New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 13, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1968 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 2 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 1 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker 1b 4 0 1 0
Versalles ss 3 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Fairly rf 3 1 1 1
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 1 0
  Popovich 2b 0 0 0 0
Colavito lf 2 0 0 0
Haller c 4 0 1 0
Bailey 3b 1 0 0 0
Drysdale p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1
New York 000 000 000041
Los Angeles 010 000 00x161
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (0-1) 6.2 6 1 1 5 4
  Short   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
1
1
6
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
7

  E–Swoboda (1), Bailey (1).  DP–New York 2, Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Parker (3,off Cardwell).  HR–Los Angeles Fairly (1,2nd inning off Cardwell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Shamsky (1,by Drysdale).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Bailey (1,by Cardwell).  Team–9.  SB–Charles (1,2nd base off Drysdale/Haller).  HBP–Drysdale (1,Shamsky).  IBB–Cardwell (1,Bailey).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:31.  A–14,904.
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