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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 6, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on May 6, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,741 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: John Kibler 3B: Shag Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Art Shamsky | Left Fielder |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 6, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Gibson
Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Seaver
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Seaver
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Gibson
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Swoboda for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Seaver
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Seaver
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool juggles the ball. That's an error on Kranepool. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarver scores. Shannon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schofield vs. Seaver
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Seaver
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Gibson
Charles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gibson
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Seaver
Maris hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Seaver
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shamsky vs. Gibson
Shamsky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Gibson
The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Boswell moves to third. Shamsky moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Swoboda vs. Gibson
Swoboda hits a fly ball towards cemter. Flood catches it and throws to home to double up Boswell. Shamsky moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Seaver
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Seaver
Shannon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Seaver
Schofield strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Gibson
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gibson
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Seaver
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Seaver
Maris hits a popup towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Seaver
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Seaver
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Gibson
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Gibson
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Seaver
Shannon hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Seaver
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schofield for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Gibson
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gibson
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Seaver
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Gibson
Shamsky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Seaver
Cleon Jones now playing left field.
Maris hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Seaver
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Seaver
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Gibson
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Seaver
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Seaver
Javier bunts in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ricketts vs. Seaver
Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dick Schofield.
Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Seaver
Dick Simpson pinch runs for Dave Ricketts.
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 11
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Gibson
Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop.
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gibson
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 11
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Seaver
Maris is walked intentionally. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Seaver
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. Flood moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1968 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Harrelson B, ss 4 1 1 0 Brock L, lf 5 1 1 0
Boswell K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky A, lf 4 0 1 1 Maris R, rf 4 0 1 0
Jones C, lf 0 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 5 0 1 1
Swoboda R, rf 3 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 1 1 0
Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Grote J, c 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 1 1
Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Schofield D, ss 3 0 0 0
Agee T, cf 4 0 0 0 Ricketts D, ph 1 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 4 0 0 0 Simpson D, pr 0 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 0 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 3 1 36 2 6 2
New York 000 100 000 00 -- 1
St.Louis 010 000 000 01 -- 2
0 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L) 10.0 6 2 1 3 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 11.0 3 1 1 1 11
E -- Kranepool E
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 2, St.Louis 8
3B -- Brock L
SH -- Javier J
PB -- McCarver T
T -- 2:10
A -- 12741
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