The starting pitchers were Nolan Ryan for the Mets against the Phils' Woodie Fryman.
Starting Lineups
1 | Tony Taylor | 3B |
2 | Cookie Rojas | 2B |
3 | Johnny Callison | RF |
4 | Dick Allen | LF |
5 | Tony Gonzalez | CF |
6 | Bill White | 1B |
7 | Clay Dalrymple | C |
8 | Bobby Wine | SS |
9 | Woodie Fryman | P |
1 | Tommie Agee | CF |
2 | Phil Linz | 2B |
3 | Cleon Jones | LF |
4 | Ron Swoboda | RF |
5 | Greg Goossen | 1B |
6 | Jerry Grote | C |
7 | Ed Charles | 3B |
8 | Bud Harrelson | SS |
9 | Nolan Ryan | P |
In the home 4th, Fryman walked Ron Swoboda to start the inning. Greg Gossen then struck out swinging. Catcher, Jerry Grote singled to centerfield scoring a hustling Swoboda from first base. Next "The Glider" Ed Charles hit a HR over the left field fence making it 3-0 Mets. It was all they would need for the win.

Trivia: The HR was Ed Charles' second of the year. The Glider would lead the 1968 Mets with 15 HRs on the season.

Phillies manager, Gene Mach was infuriated by the call & told Boozer to do it again, which he did for ball two & again for ball three. This resulted in Boozer & Mauch getting tossed from the game, when Mauch came out to argue. Boozer became one of just four pitchers in MLB history to be officially ejected from a game for use of a "spitball".

Harrelson became the first batter in history to gain a 3-0 count before even stepping up to the plate. He would end up grounding out to the new pitcher, Dick Hall.
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