hands
Linz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Hands
Collins hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Beckert 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cardwell
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Hands
Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Hands
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Hands
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Hands
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Hands
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to third. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Cardwell vs. Hands
Cardwell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Cardwell
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Cardwell
Banks bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Cardwell
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Cardwell
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Hands
Linz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Linz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Hands
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Linz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Linz. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Hands
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Cardwell
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hands vs. Cardwell
Hands hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Beckert hits a line drive into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Hands
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Hands
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hands
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cardwell
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Cardwell
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cardwell. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Cardwell
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Cardwell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hundley vs. Cardwell
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Hands
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Hands
Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Hands
Linz hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Cardwell
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Cardwell
Hands strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hands
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Hands
Shamsky hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Tommie Agee now playing center field. Cleon Jones now playing left field.
Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Beckert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Cardwell
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Cardwell
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Cardwell
Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Banks reaches second base with a double. Beckert scores. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Cardwell
Jose Arcia pinch runs for Ernie Banks.
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Taylor
Adolfo Phillips pinch runs for Willie Smith. Ron Taylor now pitching.
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Taylor
Hickman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Hands
Adolfo Phillips now playing center field. Dick Nen now playing first base. Billy Williams now playing left field. Jim Hickman now playing right fi
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Hands
Kranepool hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hands
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Hands
J.C. Martin pinch hits for Bud Harrelson.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1968, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Linz P, 2b 3 0 1 0
Beckert G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Collins K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams B, rf-lf 3 1 1 0 Jones C, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Santo R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Shamsky A, lf 4 0 0 0
Banks E, 1b 3 0 1 2 Agee T, cf 0 0 0 0
Arcia J, pr 0 0 0 0 Swoboda R, rf 3 0 0 0
Nen D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith W, lf 3 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 0 2 0
Phillips A, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 3 0 1 0
Hundley R, c 4 0 0 0 Martin J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hickman J, cf-rf 4 0 1 0 Cardwell D, p 3 0 0 0
Hands B, p 3 0 0 0 Taylor R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 4 2 32 0 5 0
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (L) 8.1 4 2 2 3 4
Taylor R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Cardwell D, Harrelson B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 8
2B -- Linz P, Beckert G, Banks E
SH -- Banks E
HBP -- by Hands B (Linz P)
T -- 2:30
A -- 26145
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