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New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies

1968-07-05 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 10084 · 2:14

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Mets 3–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 6th. Chris Short earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5
PHI	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	7

W: Chris Short L: Tom Seaver SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Bill Jackowski · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Phil Linz	4	0	0	0	0
Cleon Jones	4	0	0	0	2
Ron Swoboda	3	0	0	0	2
Ed Charles	4	0	0	0	0
Jerry Grote	3	0	0	0	2
Greg Goossen	3	0	1	0	0
Tommie Agee	3	1	1	0	2
Al Weis	3	0	2	0	1
Tom Seaver	2	0	0	0	2
Jerry Buchek	1	0	1	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cookie Rojas	2	0	0	0	1	1
Roberto Pena	3	1	1	1	1	0
Tony Gonzalez	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Allen	4	1	2	0	0	0
Johnny Callison	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Taylor	2	0	0	1	0	1
John Briggs	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Ryan	3	0	1	0	0	1
Chris Short	2	1	1	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	7.0	7	1	6
Cal Koonce	1.0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Short	9.0	5	0	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Phil Linz: 3/FL
Cleon Jones: 9/F
Ron Swoboda: K/C

Bot 1

Cookie Rojas: K
Roberto Pena: 7/F
Tony Gonzalez: HP
Dick Allen: CS2(24)

Top 2

Ed Charles: 9/F
Jerry Grote: 63
Greg Goossen: 3/FL

Bot 2

Dick Allen: 53
Johnny Callison: K
Tony Taylor: 9/F

Top 3

Tommie Agee: K
Al Weis: S8/P
Tom Seaver: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Tom Seaver: K
Phil Linz: 9/L

Bot 3

John Briggs: K
Mike Ryan: K
Chris Short: K

Top 4

Cleon Jones: K/C
Ron Swoboda: HP
Ed Charles: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Cookie Rojas: W
Roberto Pena: 4/P
Tony Gonzalez: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Jerry Grote: K
Greg Goossen: S8/G
Tommie Agee: K
Al Weis: K/C

Bot 5

Dick Allen: T9
Johnny Callison: 53
Tony Taylor: 9/SF.3-H
John Briggs: S7/P
Mike Ryan: 13

Top 6

Tom Seaver: K
Phil Linz: 43/G4M
Cleon Jones: 7/F

Bot 6

Chris Short: S8
Cookie Rojas: 24/SH.1-2
Roberto Pena: T8.2-H
Tony Gonzalez: S8/G.3-H
Dick Allen: S8/G.1-2
Johnny Callison: 31.1-2;2-3
Tony Taylor: K/C

Top 7

Ron Swoboda: K
Ed Charles: 63
Jerry Grote: K/C

Bot 7

John Briggs: 31
Mike Ryan: S9
Chris Short: 14/SH.1-2
Cookie Rojas: 7/F

Top 8

Greg Goossen: 6/P
Tommie Agee: S9/G
Al Weis: S9/G.1-2
Jerry Buchek: S7/G.1-2;2-H
Phil Linz: 5(2)3/GDP

Bot 8

Roberto Pena: W
Tony Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO
Dick Allen: 7/F
Johnny Callison: CS2(26)

Top 9

Cleon Jones: K
Ron Swoboda: 9/F
Ed Charles: 4/P