7/18/1968, NYM68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1968 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 5 2
1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 2 6 0 4 1
Mets AB R H BI AVG Fortress AB R H BI AVG
Alou M cf 4 0 1 0 .331 Alomar 2b 4 1 3 0 .286
Jones Cleon lf 4 0 1 0 .283 Stroud cf 4 0 0 0 .232
Robinson Frank rf 3 0 0 0 .213 Buford lf 3 1 1 0 .255
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0 .210 Northrup rf 2 0 1 1 .316
Bailey B 3b 3 0 0 0 .158 Hart 3b 3 0 1 1 .274
Torre c 4 0 0 0 .213 Blefary c 2 0 0 0 .219
Pena R ss 2 0 0 0 .171 Smith W 1b 3 0 0 0 .286
Allen R ph 1 1 1 1 .191 Hansen ss 3 0 0 0 .162
Tovar 2b 0 0 0 0 .212 Messersmth p 3 0 0 0 .200
Alley 2b 2 0 0 0 .243 27 2 6 2
Maloney p 3 0 1 0 .208
30 1 4 1
Mets INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Maloney L 6-4 8.0 6 2 2 3 4 98 62 3.08
8.0 6 2 2 3 4 98 62
Fortress INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Messersmth W 7-0 9.0 4 1 1 2 8 129 83 2.49
9.0 4 1 1 2 8 129 83
NYM: Allen R batted for Pena R in the 7th
Tovar inserted at 2b in the 7th
Alley moved to ss in the 7th
2B-Alou M(17). HR-Allen R(11). RBI-Allen R(47), Northrup(48), Hart(58).
CS-Alomar. K-Alou M, Jones Cleon, Robinson Frank, Cepeda 2, Bailey B, Torre,
Alley, Stroud, Hart, Messersmth 2. BB-Robinson Frank, Bailey B, Buford,
Northrup, Blefary. HBP-Alley. HB-Messersmth.
GWRBI: Northrup
Temperature: 90, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: left to right at 10 MPH.
7/18/1968, NYM68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1968 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 5 2
1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 2 6 0 4 1
Mets -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Alou M cf 1>D 3/g 64/f k
Jones Cleon lf 3/g.2-3 53 6>S k
Robinson Frank rf W 4>k 543/gdp 9>7
Cepeda 1b k 7 8 k
Bailey B 3b 54/f k 7>63 W
Torre c 2>k 5>63 6 46/f
Pena R ss 43 7
Allen R ph HR
Tovar 2b
Alley 2b 7 HBP k
Maloney p 3>63 S.1-3 8>8
Fortress -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Alomar 2b 1>63 S S 8>S
Stroud cf k CS2(26) 3 6
4>8
Buford lf 13 S W.1-2 463/gdp
Northrup rf 2>63 W.1-2 S.2-H;1-3
Hart 3b k(23) 463/gdp S.3-H;1-3
Blefary c W 5>3/g 9
Smith W 1b 43 43 7>4/L
Hansen ss 3>53 63 63
Messersmth p k 6>8 k
Mets IN OUT ER Fortress IN OUT ER
Maloney A1 D3 2 L 6-4 Messersmth A1 D6 1 W 7-0
7/18/1968, NYM68-FOR68, Tiger Stadium
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1968 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 5 2
1968 Fortress 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 2 6 0 4 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
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************** Top of the 1st inning, Mets batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Alou M lined a double down the right field line (X)
0-0 0 -2- 02 Jones Cleon grounded out to first, Alou M to third (CSFX)
0-0 1 --3 30 Robinson Frank walked (BBBB)
0-0 1 1-3 12 Cepeda struck out (CSBFS)
0-0 2 1-3 21 Bailey B grounded to third, forcing Robinson Frank at
second (1BCBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Alomar grounded out to short (CX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Stroud struck out (BCFS)
0-0 2 --- 32 Buford grounded out to the mound (BBCBSX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Mets batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Torre struck out (BFFS)
0-0 1 --- 11 Pena R grounded out to second (BCX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Alley flied out to left (CSBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Northrup grounded out to short (CX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Hart struck out, Torre to Cepeda (CBFFS)
0-0 2 --- 31 Blefary walked (BBBCB)
