4/8/1968, NYM68-ELE68, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1968 Mets 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 7 12 2 5 1
1968 Elephants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Mets AB R H BI AVG Elephants AB R H BI AVG
Tovar 2b 5 0 1 0 .132 Taylor T 3b 4 0 0 0 .222
Alou M cf 4 0 0 0 .342 McCraw 1b 3 0 0 0 .208
Allen R 3b 5 1 1 0 .206 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 .111
Robinson Frank rf 4 2 3 3 .265 Grote c 2 0 0 0 .341
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 0 .250 Etchebarren ph 1 0 0 0 .318
Jones Cleon lf 4 2 3 1 .371 Cardenal cf 2 0 0 0 .231
Torre c 3 1 1 0 .242 Lock ph 1 0 0 0 .136
Pena R ss 4 0 2 2 .179 Clarke 2b 2 0 1 0 .214
Moose p 4 0 0 0 .000 Melton ph 1 0 0 0 .167
37 7 12 6 Lum rf 2 0 0 0 .176
Torres ss 2 0 0 0 .235
Garrido ph 1 0 0 0 .200
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0 .067
Kekich p 2 0 0 0 .000
Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 .000
Alcaraz ph 1 0 0 0 .071
28 0 1 0
Mets INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Moose W 2-0 9.0 1 0 0 1 7 104 69 0.00
9.0 1 0 0 1 7 104 69
Elephants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Kekich L 0-2 7.0 9 5 5 1 7 124 74 5.25
Blasingame 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 29 18 6.23
9.0 12 7 7 2 7 153 92
ELE: Etchebarren batted for Grote in the 7th
Lock batted for Cardenal in the 7th
Etchebarren moved to c in the 8th
Lock moved to cf in the 8th
Melton batted for Clarke in the 8th
Garrido batted for Torres in the 8th
Taylor T moved to 2b in the 9th
Melton moved to 3b in the 9th
Garrido moved to ss in the 9th
Alcaraz batted for Blasingame in the 9th
Scott batted for McCraw in the 9th
E-Tovar, Pena R, Torres. 2B-Tovar(2), Allen R(2), Robinson Frank(3),
Cepeda(1), Jones Cleon(3). HR-Robinson Frank 2(2). RBI-Robinson Frank 3(7),
Jones Cleon(4), Pena R 2(4). SB-Clarke 2(2). CS-Clarke. K-Allen R 2, Cepeda,
Torre, Moose 3, Grote, Cardenal, Torres, Rudi, Kekich, Melton, Garrido.
BB-Alou M, Torre, Lum. WP-Blasingame.
GWRBI: Jones Cleon
Temperature: 55, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 18 MPH.
4/8/1968, NYM68-ELE68, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1968 Mets 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 7 12 2 5 1
1968 Elephants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Mets -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Tovar 2b 1>D 3>43 63 7>53 9>43
Alou M cf 8.2-3 63 6>53 31 W
Allen R 3b 3/fl k D k 363/gdp
Robinson Frank rf 9 4>D HR.2-H 8>HR
Cepeda 1b 2>D k 7 e6/fl
Blasingame
63
Jones Cleon lf S.2-H 43.2-3 D S
Torre c k 2/fl W S.1-3
Pena R ss 8 5>43 S.2-H;1-2 wp.3-H;1-2
S.2-H
Moose p k k k 463/gdp
Elephants -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Taylor T 3b 1>8 4>43 8 e6.B-1
McCraw 1b 8 63 7>43
Scott ph 4
Grote c k 43
Etchebarren ph 43
Cardenal cf 2>9 5>k
Lock ph 63
Clarke 2b S e4.B-1
Melton ph 8>k
Lum rf SB2 SB2 63
note 1 W
Torres ss 3>53 CS3(25)
k
Garrido ph k
Rudi lf 63 6>k 9>63
Kekich p 9 k
Blasingame p
Alcaraz ph 8
1: 4/ldp.2x2(4)
Mets IN OUT ER Elephants IN OUT ER
Moose A1 D2 0 W 2-0 Kekich A1 D4 5 L 0-2
Blasingame D5 E3 2
4/8/1968, NYM68-ELE68, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1968 Mets 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 7 12 2 5 1
1968 Elephants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Mets batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Tovar lined a double down the third base line (CBX)
0-0 0 -2- 12 Alou M flied out to center, Tovar to third (CFBX)
0-0 1 --3 01 Allen R popped out to first (FX)
0-0 2 --3 21 Robinson Frank flied out to right (BBFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Elephants batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Taylor T flied out to center (X)
0-0 1 --- 21 McCraw flied out to center (FBBX)
0-0 2 --- 22 Grote struck out (CBBFC)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Mets batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Cepeda lined a double down the left field line (BX)
0-0 0 -2- 11 Jones Cleon lined a single down the right field line,
Cepeda scored (BCX)
1-0 0 1-- 12 Torre struck out (BCCS)
1-0 1 1-- 31 Pena R flied out to center (BBBCX)
1-0 2 1-- 02 Moose struck out (CSS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Elephants batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Cardenal flied out to right (CX)
1-0 1 --- 32 Clarke lined a single to shallow center (SCBFBBFX)
1-0 1 1-- 00 Clarke stole second (>B)
1-0 1 -2- 10 Lum lined into a double play, Tovar unassisted, Clarke
