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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 | Dick Selma |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 21,139 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Ed Sudol |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
Art Shamsky | Left Fielder |
Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Greg Goossen | First Baseman |
Jerry Buchek | Third Baseman |
Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Dick Selma | 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 |
Lou Johnson | Right Fielder |
Dick Nen | First Baseman |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Joe Niekro | 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Niekro
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Niekro
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Niekro
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Shamsky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swoboda vs. Niekro
Swoboda 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 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Selma
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. Selma
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Selma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Selma
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Selma
Santo strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Niekro
Grote hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Grote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Goossen vs. Niekro
Goossen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Buchek vs. Niekro
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Agee vs. Niekro
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grote tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Selma vs. Niekro
Selma hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buchek moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Niekro
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buchek scores. Selma moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Boswell vs. Niekro
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Selma
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nen vs. Selma
Nen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Selma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Selma
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Selma
Phillips hits a fly ball towards right. Swoboda settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Swoboda. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Niekro vs. Selma
Niekro is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Niekro
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Niekro
Swoboda hits a popup towards first. Nen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Niekro
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shamsky moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Goossen vs. Niekro
Goossen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Goossen reaches second base with a double. Shamsky scores. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Buchek vs. Stoneman
Bill Stoneman now pitching.
Buchek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grote scores. Goossen scores. Buchek moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Stoneman
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Selma vs. Stoneman
Selma hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Selma
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Selma
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Selma fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Selma
Williams hits a popup towards third. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Selma
Santo hits a line drive into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Stoneman
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Stoneman
Boswell bunts towards first. Nen scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Stoneman
Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Swoboda vs. Stoneman
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Stoneman
Grote hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Selma
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nen vs. Selma
Nen 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, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Selma
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Stoneman
Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Stoneman
Buchek hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Stoneman
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Selma
Phillips hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elia vs. Selma
Lee Elia pinch hits for Bill Stoneman.
Elia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Selma
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Selma
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Selma vs. Tiefenauer
Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching.
Selma hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Tiefenauer
Harrelson bunts towards first. Nen scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Selma moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Tiefenauer
Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Selma scores. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Tiefenauer
There goes Boswell. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Boswell steals second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Tiefenauer
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nen scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiefenauer covering, for the out. Boswell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Swoboda vs. Tiefenauer
Swoboda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boswell scores. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Tiefenauer
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Selma
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Selma
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Selma
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nen vs. Selma
Nen 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, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Tiefenauer
Goossen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buchek vs. Tiefenauer
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Tiefenauer
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Buchek moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Selma vs. Tiefenauer
Selma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buchek moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Tiefenauer
The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Buchek scores. Selma moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Tiefenauer
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
Bottom 7
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Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Selma
Cleon Jones now playing left field.
Hundley hits a popup towards third. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Selma
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Selma
Al Spangler pinch hits for Bobby Tiefenauer.
Spangler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Spangler reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Selma
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
Top 8
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Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Hernandez
Ramon Hernandez now pitching. Bill Plummer now catching.
Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hernandez
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Hernandez
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Swoboda reaches third base with a triple. Boswell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Hernandez
Grote 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, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Goossen vs. Hernandez
Goossen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Goossen reaches second base with a double. Swoboda scores. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Buchek vs. Hernandez
Buchek hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Selma
Beckert hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Selma
Williams 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, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Selma
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Selma
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buchek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Hernandez
Agee hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Selma vs. Hernandez
Selma is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Hernandez
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nen vs. Selma
Nen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops it up and throws to first, with Selma covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Selma
Plummer hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Selma
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1968, game 2 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Harrelson B, ss 4 0 1 1 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 2 0 Boswell K, 2b 4 2 2 1 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Shamsky A, lf 4 1 2 0 Williams B, lf 3 0 1 0 Jones C, lf 1 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Swoboda R, rf 4 1 2 2 Johnson L, rf 4 0 0 0 Grote J, c 5 2 2 0 Nen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Goossen G, 1b 5 1 3 2 Hundley R, c 2 0 0 0 Buchek J, 3b 5 2 2 2 Plummer B, c 1 0 0 0 Agee T, cf 4 0 0 1 Phillips A, cf 4 0 0 0 Selma D, p 5 1 3 0 Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0 Stoneman B, p 0 0 0 0 Elia L, ph 1 0 0 0 Tiefenauer B, p 0 0 0 0 Spangler A, ph 1 0 1 0 Hernandez R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 10 17 9 33 0 5 0 New York 023 002 120 -- 10 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Selma D (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Niekro J (L) 2.1 8 5 5 0 0 Stoneman B 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 Tiefenauer B 2.0 5 3 2 0 0 Hernandez R 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 E -- Swoboda R LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 8 2B -- Shamsky A, Grote J, Goossen G 2 3B -- Spangler A, Swoboda R SB -- Boswell K SH -- Boswell K, Harrelson B SF -- Agee T PB -- Hundley R T -- 2:46 A -- 21139
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