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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 9, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets, played on June 9, 1968 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Ken Burkhart |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Collins | Second Baseman |
| Art Shamsky | First Baseman |
| J.C. Martin | Catcher |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Frank Johnson | Shortstop |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Bob Barton | Catcher |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 9, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perry
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Perry
The ball gets by Barton for a passed ball. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Perry
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shamsky vs. Perry
Shamsky takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Perry
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. Jones scores. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Charles vs. Perry
Charles hits a fly ball towards center. Mays catches it and throws to first to double up Martin. Collins tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koosman
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson is hit by the pitch. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Koosman
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Koosman
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Perry
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Perry
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Perry
Weis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Koosman
Hart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Koosman
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Koosman
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Perry
Koosman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Koosman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Perry
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Perry
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Perry
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Shamsky reaches second base with a double. Koosman scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Perry
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Koosman
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koosman
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Koosman
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Koosman
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Perry
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Perry
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Perry
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Koosman
Hart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Koosman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shamsky juggles the ball. That's an error on Shamsky. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Charles. Brown goes all the way around to score. Alou moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barton vs. Koosman
Barton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Barton reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Koosman
Perry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Koosman
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Perry
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Perry
Koosman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perry
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Koosman
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Koosman
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Koosman
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Koosman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Perry
Collins hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Perry
Shamsky hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Perry
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Koosman
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Koosman
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Perry
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Perry
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Perry
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koosman
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koosman
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Koosman
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Perry
Weis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linz vs. Perry
Phil Linz pinch hits for Jerry Koosman.
There's a wild pitch. Weis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Linz vs. Perry
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weis moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Perry
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Perry
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weis scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Perry
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grote vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching. Jerry Grote pinch hits for J.C. Martin.
Grote takes first base on ball four. Shamsky moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Charles vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Koonce
Jerry Grote now catching. Cal Koonce now pitching. Phil Linz now playing second base. Kevin Collins now playing third base.
Mays hits a line drive into left field. Jones picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hart vs. Koonce
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Koonce
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Koonce
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Linzy
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Linzy
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Linzy
Weis hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linz vs. Linzy
Linz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Koonce
Ty Cline pinch hits for Bob Barton.
Cline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Koonce
Jim Davenport pinch hits for Frank Linzy.
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Koonce
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cline moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Koonce
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Frank Johnson.
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Koonce
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cline scores. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Koonce
Mays hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1968, game 1 -- New York at San Francisco (D)
New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Jones C, lf 4 1 1 0 Hunt R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Collins K, 2b-3b 3 1 1 1 Johnson F, ss 2 0 0 0
Shamsky A, 1b 3 0 2 1 Marshall D, ph 1 0 0 0
Martin J, c 3 0 0 1 McCovey W, 1b 5 0 2 1
Grote J, ph-c 0 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 5 1 3 2
Charles E, 3b 3 0 0 1 Hart J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Koonce C, p 0 0 0 0 Brown O, rf 4 1 1 0
Swoboda R, rf 4 0 0 0 Alou J, lf 4 1 1 0
Agee T, cf 4 0 0 0 Barton B, c 3 0 1 1
Weis A, ss 3 1 0 0 Cline T, ph 1 1 1 0
Koosman J, p 2 1 1 0 Perry G, p 3 0 0 0
Linz P, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0
Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0
Davenport J, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 4 5 4 36 5 10 4
New York 201 000 010 -- 4
San Francisco 000 210 002 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J 7.0 5 3 1 3 7
Koonce C (L) 1.2 5 2 2 0 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G 7.2 5 4 4 3 8
Gibbon J* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Linzy F (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Shamsky A, Charles E, Jones C, Johnson F
DP -- New York 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- New York 5, San Francisco 9
2B -- Jones C, Koosman J, Shamsky A, McCovey W, Barton B
HR -- Mays W
SF -- Charles E
HBP -- by Koosman J (Johnson F)
WP -- Perry G
PB -- Barton B
T -- 3:20
A -- 0
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