los angeles dodgers 4 @ NEW YORK METS 5<span class='h1_View'>Play by Play</span> (1968-06-23)

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Game Information

Score of Game

New York Mets 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Date

Sunday June 23, 1968

Start Time

Day

Innings

DH Used

Yes

Ballpark

Shea Stadium (Queens,New York)

Attendance

56,738

Weather

Vis Manager

Walter Alston (LAN)

Home Manager

Gil Hodges (NYN)

Winning Pitcher

Nolan Ryan

Losing Pitcher

Bill Singer

Save Pitcher

Ron Taylor

Umpires

HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Tony Venzon 3B: Mel Steiner

LAN Record

36-36 -- NL - -- Ranks (Div/Lg/MLB): 5 / 5 / 11

LAN Streak

Loss 1

NYN Record

33-34 -- NL - -- Ranks (Div/Lg/MLB): 7 / 7 / 13

NYN Streak

Win 1

Notable Events

None of note

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Top of Inning 1
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
1	LAN	1	Willie Davis	CF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Double	0	---	0-0	---	Doubled on ground ball to Left Field	1	0-0	---
1	LAN	2	Paul Popovich	2B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Strikeout	0	-2-	0-0	---	Strikeout	2	0-0	---
1	LAN	3	Len Gabrielson	LF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Groundout	1	-2-	0-0	---	Grounded out to Shortstop [Bud Harrelson]	3	0-0	---
1	LAN	4	Tom Haller	C	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Flyout	2	-2-	0-0	---	Flied out to Left Field [Art Shamsky]	4	0-0	---
Bottom of Inning 1
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
1	NYN	1	Bud Harrelson	SS	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Groundout	0	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Shortstop [Zoilo Versalles]	5	0-0	---
1	NYN	2	Ken Boswell	2B	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Popout	1	---	0-0	---	Popped out to Shortstop [Zoilo Versalles]	6	0-0	---
1	NYN	3	Cleon Jones	RF	R	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Groundout	2	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Third Base [Jim Lefebvre]	7	0-0	---
Top of Inning 2
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
2	LAN	5	Ron Fairly	RF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Flyout	0	---	0-0	---	Flied out to First Base [J.C. Martin]	8	0-0	---
2	LAN	6	Jim Lefebvre	3B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Strikeout	1	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	9	0-0	---
2	LAN	7	Wes Parker	1B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Groundout	2	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Ken Boswell]	10	0-0	---
Bottom of Inning 2
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
2	NYN	4	J.C. Martin	1B	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Popout	0	---	0-0	---	Popped out to Shortstop [Zoilo Versalles]	11	0-0	---
2	NYN	5	Art Shamsky	LF	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Strikeout	1	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	12	0-0	---
2	NYN	6	Jerry Grote	C	R	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Single	2	---	0-0	---	Singled on popout to Left Field	13	0-0	---
2	NYN	7	Kevin Collins	3B	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Strikeout	2	1--	0-0	---	Strikeout	14	0-0	---
Top of Inning 3
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
3	LAN	8	Zoilo Versalles	SS	R	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Strikeout	0	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	15	0-0	---
3	LAN	9	Bill Singer	P	R	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Flyout	1	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Left Field [Art Shamsky]	16	0-0	---
3	LAN	1	Willie Davis	CF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Single	2	---	0-0	---	Singled on fly ball to Right Field	17	0-0	---
3	LAN	2	Paul Popovich	2B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Caught Stealing	2	1--	0-0	---	Willie Davis Caught Stealing 2B [Nolan Ryan/Jerry Grote]	18	0-0	Non-Batter Event
Bottom of Inning 3
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
3	NYN	8	Don Bosch	CF	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Single	0	---	0-0	---	Singled on fly ball to Center Field	19	0-0	---
3	NYN	9	Nolan Ryan	P	R	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Strikeout	0	1--	0-0	---	Strikeout	20	0-0	---
3	NYN	1	Bud Harrelson	SS	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Popout	2	---	0-0	---	Popped out to Second Base [Paul Popovich]	21	0-0	---
Top of Inning 4
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
