Pirates @ Mets
May 20, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 1 5 1
Mets 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 1 5 1
Mets 2 7 1

Ed Charles Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .235
OBP 1.000 .300
At Bats 2 81
Hits 2 19
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 1 13

Bob Veale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Shea Stadium - May 20, 1968
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Home Run
Bob Veale
Jerry May
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Jose Pagan
Maury Wills
Manny Mota
Matty Alou
Roberto Clemente
Ed Charles

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 5 1 4
New York Mets 2 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Jerry Koosman
Losing Pitcher Bob Veale
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ed Charles
Attendance 12,221
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Charles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clendenon hits a line drive towards the mound. Koosman catches it and throws to second to double up Mota.
Top 9 Mota hits a line drive into center field. Agee picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Agee. Mota moves to second.
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grote for the out.
Bottom 8 Swoboda strikes out.
Top 8 Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Veale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Agee hits a line drive into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Weis strikes out.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Pagan strikes out.
Top 7 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Koosman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon juggles the ball. That's an error on Clendenon. Charles moves to third.
Bottom 6 Charles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Wills moves to third.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Top 6 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Swoboda hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Agee is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Veale strikes out.
Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clendenon scores.
Top 5 Pagan is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Clendenon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Clendenon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Weis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Koosman bunts towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Charles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Goossen hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente strikes out.
Top 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Swoboda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a line drive into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Veale fires to first and has Agee trapped. There's the throw to Mazeroski who tags Agee for the out.
Bottom 3 Agee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive towards first. Goossen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Veale is called out on strikes.
Top 3 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Weis hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Koosman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Goossen moves to third. Charles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Charles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goossen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Goossen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Grote strikes out.
Top 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 2 Pagan strikes out.
Top 2 Clendenon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Swoboda hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Agee strikes out.
Bottom 1 Weis is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Top 1 There goes Wills. The throw from Grote and he is out, Weis applying the tag.
Top 1 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple.