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[Guest Edgy DC]

Anyone sporting the xenophopic notion that the Minaya-era Mets are pandering to Latino fans and forcing some sort of cultural change down the white man's throat might bet interested in this fine item, a 1967 Mets schedule in Spanish, complete with a loving inivitation to come to Shea from S�or y S�ora Met.


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Also, check out the sexy scorekeeping in this 1963 scorecard>:

[soupcan]

Never seen hits indicated that way. Good game - Aaron homered.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Breaking up strikeout of the side in the first inning.

They rewarded him by double-swithching his brother into the game.

Do you think the line-shading is for un-earned runs?

[soupcan]

Edgy DC wrote: Do you think the line-shading is for un-earned runs?

You mean on the lower left corner of the boxes? I'm taking that as four seperate lines rather than a shaded corner and thinking '4 bases rounded - run scored', as opposed to Aaron and Hickman's homeruns which are completely shaded indicating 4-base hits.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't quite understand what I'm looking at.

I'm guessing a pitching change after Hunt batted in the second.

Did Thomas and Kranepool go back to back?

It's Neal's 2nd inning at bat that confuses me. If he scored, I'd think there would be a line from 2nd base to 3rd.

The other thing I notice is that the scorecard only allowed for nine batters. As far back as I can remember, there would be at least four or five additional lines for substitutes.

[soupcan]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I don't quite understand what I'm looking at. I'm guessing a pitching change after Hunt batted in the second. Did Thomas and Kranepool go back to back? It's Neal's 2nd inning at bat that confuses me. If he scored, I'd think there would be a line from 2nd base to 3rd. The other thing I notice is that the scorecard only allowed for nine batters. As far back as I can remember, there would be at least four or five additional lines for substitutes.

I'm guessing the '2' next to Hook's name has to do with the second pitcher coming in rather than his being replaced in the second inning. When the second pitcher came in he batted Hook's place and when the third came in he batted in Moran's spot maybe?

Thomas and Kranepool both singled and came around to score.

No lines from 2nd to third in Kranepool's and Neal's boxes is confusing me too. I'm thinking that both went first to third?

[Benjamin Grimm]

The reason I was thinking pitching change in the second inning is the bold line between Hunt's at bat and Snider's.

I used to do something similar when I'd score games.

[Guest Edgy DC]

What happened.

It was game one of a double-header. Roger Craig got the save.

BRAVES 1ST: Cline was called out on strikes; Bolling struck out;
H. Aaron homered; Mathews was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hickman popped to shortstop; Hunt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Snider flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Larker walked; Maye popped to shortstop; Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Larker to second]; McMillan
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Thomas singled to left; Kranepool singled to left
[Thomas to second]; Coleman grounded out (first unassisted)
[Thomas to third, Kranepool to second]; Neal singled to right
[Thomas scored, Kranepool scored]; Torre allowed a passed ball
[Neal to second]; Moran walked; Hook walked [Neal to third,
Moran to second]; Hickman hit a sacrifice fly to left [Neal
scored]; Hunt walked [Moran to third, Hook to second]; LEMASTER
REPLACED CLONINGER (PITCHING); Snider popped to pitcher; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Lemaster flied out to right; Cline singled to
center; Bolling grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Cline out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
1, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Thomas reached on an error by Mathews [Thomas to
first]; Kranepool out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Thomas to second]; Coleman popped to pitcher; Neal flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron flied out to center; Mathews singled to
right; Larker forced Mathews (first to shortstop); Maye grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Moran struck out; Hook grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1,
Mets 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Torre lined to first; McMillan walked; JONES BATTED
FOR LEMASTER; Jones forced McMillan (second to shortstop); Cline
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: PICHE REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Hunt walked; Snider
flied out to right; Thomas singled to center [Hunt to third];
Kranepool popped to shortstop; Coleman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Bolling singled to center; H. Aaron struck out;
Mathews singled to center [bolling to third]; Larker singled to
right [bolling scored, Mathews to second]; Maye popped to
shortstop; Torre singled to left [Mathews scored, Larker to
third, Torre to second (on throw)]; Hook threw a wild pitch
[Larker scored, Torre to third]; McMillan walked; McMillan was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Coleman [Torre
scored, McMillan to second]; Piche struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Braves 5, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Neal flied out to left; Moran grounded out (third to
first); THRONEBERRY BATTED FOR HOOK; Throneberry flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 3.

BRAVES 7TH: MACKENZIE REPLACED THRONEBERRY (PITCHING); Cline
struck out (catcher to first); Bolling grounded out (third to
first); H. Aaron singled to left; Mathews struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Hickman walked; Hunt struck out; Snider reached on an
error by Larker [Hickman to third, Snider out at second (third
to second)]; Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 3.

BRAVES 8TH: T. AARON BATTED FOR LARKER; T. Aaron popped to
first; Maye struck out; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: GABRIELSON REPLACED MAYE (PLAYING LF); T. AARON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kranepool tripled to right; Coleman
walked; RAYMOND REPLACED PICHE (PITCHING); Neal doubled to right
[Kranepool scored, Coleman to third]; SCHREIBER BATTED FOR
MORAN; Schreiber flied out to right; HARKNESS BATTED FOR
MACKENZIE; Harkness was walked intentionally; KANEHL RAN FOR
HARKNESS; Hickman homered [Coleman scored, Neal scored, Kanehl
scored]; Hunt was hit by a pitch; Snider grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Hunt to second]; Thomas flied out to center; 5 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 8.

BRAVES 9TH: KANEHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CRAIG REPLACED
THOMAS (PITCHING); HODGES REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING 1B); NEAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SCHREIBER STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 3B); McMillan walked; DILLARD BATTED FOR RAYMOND;
Dillard grounded out (third to first) [McMillan to second];
Cline walked; Bolling grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Cline out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Mets 8.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mazzilli makes the 1973 All-Brooklyn Team: