New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 11, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1968 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 1
Agee cf 5 1 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 1 1 1
Kranepool 1b 2 0 1 0
Shamsky lf 3 0 1 2
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 1 1 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 0 1 0
Ferrara lf 3 0 0 0
  Gabrielson lf 0 0 0 0
  Grant ph 1 0 1 0
Colavito rf 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 2 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 3 0 0 0
Haller c 2 0 1 0
Singer p 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Alcaraz ph 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
New York 000 002 011470
Los Angeles 000 000 000042
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 4 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  L (0-1) 7.0 6 3 2 4 6
  Aguirre   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Billingham   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Romo   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
4
7

  E–Ferrara (1), Romo (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Los Angeles Parker (2,off Koosman).  3B–New York Boswell (1,off Singer).  SH–Kranepool (1,off Aguirre); Singer (1,off Koosman).  SF–Boswell (1,off Romo).  IBB–Grote (1,by Singer).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Harrelson (1,2nd base by Singer/Haller).  IBB–Singer (1,Grote).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:42.  A–16,372.
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