Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
April 19, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1968 at Shea 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker 1b 5 0 2 0
Versalles ss 5 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 2 0
Fairly rf 3 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 2 1 1 1
Haller c 3 1 1 1
Colavito lf 3 0 1 1
Alcaraz 3b 4 0 1 0
  Popovich 3b 0 0 0 0
Osteen p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Weis ss 4 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 1 0
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 1 1 1
Jones lf 4 1 2 0
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
Shamsky 1b 3 0 0 1
Grote c 3 0 1 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Linz ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Los Angeles 000 000 120381
New York 010 000 001260
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (1-2) 9.0 6 2 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (1-1) 7.1 6 2 2 4 11
  Short   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Koonce   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
12

  E–Alcaraz (3).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Lefebvre (2,off Short), New York Jones 2 (2,off Osteen 2).  HR–Los Angeles Haller (1,7th inning off Ryan 0 on, 0 out), New York Swoboda (2,9th inning off Osteen 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Shamsky (1,off Osteen).  HBP–Boswell (1,by Osteen).  IBB–Charles (2,by Osteen).  Team–5.  SB–Davis 2 (2,2nd base off Ryan/Grote,2nd base off Short/Grote).  CS–Parker (1,2nd base by Ryan/Grote).  WP–Short (1).  HBP–Osteen (1,Boswell).  IBB–Osteen (1,Charles).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:33.  A–16,724.
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