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Mets
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 25, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets, played on August 25, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Culver |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,844 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: John Kibler 3B: Shag Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Larry Stahl | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| J.C. Martin | Catcher |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Art Shamsky | Left Fielder |
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Mack Jones | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Fred Whitfield | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Culver | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 25, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Culver
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Culver
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Culver
Kranepool hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Culver
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Seaver
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Seaver
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Culver
Martin hits a line drive into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Culver
Swoboda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Culver
Bench fires to first and picks off Swoboda. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Culver
Shamsky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Culver
Weis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Culver
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Seaver
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Seaver
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Culver
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops it up and throws to first, with Culver covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Culver
Stahl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Culver
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Seaver
Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Seaver
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Culver vs. Seaver
Culver bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it, throws to third for one, and over to second - double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Seaver
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Culver
Charles strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Culver
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Culver
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Seaver
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
May strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Seaver
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Culver
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Culver
Weis strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Culver
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Seaver
Bench hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Seaver
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Seaver
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Culver
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops it up and throws to first, with Culver covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Culver
Stahl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Culver
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Seaver
Culver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Seaver
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Seaver
Jones hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Culver
Charles hits a line drive into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Culver
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Culver
Swoboda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shamsky vs. Culver
Shamsky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weis vs. Culver
Weis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swoboda scores. Shamsky moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seaver vs. Lee
Bob Lee now pitching.
Seaver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Seaver reaches second base with a double. Shamsky scores. Weis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Ritchie
Jay Ritchie now pitching.
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stahl vs. Ritchie
Stahl takes first base on ball four. Seaver moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kranepool vs. Ritchie
Kranepool hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
May hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Seaver
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Ritchie
Charles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ritchie
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Ritchie
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Ritchie
Shamsky takes first base on ball four. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weis vs. Ritchie
Tommie Agee pinch runs for Art Shamsky.
Weis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Swoboda scores. There goes Agee trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Seaver
Tommie Agee now playing center field. Larry Stahl now playing left field.
Bench hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Stahl. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Seaver
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenas vs. Seaver
There's a wild pitch. Bench scores. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Seaver
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Seaver
Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Jay Ritchie.
Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. McCool
Billy McCool now pitching.
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. McCool
Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. McCool
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. McCool
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCool fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Seaver
Rose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Seaver
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Seaver
May strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Seaver
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1968 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Boswell K, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rose P, rf 4 0 1 0
Stahl L, cf-lf 3 0 1 0 Jones M, cf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 5 1 1 1 May L, lf 4 0 0 0
Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin J, c 4 1 1 0 Whitfield F, 1b 3 0 0 0
Swoboda R, rf 4 2 3 0 Bench J, c 3 1 2 0
Shamsky A, lf 3 2 2 2 Helms T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Agee T, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0
Weis A, ss 3 1 2 2 Culver G, p 2 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 4 0 1 2 Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
Ritchie J, p 0 0 0 0
Beauchamp J, ph 1 0 0 0
McCool B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 11 7 31 1 5 0
New York 110 000 410 -- 7
Cincinnati 000 000 010 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Culver G (L) 6.1 8 6 6 2 4
Lee B* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Ritchie J 1.2 2 1 1 2 0
McCool B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- New York 5, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Seaver T, Bench J, Rose P
HR -- Kranepool E, Shamsky A
WP -- Ritchie J, Seaver T
T -- 2:19
A -- 11844
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