San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
April 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 0, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 2 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Hart lf 4 0 1 0
Hiatt c 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Lanier ss 2 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,ss 2 0 2 0
McCormick p 2 0 1 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Weis ss 4 0 2 1
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 0
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 3 1 1 1
Charles 3b 4 0 1 1
Shamsky 1b 4 0 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Grote c 2 1 1 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
San Francisco 000 000 000071
New York 010 001 10x381
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (0-1) 6.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Bolin   0.0 2 1 0 0 0
  Linzy   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
2
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (2-0) 9.0 7 0 0 2 10
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
2
10

  E–Bolin (1), Weis (2).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Charles (2,off McCormick); Grote (1,off Bolin).  HR–New York Jones (1,2nd inning off McCormick 0 on, 1 out).  Team–7.  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:22.  A–52,079.
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