Top 1

• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Weis vs. Pappas
  
  Weis hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Pappas
  
  Boswell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Pappas
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shamsky vs. Pappas
  
  Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shamsky for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Ryan
  
  Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Ryan
  
  Jones takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pinson vs. Ryan
  
  Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan juggles the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Rose scores. Jones moves to third. Pinson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Perez vs. Ryan
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  May vs. Ryan
  
  May is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bench vs. Ryan
  
  Bench strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Helms vs. Ryan
  
  Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Swoboda vs. Pappas
  
  Swoboda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kranepool vs. Pappas
  
  Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Charles vs. Pappas
  
  Charles hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Pappas
  
  Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ryan vs. Pappas
  
  Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Ryan
  
  Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pappas vs. Ryan
  
  Pappas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Ryan
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Weis vs. Pappas
  
  Weis hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Pappas
  
  Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Pappas
  
  Bench fires to first and picks off Boswell. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Pappas
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Ryan
  
  Jones is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pinson vs. Ryan
  
  Pinson strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Ryan
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shamsky vs. Pappas
  
  Shamsky hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Swoboda vs. Pappas
  
  Swoboda strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kranepool vs. Pappas
  
  Kranepool hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Charles vs. Pappas
  
  Charles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Ryan
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Ryan
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Ryan
  
  Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenas vs. Ryan
  
  Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pappas vs. Ryan
  
  Pappas strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Pappas
  
  Grote strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ryan vs. Pappas
  
  Ryan strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Weis vs. Pappas
  
  Weis hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Ryan
  
  Rose is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Ryan
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool juggles the ball. That's an error on Kranepool. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pinson vs. Ryan
  
  Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Perez vs. Ryan
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  May vs. Ryan
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Charles. Jones scores. Pinson scores. Perez moves to third. May moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bench vs. Ryan
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Helms vs. Ryan
  
  Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Pappas
  
  Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Pappas
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shamsky vs. Pappas
  
  Shamsky hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Ryan
  
  Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pappas vs. Ryan
  
  Pappas bunts towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rose vs. Ryan
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cardenas moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Jones vs. Ryan
  
  Jones takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pinson vs. Short
  
  Bill Short now pitching.
  
  Pinson strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Perez vs. Selma
  
  Dick Selma now pitching.
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. Cardenas scores. Rose moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  May vs. Selma
  
  May strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Swoboda vs. Pappas
  
  Swoboda strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kranepool vs. Pappas
  
  Kranepool strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Charles vs. Pappas
  
  Charles strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Selma
  
  Bench strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Selma
  
  Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Selma
  
  Cardenas strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Pappas
  
  Grote hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosch vs. Pappas
  
  Don Bosch pinch hits for Dick Selma.
  
  Bosch strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Weis vs. Pappas
  
  Weis hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pappas vs. Koonce
  
  Cal Koonce now pitching.
  
  Pappas strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Koonce
  
  Rose bunts towards the mound. Koonce fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Koonce
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pinson vs. Koonce
  
  Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Perez vs. Koonce
  
  Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Pappas
  
  Boswell hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Pappas
  
  Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Shamsky vs. Pappas
  
  Shamsky hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Swoboda vs. Pappas
  
  Swoboda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kranepool vs. Abernathy
  
  Tommie Agee pinch runs for Ron Swoboda. Ted Abernathy now pitching.
  
  Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Agee moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Goossen vs. Abernathy
  
  Greg Goossen pinch hits for Ed Charles.
  
  Goossen strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/27/1968 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Weis A, ss            4  0  0  0   Rose P, rf            4  1  2  0   
Boswell K, 2b         3  1  1  1   Jones M, lf           3  1  0  0   
Jones C, cf           4  1  1  0   Pinson V, cf          5  1  2  0   
Shamsky A, lf         4  0  0  0   Perez T, 3b           3  1  0  1   
Swoboda R, rf         4  1  2  2   May L, 1b             3  0  0  0   
Agee T, pr            0  0  0  0   Bench J, c            3  0  0  1   
Kranepool E, 1b       4  0  2  0   Helms T, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Charles E, 3b         3  0  0  0   Cardenas L, ss        4  1  2  0   
Goossen G, ph         1  0  0  0   Pappas M, p           3  0  0  0   
Grote J, c            3  0  1  0   Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   
Ryan N, p             2  0  0  0                                      
Short B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Selma D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Bosch D, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Koonce C, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  7  3                        32  5  7  2

New York         110 000 001 --  3
Cincinnati       100 031 00x --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ryan N (L)            5.1  5  5  1  5  7
Short B               0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Selma D               1.1  0  0  0  1  3
Koonce C              1.0  2  0  0  0  1

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pappas M (W)          8.2  6  3  3  1  9
Abernathy T (S)       0.1  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Ryan N 2, Kranepool E, Charles E
LOB -- New York 4, Cincinnati 11
2B -- Kranepool E, Jones C
HR -- Boswell K, Swoboda R
SH -- Pappas M
SF -- Bench J
T -- 2:35
A -- 6002

    

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