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Mets
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
July 5, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets, played on July 5, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Short |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,084 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Ken Burkhart |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Linz | Second Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Greg Goossen | First Baseman |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Pena | Shortstop |
| Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Dick Allen | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Tony Taylor | Third Baseman |
| John Briggs | First Baseman |
| Mike Ryan | Catcher |
| Chris Short | Pitcher |
| Bob Skinner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
July 5, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Short
Linz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Short
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Short
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Seaver
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Seaver
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Seaver
Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Seaver
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Grote and he is out, Linz applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Short
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Short
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Short
Goossen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Seaver
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Seaver
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Seaver
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Short
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Short
Weis hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Short
There goes Weis. The throw from Ryan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Seaver vs. Short
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Linz vs. Short
Linz hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Seaver
Briggs strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Seaver
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Short vs. Seaver
Short strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Short
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Short
Swoboda is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Short
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Short fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Seaver
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Seaver
Pena hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Seaver
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Short
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Short
Goossen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Short
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Short
Weis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Seaver
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda who is chasing the ball. Allen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Callison vs. Seaver
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Seaver
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allen tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Seaver
Briggs hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Seaver
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Short
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Short
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Short
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Short vs. Seaver
Short hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Seaver
Rojas bunts in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. Short moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Seaver
Pena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Pena reaches third base with a triple. Short scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Seaver
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pena scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Seaver
Allen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Seaver
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Seaver
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Short
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Short
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Short
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Seaver
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Seaver
Ryan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Short vs. Seaver
Short bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Seaver
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Short
Goossen hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Short
Agee hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Short
Weis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Buchek vs. Short
Jerry Buchek pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Buchek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Agee scores. Weis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Linz vs. Short
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Koonce
Cal Koonce now pitching. Jerry Buchek now playing second base.
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Koonce
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Koonce
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Koonce
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Grote and he is out, Weis applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Short
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Short
Swoboda hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Short
Charles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1968 -- New York at Philadelphia (N)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Linz P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 2 0 0 0
Koonce C, p 0 0 0 0 Pena R, ss 3 1 1 1
Jones C, lf 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez T, cf 3 0 1 1
Swoboda R, rf 3 0 0 0 Allen D, lf 4 1 2 0
Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 3 0 0 0
Grote J, c 3 0 0 0 Taylor T, 3b 2 0 0 1
Goossen G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Briggs J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Agee T, cf 3 1 1 0 Ryan M, c 3 0 1 0
Weis A, ss 3 0 2 0 Short C, p 2 1 1 0
Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0
Buchek J, ph-2b 1 0 1 1
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30 1 5 1 25 3 7 3
New York 000 000 010 -- 1
Philadelphia 000 012 00x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L) 7.0 7 3 3 1 6
Koonce C 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Short C (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 11
E -- Ryan M
DP -- New York 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- New York 3, Philadelphia 4
3B -- Allen D, Pena R
SB -- Weis A
CS -- Gonzalez T 2
SH -- Rojas C, Short C
SF -- Taylor T
HBP -- by Seaver T (Gonzalez T), by Short C (Swoboda R)
T -- 2:14
A -- 10084
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