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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on May 12, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Nye |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
Greg Goossen | First Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
Gil Hodges | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
Lou Johnson | Right Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Rich Nye | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Nye
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Nye
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Nye
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger 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, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cardwell
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Cardwell
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Nye
Swoboda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goossen vs. Nye
Goossen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Nye
Grote bunts towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out. Swoboda moves to third. Goossen moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Charles vs. Nye
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Swoboda tags and scores. Goossen tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Agee vs. Nye
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cardwell
Banks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Cardwell
Hundley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Cardwell
Phillips is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Nye vs. Cardwell
Nye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Nye
Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Nye
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Nye
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cardwell
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Cardwell
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. Beckert scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Cardwell
Banks bunts towards first. Goossen scoops it up and throws to first, with Boswell covering, for the out. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Hundley vs. Cardwell
Hundley hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Nye
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Nye
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Swoboda for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Nye
Goossen hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Cardwell
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nye vs. Cardwell
Nye 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 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nye
Grote hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Grote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Charles vs. Nye
Charles hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Agee vs. Nye
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cardwell vs. Nye
Cardwell hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Beckert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cardwell
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Cardwell
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cardwell
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Nye
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Nye
Boswell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Nye
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Nye
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Cardwell
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Cardwell
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Nye
Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nye
Grote hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Nye
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Nye
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nye vs. Cardwell
Nye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nye for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger 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, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cardwell
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Nye
Cardwell hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Nye
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Nye
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Nye
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Cardwell
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cardwell
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Jose Arcia pinch runs for Ernie Banks.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Arcia moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Cardwell
Hundley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Nye
Dick Nen now playing first base.
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Nye
Goossen hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nye
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Nye
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Cardwell
Ed Kranepool now playing first base.
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nye vs. Cardwell
Nye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Cardwell
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Cardwell
There goes Kessinger. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Kessinger steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Cardwell
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1968, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Harrelson B, ss 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 5 1 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 4 1 2 1 Beckert G, 2b 5 2 3 2 Jones C, lf 4 0 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 2 0 Swoboda R, rf 4 1 1 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 0 1 Goossen G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Banks E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Kranepool E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Arcia J, pr 0 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 1 3 1 Nen D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Charles E, 3b 3 0 0 1 Johnson L, rf 3 1 1 0 Agee T, cf 3 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 1 1 Cardwell D, p 3 0 0 0 Phillips A, cf 3 0 0 0 Nye R, p 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 3 35 4 9 4 New York 010 001 100 -- 3 Chicago 011 010 001 -- 4 2 outs when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Cardwell D (L) 8.2 9 4 4 1 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Nye R (W) 9.0 8 3 3 0 4 E -- Charles E 2 DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 8 2B -- Hundley R, Grote J HR -- Beckert G, Boswell K, Grote J SB -- Kessinger D SH -- Grote J, Banks E SF -- Charles E HBP -- by Cardwell D (Phillips A) T -- 2:21 A -- 0
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