4	LAN	2	Paul Popovich	2B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Lineout	0	---	0-0	---	Lined out to Center Field [Don Bosch]	22	0-0	---
4	LAN	3	Len Gabrielson	LF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Single	1	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Right Field	23	0-0	---
4	LAN	4	Tom Haller	C	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Flyout	1	1--	0-0	---	Flied out to Left Field [Art Shamsky]	24	0-0	---
4	LAN	5	Ron Fairly	RF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Single	2	1--	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Left Field ... Len Gabrielson advanced to second	25	0-0	---
4	LAN	6	Jim Lefebvre	3B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Lineout	2	12-	0-0	---	Lined out to Center Field [Don Bosch]	26	0-0	---
Bottom of Inning 4
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
4	NYN	2	Ken Boswell	2B	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Single	0	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Right Field	27	0-0	---
4	NYN	3	Cleon Jones	RF	R	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Double	0	1--	0-0	---	Doubled on ground ball to Center Field ... Ken Boswell Scored	28	0-0	---
4	NYN	4	J.C. Martin	1B	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Groundout	0	-2-	0-0	---	Grounded out to Shortstop [Zoilo Versalles] ... Cleon Jones advanced to third	29	1-0	---
4	NYN	5	Art Shamsky	LF	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Double	1	--3	0-0	---	Doubled on ground ball to Right Field ... Cleon Jones Scored	30	1-0	---
4	NYN	6	Jerry Grote	C	R	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Walk	1	-2-	0-0	---	Walked	31	2-0	---
4	NYN	7	Kevin Collins	3B	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Flyout	1	12-	0-0	---	Flied out to Center Field [Willie Davis] ... Art Shamsky advanced to third	32	2-0	---
4	NYN	8	Don Bosch	CF	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Flyout	2	1-3	0-0	---	Flied out to Left Field [Len Gabrielson]	33	2-0	---
Top of Inning 5
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
5	LAN	7	Wes Parker	1B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Strikeout	0	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	34	0-2	---
5	LAN	8	Zoilo Versalles	SS	R	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Strikeout	1	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	35	0-2	---
5	LAN	9	Bill Singer	P	R	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Strikeout	2	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	36	0-2	---
Bottom of Inning 5
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
5	NYN	9	Nolan Ryan	P	R	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Strikeout	0	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	37	2-0	---
5	NYN	1	Bud Harrelson	SS	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Single	1	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Right Field	38	2-0	---
5	NYN	2	Ken Boswell	2B	L	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Single	1	1--	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Left Field ... Bud Harrelson advanced to second	39	2-0	---
5	NYN	3	Cleon Jones	RF	R	LAN	Bill Singer	R	Home Run	1	12-	0-0	---	Home Run on ground ball to ... Ken Boswell Scored ... Bud Harrelson Scored	40	2-0	---
5	NYN	4	J.C. Martin	1B	L	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Groundout	1	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Shortstop [Zoilo Versalles]	41	5-0	---
5	NYN	5	Art Shamsky	LF	L	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Hit by Pitch	2	---	0-0	---	Hit by Pitch	42	5-0	---
5	NYN	6	Jerry Grote	C	R	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Passed Ball	2	1--	0-0	---	Passed Ball by Tom Haller ... Art Shamsky advanced to second	43	5-0	Non-Batter Event
5	NYN	6	Jerry Grote	C	R	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Groundout	2	-2-	0-0	---	Grounded out to Shortstop [Zoilo Versalles]	44	5-0	---
Top of Inning 6
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
6	LAN	1	Willie Davis	CF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Groundout	0	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to First Base [J.C. Martin]	45	0-5	---
6	LAN	2	Paul Popovich	2B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Lineout	1	---	0-0	---	Lined out to Second Base [Ken Boswell]	46	0-5	---
6	LAN	3	Len Gabrielson	LF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Flyout	2	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Center Field [Don Bosch]	47	0-5	---
Bottom of Inning 6
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
6	NYN	7	Kevin Collins	3B	L	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Popout	0	---	0-0	---	Popped out to Third Base [Jim Lefebvre]	48	5-0	---
6	NYN	8	Don Bosch	CF	R	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Lineout	1	---	0-0	---	Lined out to Shortstop [Zoilo Versalles]	49	5-0	---
6	NYN	9	Nolan Ryan	P	R	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Strikeout	2	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	50	5-0	---
Top of Inning 7
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
7	LAN	4	Tom Haller	C	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Flyout	0	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Center Field [Don Bosch]	51	0-5	---
7	LAN	5	Ron Fairly	RF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Home Run	1	---	0-0	---	Home Run on fly ball to Right Field	52	0-5	---
7	LAN	6	Jim Lefebvre	3B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Groundout	1	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Third Base [Kevin Collins]	53	1-5	---
7	LAN	7	Wes Parker	1B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Single	2	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Center Field	54	1-5	---
7	LAN	8	Zoilo Versalles	SS	R	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Flyout	2	1--	0-0	---	Flied out to Center Field [Don Bosch]	55	1-5	---
Bottom of Inning 7
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
7	NYN	1	Bud Harrelson	SS	R	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Flyout	0	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Right Field [Ron Fairly]	56	5-1	---
7	NYN	2	Ken Boswell	2B	L	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Groundout	1	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Paul Popovich]	57	5-1	---
7	NYN	3	Cleon Jones	RF	R	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Walk	2	---	0-0	---	Walked	58	5-1	---
7	NYN	4	J.C. Martin	1B	L	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Wild Pitch	2	1--	0-0	---	Wild Pitch by Hank Aguirre ... Cleon Jones advanced to second	59	5-1	Non-Batter Event
7	NYN	4	J.C. Martin	1B	L	LAN	Hank Aguirre	L	Popout	2	-2-	0-0	---	Popped out to First Base [Wes Parker]	60	5-1	---
Top of Inning 8
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
8	LAN	9	Jim Fairey	PH	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Walk	0	---	0-0	---	Walked	61	1-5	---
8	LAN	1	Willie Davis	CF	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Flyout	0	1--	0-0	---	Flied out to Second Base [Ken Boswell]	62	1-5	---
8	LAN	2	Paul Popovich	2B	L	NYN	Nolan Ryan	R	Walk	1	1--	0-0	---	Walked ... Jim Fairey advanced to second	63	1-5	---
8	LAN	3	Len Gabrielson	LF	L	NYN	Al Jackson	L	Groundout	1	12-	0-0	---	Grounded out to First Base [J.C. Martin] ... Paul Popovich advanced to second ... Jim Fairey advanced to third	64	1-5	---
8	LAN	4	Ken Boyer	PH	R	NYN	Al Jackson	L	Single	2	-23	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Left Field ... Paul Popovich Scored ... Jim Fairey Scored	65	1-5	---
8	LAN	5	Ron Fairly	RF	L	NYN	Al Jackson	L	Single	2	1--	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Right Field ... Ken Boyer advanced to second	66	3-5	---
8	LAN	6	Jim Lefebvre	3B	L	NYN	Ron Taylor	R	Popout	2	12-	0-0	---	Popped out to Shortstop [Bud Harrelson]	67	3-5	---
Bottom of Inning 8
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
8	NYN	5	Art Shamsky	LF	L	LAN	Jack Billingham	R	Strikeout	0	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	68	5-3	---
8	NYN	6	Jerry Grote	C	R	LAN	Jack Billingham	R	Single	1	---	0-0	---	Singled on popout to Center Field	69	5-3	---
8	NYN	7	Kevin Collins	3B	L	LAN	Jack Billingham	R	Groundout	1	1--	0-0	---	Sacrifice Hit to Third Base [Ken Boyer] ... Jerry Grote advanced to second	70	5-3	---
8	NYN	8	Don Bosch	CF	L	LAN	Jack Billingham	R	Intentional Walk	2	-2-	0-0	---	Walked Intentionally	71	5-3	---
8	NYN	9	Ron Taylor	P	R	LAN	Jack Billingham	R	Strikeout	2	12-	0-0	---	Strikeout	72	5-3	---
Top of Inning 9
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
9	LAN	7	Wes Parker	1B	L	NYN	Ron Taylor	R	Popout	0	---	0-0	---	Popped out to Second Base [Ken Boswell]	73	3-5	---
9	LAN	8	Ted Savage	PH	R	NYN	Ron Taylor	R	Home Run	1	---	0-0	---	Home Run on popout to Left Center	74	3-5	---
9	LAN	9	Jim Fairey	LF	L	NYN	Ron Taylor	R	Strikeout	1	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	75	4-5	---
9	LAN	1	Willie Davis	CF	L	NYN	Ron Taylor	R	Groundout	2	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Ken Boswell]	76	4-5	---
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