out at second (>B.X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Mets batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Tovar grounded out to second (BSCX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Alou M grounded out to short (X)
1-0 2 --- 22 Allen R struck out (BCBCS)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Elephants batting
1-0 0 --- 10 Torres grounded out to third (BX)
1-0 1 --- 20 Rudi grounded out to short (BBX)
1-0 2 --- 21 Kekich lined out to right (BBCX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Mets batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Robinson Frank lined a double down the third base line
(CX)
1-0 0 -2- 12 Cepeda struck out (CBFS)
1-0 1 -2- 32 Jones Cleon grounded out to second, Robinson Frank to
third (BBSBCX)
1-0 2 --3 32 Torre popped out to the catcher (BBSFBFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Elephants batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Taylor T grounded out to second (X)
1-0 1 --- 21 McCraw grounded out to short (CBBX)
1-0 2 --- 02 Grote grounded out to second (CCFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Mets batting
1-0 0 --- 31 Pena R grounded out to second (BSBBX)
1-0 1 --- 12 Moose struck out (CBCC)
1-0 2 --- 10 Tovar grounded out to short (BX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Elephants batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Cardenal struck out (CCBFFS)
1-0 1 --- 00 Clarke to first on an error by the second baseman Tovar
(X)
1-0 1 1-- 00 Clarke stole second (>C)
1-0 1 -2- 32 Lum walked (>C.BBFBB)
1-0 1 12- 01 Clarke was caught stealing third (C>B)
1-0 2 1-- 22 Torres struck out (C>B.CBS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Mets batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Alou M grounded out to third (FFBBX)
1-0 1 --- 32 Allen R doubled deep to right (BFSBBX)
1-0 1 -2- 21 Robinson Frank homered deep to center, Allen R scored
(BCBX)
3-0 1 --- 10 Cepeda flied out to left (BX)
3-0 2 --- 32 Jones Cleon lined a double to left center (BBBCSX)
3-0 2 -2- 31 Torre walked (BFBBB)
3-0 2 12- 00 Pena R grounded a single between first and second, Jones
Cleon scored, Torre to second (X)
4-0 2 12- 12 Moose struck out (FSBS)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Elephants batting
4-0 0 --- 12 Rudi struck out (CCBS)
4-0 1 --- 32 Kekich struck out (BSBSFBFS)
4-0 2 --- 01 Taylor T flied out to center (FX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Mets batting
4-0 0 --- 00 Tovar grounded out to third (X)
4-0 1 --- 10 Alou M grounded out to first (BX)
4-0 2 --- 22 Allen R struck out (BFSBS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Elephants batting
4-0 0 --- 00 McCraw grounded out to second (X)
Etchebarren pinch hitting for Grote
4-0 1 --- 11 Etchebarren grounded out to second (FBX)
Lock pinch hitting for Cardenal
4-0 2 --- 12 Lock grounded out to short (CBCX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Mets batting
Etchebarren moved to catcher
Lock moved to center field
4-0 0 --- 31 Robinson Frank homered deep to left (BBBCX)
5-0 0 --- 32 Cepeda continues to bat after the shortstop Torres
dropped a foul popup for an error (BFSFBBXF)
Blasingame now pitching, entered with a 3-2 count on
Cepeda
5-0 0 --- 32 Cepeda grounded out to short (BFSFBBXF.FFX)
5-0 1 --- 01 Jones Cleon lined a single to left (CX)
5-0 1 1-- 32 Torre singled down the right field line and shallow,
Jones Cleon to third (BFBBCFFFX)
5-0 1 1-3 00 Blasingame threw a wild pitch, Jones Cleon scored, Torre
to second (B)
6-0 1 -2- 10 Pena R lined a single down the right field line, Torre
scored (B.X)
7-0 1 1-- 00 Moose grounded into a double play, Clarke to Torres to
McCraw (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Elephants batting
Melton pinch hitting for Clarke
7-0 0 --- 12 Melton struck out (BCFS)
7-0 1 --- 22 Lum grounded out to short (BSBFX)
Garrido pinch hitting for Torres
7-0 2 --- 02 Garrido struck out (FFC)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Mets batting
Taylor T moved to second base
Melton moved to third base
Garrido moved to shortstop
7-0 0 --- 20 Tovar grounded out to second (BBX)
7-0 1 --- 32 Alou M walked (CBFBFBB)
7-0 1 1-- 10 Allen R grounded into a double play, McCraw to Garrido to
McCraw (BX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Elephants batting
7-0 0 --- 10 Rudi grounded out to short (BX)
Alcaraz pinch hitting for Blasingame
7-0 1 --- 11 Alcaraz flied out to center (BSX)
7-0 2 --- 02 Taylor T to first on an error by the shortstop Pena R
(CFX)
Scott pinch hitting for McCraw
7-0 2 1-- 21 Scott popped out to second (BBCX)