Reds @ Mets
August 28, 1968

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	5	9	0
Mets	2	5	2

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	5	9	0
Mets	2	5	2

Art Shamsky Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.223
OBP	.000	.274
At Bats	3	274
Hits	0	61
• Singles	0	38
• Doubles	0	12
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	15
RBI’s	0	35

Clay Carroll Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	5	12

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Shea Stadium - August 28, 1968

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Strikeout

Clay Carroll

Johnny Bench

Fred Whitfield

Tommy Helms

Tony Perez

Woody Woodward

Lee May

Mack Jones

Pete Rose

Art Shamsky

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Cincinnati Reds	5	9	0	5
New York Mets	2	5	2	4
Winning Pitcher	Gary Nolan
Losing Pitcher	Don Cardwell
Save	Clay Carroll
Game Winning RBI	Gary Nolan
Attendance	25,526
Time of Game	2 hours 27 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Shamsky strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes May trying to get to home. Shamsky throws the ball in to Martin who tags May, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Woodward moves to second.

Top 9 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 9 Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench scores. Whitfield moves to third. May moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 9 May bunts towards the mound. Taylor juggles the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Bench moves to third. Whitfield moves to second.

Top 9 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.

Top 9 Ron Taylor now pitching. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson.

Bottom 8 Clay Carroll now pitching. Tommy Helms now playing second base. Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Boswell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Cleon Jones pinch hits for Don Cardwell. Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.

Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third.

Top 8 Ruiz bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Boswell covering, for the out. Rose moves to second.

Top 8 Rose is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 7 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Shamsky hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Nolan is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Woodward bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boswell scores. Stahl moves to third.

Bottom 6 Stahl takes first base on ball four. Boswell moves to second.

Bottom 6 Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Cardwell strikes out.

Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 6 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruiz tags and scores.

Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruiz moves to third.

Top 6 Ruiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Agee hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Buchek is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Nolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shamsky. Nolan reaches second base with a double. May scores. Woodward goes all the way around to score.

Top 5 Woodward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. May moves to second.

Top 5 May is walked intentionally.

Top 5 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to second.

Top 5 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Martin strikes out.

Bottom 4 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Stahl strikes out.

Top 4 Jones strikes out.

Top 4 Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Boswell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Harrelson strikes out.

Bottom 3 Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 May strikes out.

Bottom 2 Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Buchek hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.

Top 2 Bench strikes out.

Top 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out.

Bottom 1 Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Stahl hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Boswell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Boswell reaches second base with a double. Harrelson goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Ruiz hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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