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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 | Don Cardwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,522 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Phil Linz | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Greg Goossen | First Baseman |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cline | Center Fielder |
| Dave Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Frank Johnson | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | 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. McCormick
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linz vs. McCormick
McCormick fires to first and has Jones trapped. There's the throw to Hunt who tags Jones for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. McCormick
Linz strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. McCormick
Grote strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Cardwell
Hunt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. Cardwell
Cline strikes out. There goes Hunt. The throw from Grote to Weis, and Hunt is out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Cardwell
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Cardwell
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hart vs. Cardwell
Hart is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hiatt vs. Cardwell
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Marshall scores. McCovey moves to third. Hart moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Cardwell
Brown 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
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. McCormick
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. McCormick
Swoboda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goossen vs. McCormick
Goossen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. McCormick
There goes Swoboda. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Swoboda steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. McCormick
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cardwell
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Cardwell
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cline vs. Cardwell
Cline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Cardwell
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hunt scores. Cline moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Jackson
Al Jackson now pitching.
McCovey 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 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Jackson
Hart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cline moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hiatt vs. Jackson
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Cline scores. Marshall moves to third. Hart moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Jackson
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. McCormick
Weis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. McCormick
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Cleon Jones.
Shamsky 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 second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Linz vs. McCormick
Linz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weis scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. McCormick
Grote takes first base on ball four. Linz moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. McCormick
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jackson
Art Shamsky now playing left field.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Jackson
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. Jackson
Cline hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. McCormick
Swoboda hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. McCormick
Goossen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. McCormick
Agee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. McCormick
Weis hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jackson
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Jackson
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. McCormick
Shamsky strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. McCormick
Linz hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. McCormick
Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Jackson
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jackson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jackson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. McCormick
Charles hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. McCormick
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. McCormick
Goossen hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick 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 -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Jackson
Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shamsky. Hunt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Jackson
Cline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Jackson
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Dave Marshall.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. McCormick
Jesus Alou now playing left field.
Agee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. McCormick
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart juggles the ball. That's an error on Hart. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buchek vs. McCormick
Jerry Buchek pinch hits for Al Jackson.
Buchek strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shamsky vs. McCormick
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Linz vs. McCormick
Linz hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Frisella
Danny Frisella now pitching.
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Frisella
Jim Davenport pinch hits for Jim Ray Hart.
There goes McCovey. The throw from Grote and he is safe. McCovey steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Frisella
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiatt vs. Frisella
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Frisella
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. McCormick
Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. McCormick
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. McCormick
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goossen vs. McCormick
Goossen hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Frisella
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Frisella
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Frisella
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops it up and throws to first, with Frisella covering, for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Frisella
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cline for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. McCormick
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. McCormick
Weis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosch vs. McCormick
Don Bosch pinch hits for Danny Frisella.
Bosch is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. McCormick
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shamsky for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1968, game 2 -- New York at San Francisco (D)
New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Jones C, lf 0 0 0 0 Hunt R, 2b 5 1 3 0
Shamsky A, ph-lf 4 0 0 0 Cline T, cf 5 1 1 1
Linz P, 2b 4 0 2 1 Marshall D, lf 3 1 1 1
Grote J, c 3 0 1 0 Alou J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Swoboda R, rf 4 0 1 0 Hart J, 3b 2 0 1 0
Goossen G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Davenport J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Agee T, cf 4 0 1 0 Hiatt J, c 2 0 0 2
Weis A, ss 3 1 1 0 Brown O, rf 4 0 0 0
Cardwell D, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson F, ss 3 0 1 0
Jackson A, p 2 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 3 1 0 0
Buchek J, ph 1 0 0 0
Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0
Bosch D, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 1 6 1 32 4 8 4
New York 001 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco 130 000 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (L) 1.1 5 4 4 3 1
Jackson A 4.2 3 0 0 1 2
Frisella D 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 10
E -- Hart J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, San Francisco 10
2B -- McCovey W, Hunt R
SB -- Swoboda R, McCovey W
CS -- Jones C, Hunt R
HBP -- by McCormick M (Goossen G)
T -- 2:49
A -- 22522
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