0-0 2 1-- 22 Smith W grounded out to second (CBBFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Mets batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Maloney grounded out to short (BFSX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Alou M grounded out to first (SX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Jones Cleon grounded out to third (CSBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Hansen grounded out to third (X)
0-0 1 --- 22 Messersmth struck out (CCBBS)
0-0 2 --- 10 Alomar reached on an infield single to short (BX)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Alomar was caught stealing second (>B)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Mets batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Robinson Frank struck out (BCSBC)
0-0 1 --- 01 Cepeda flied out to left (FX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Bailey B struck out (SCBS)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Stroud popped out to center (BX)
0-0 1 --- 21 Buford lined a single to shallow right (BBCX)
0-0 1 1-- 30 Northrup walked, Buford to second (B1BBB)
0-0 1 12- 00 Hart grounded into a double play, Alley to Pena R to
Cepeda (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Mets batting
0-0 0 --- 21 Torre grounded out to short (CBBX)
0-0 1 --- 10 Pena R flied out to left (BX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Alley was hit by a pitch (BCFH)
0-0 2 1-- 01 Maloney grounded a single between first and second, Alley
to third (11CX)
0-0 2 1-3 01 Alou M grounded to short, forcing Maloney at second (CX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Blefary grounded out to first (CFBX)
0-0 1 --- 20 Smith W grounded out to second (BBX)
0-0 2 --- 01 Hansen grounded out to short (CX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Mets batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Jones Cleon grounded a single between first and second
(BCX)
0-0 0 1-- 22 Robinson Frank grounded into a double play, Hart to
Alomar to Smith W (11BFSBFFX)
0-0 2 --- 21 Cepeda flied out to center (FBBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Fortress batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Messersmth flied out to center (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Alomar grounded a single between third and short (CBBSBX)
0-0 1 1-- 01 Stroud popped out to first (1FX)
0-0 2 1-- 30 Buford walked, Alomar to second (BBBB)
0-0 2 12- 11 Northrup grounded a single to right, Alomar scored,
Buford to third (CBX)
0-1 2 1-3 11 Hart grounded a single up the middle, Buford scored,
Northrup to third (CBX)
0-2 2 1-3 01 Blefary flied out to right (CX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Mets batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Bailey B grounded out to short (BCBSFX)
0-2 1 --- 00 Torre popped out to short (X)
Allen R pinch hitting for Pena R
0-2 2 --- 32 Allen R homered deep down the left-field line (BBBCFX)
1-2 2 --- 12 Alley struck out (FFBC)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Fortress batting
Tovar now playing second base
Alley moved to shortstop
1-2 0 --- 01 Smith W lined out to second (SX)
1-2 1 --- 02 Hansen grounded out to short (CCX)
1-2 2 --- 02 Messersmth struck out (SFC)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Mets batting
1-2 0 --- 00 Maloney flied out to center (X)
1-2 1 --- 32 Alou M struck out (BSBSFFFBS)
1-2 2 --- 32 Jones Cleon struck out (BCBBCFS)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Fortress batting
1-2 0 --- 01 Alomar lined a single up the middle (FX)
Started raining
1-2 0 1-- 02 Stroud popped out to short (C1C1>F>X)
1-2 1 1-- 02 Buford grounded into a double play, Tovar to Alley to
Cepeda (CCX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Mets batting
1-2 0 --- 21 Robinson Frank flied out to left (FBBX)
1-2 1 --- 22 Cepeda struck out (BSFBS)
1-2 2 --- 32 Bailey B walked (CCBBBB)
Stopped raining
1-2 2 1-- 10 Torre grounded to second, forcing Bailey B at second (BX)