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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 22, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, played on July 22, 1968 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 22, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 22, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Cardwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Britton |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 10,115 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: John Kibler |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Larry Stahl | Center Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Buchek | Third Baseman |
| Al Weis | Second Baseman |
| Don Cardwell | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Tommie Aaron | First Baseman |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Deron Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Marty Martinez | Shortstop |
| Jim Britton | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 22, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Britton
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Harrelson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Britton
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stahl vs. Britton
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shamsky vs. Britton
Shamsky hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrelson tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Britton
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Cardwell
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cardwell
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Cardwell
There goes Aaron. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Aaron steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Cardwell
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Britton
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Britton
Buchek hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Britton
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Britton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cardwell
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Cardwell
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buchek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Britton
Cardwell strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Britton
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Britton
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stahl vs. Britton
Stahl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. There goes Grote trying to get to third. Alou throws the ball in to Johnson, who tags Grote for the out. Stahl moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Britton
Shamsky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Cardwell
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Britton vs. Cardwell
Britton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Britton
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Britton
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Britton
Buchek hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Cardwell
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cardwell
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Cardwell
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Cardwell
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Cardwell
Grote fires to first and picks off Aaron. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Britton
Weis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardwell vs. Britton
Cardwell bunts towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Millan covering, for the out. Weis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Britton
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Britton fields it and throws to first for the out. Weis moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grote vs. Britton
Grote strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Cardwell
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shamsky. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Cardwell
Martinez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Britton vs. Cardwell
Britton bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Cardwell
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Martinez scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Cardwell
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Britton
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Britton
Shamsky strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Britton
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swoboda vs. Britton
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Swoboda reaches third base with a triple. Kranepool scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buchek vs. Britton
Buchek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Buchek reaches second base with a double. Swoboda scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weis vs. Johnson
Ken Johnson now pitching.
Weis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardwell vs. Johnson
Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Cardwell
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Cardwell
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Cardwell
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torre moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Cardwell
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Weis scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Johnson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Johnson
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Johnson
Stahl hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Cardwell
Mike Page pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Page hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cardwell
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Cardwell
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Shamsky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Upshaw
Tommie Agee pinch runs for Art Shamsky.
Kranepool bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Agee moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swoboda vs. Upshaw
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Agee scores. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buchek vs. Upshaw
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kranepool moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weis vs. Upshaw
Weis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cardwell
Tommie Agee now playing center field. Larry Stahl now playing left field.
Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Buchek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Cardwell
Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cardwell
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardwell vs. Upshaw
Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Upshaw
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Upshaw
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. Upshaw
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahl for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Cardwell
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buchek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cardwell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Cardwell
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/22/1968 -- New York at Atlanta (N)
New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Harrelson B, ss 5 2 2 0 Alou F, cf 3 0 0 0
Grote J, c 4 0 1 0 Francona T, lf 4 0 1 2
Stahl L, cf-lf 5 0 1 1 Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0
Shamsky A, lf 3 0 1 1 Torre J, c 4 0 0 0
Agee T, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Aaron T, 1b 4 0 2 0
Kranepool E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Millan F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Swoboda R, rf 4 1 1 2 Johnson D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Buchek J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Martinez M, ss 2 1 0 0
Weis A, 2b 3 0 1 0 Britton J, p 1 0 0 0
Cardwell D, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson K, p 0 0 0 0
Page M, ph 1 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 30 2 5 2
New York 101 002 010 -- 5
Atlanta 000 020 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Britton J (L) 5.2 8 4 4 1 6
Johnson K 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Upshaw C 2.0 1 1 1 0 3
E -- Harrelson B 2, Martinez M
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 7, Atlanta 6
2B -- Johnson D, Kranepool E, Buchek J, Shamsky A
3B -- Harrelson B, Swoboda R
SB -- Aaron H
SH -- Cardwell D, Britton J, Kranepool E
SF -- Shamsky A
HBP -- by Cardwell D (Martinez M)
T -- 2:32
A -- 10115
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