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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 20, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 20, 1968 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,684 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Mel Steiner |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cline | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Phil Linz | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Buchek | Third Baseman |
| Larry Stahl | First Baseman |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 20, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Seaver
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Seaver
Hunt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Hunt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Seaver
Cline hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Seaver
Hart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Hunt trying to get to home. Swoboda throws the ball in to Grote who tags Hunt who's trying to score from second, for the out. McCovey moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Sadecki
Agee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Sadecki
Harrelson strikes out. Dietz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Harrelson out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sadecki
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Seaver
Dietz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Seaver
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Seaver
Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Seaver
Sadecki takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Seaver
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Sadecki
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Sadecki
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Swoboda moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Linz vs. Sadecki
Linz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cline. Linz reaches second base with a double. Swoboda scores. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buchek vs. Sadecki
Buchek is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stahl vs. Sadecki
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to home to get Grote. Linz moves to third. Buchek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seaver vs. Sadecki
Seaver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Sadecki
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Seaver
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buchek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Seaver
Cline hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Seaver
Hart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Sadecki
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sadecki
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Sadecki
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swoboda vs. Sadecki
There goes Jones. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Jones steals third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Swoboda vs. Sadecki
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jones scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Sadecki
There goes Swoboda. The throw from Dietz and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Sadecki
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Linz vs. Sadecki
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Seaver
Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Seaver
There goes Dietz. The throw from Grote to Harrelson and they have Dietz trapped. The throw over to Stahl, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Seaver
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Seaver
Lanier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Sadecki
Buchek hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Sadecki
Stahl hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Sadecki
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Seaver
Sadecki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Seaver
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Seaver
Hunt takes first base on ball four. Sadecki moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cline vs. Seaver
Cline hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Sadecki
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Sadecki
Harrelson bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunt covering, for the out. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Sadecki
Jones is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Sadecki
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Agee scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grote vs. Herbel
Ron Herbel now pitching.
Grote bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Linz vs. Herbel
Linz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buchek vs. Herbel
Buchek hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Seaver
Hart strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Seaver
Dietz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Seaver
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Herbel
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Herbel
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Shamsky hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Herbel
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lanier. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Herbel
Harrelson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Koonce
Cal Koonce now pitching.
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schroder vs. Koonce
Bob Schroder pinch hits for Ron Herbel.
Schroder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahl scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schroder for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Koonce
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette now pitching.
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Monbouquette
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hunt fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Monbouquette
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swoboda moves to third. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Linz vs. Monbouquette
Linz hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buchek vs. Monbouquette
Buchek strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koonce
Hunt hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Koonce
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Koonce
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Monbouquette
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahl for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koonce vs. Monbouquette
Koonce hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Monbouquette
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hart. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Monbouquette
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Monbouquette
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Agee scores. Harrelson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swoboda vs. Monbouquette
Swoboda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Monbouquette
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Koonce
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Koonce
Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Koonce
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koonce fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1968 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bonds B, cf 4 0 0 0 Agee T, cf 4 2 0 0
Hunt R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Harrelson B, ss 4 1 1 0
Cline T, lf 4 0 0 0 Jones C, lf 4 3 3 1
McCovey W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Swoboda R, rf 4 2 2 5
Hart J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Grote J, c 5 0 1 0
Dietz D, c 4 0 2 0 Linz P, 2b 4 0 2 2
Alou J, rf 4 0 1 0 Buchek J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lanier H, ss 3 0 0 0 Stahl L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0 Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0
Herbel R, p 0 0 0 0 Shamsky A, ph 1 0 0 0
Schroder B, ph 1 0 0 0 Koonce C, p 1 0 0 0
Monbouquette B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 5 0 36 8 9 8
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 011 020 04x -- 8
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki R (L) 4.1 3 4 4 4 4
Herbel R 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Monbouquette B 2.0 5 4 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 6.0 4 0 0 5 5
Koonce C (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Dietz D, Lanier H, Hart J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- San Francisco 7, New York 9
2B -- Hunt R, Linz P
HR -- Swoboda R
SB -- Jones C, Swoboda R
CS -- Dietz D
SH -- Harrelson B
WP -- Sadecki R
T -- 2:53
A -- 33684
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