New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
April 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds 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 1, Cincinnati Reds 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Linz 2b 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Jones lf,cf 4 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
Goossen 1b 3 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 2 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Seaver p 2 0 1 0
  Weis ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 3 1 1 0
Johnson lf 1 1 1 0
  Jones ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 0
Perez 3b 3 0 1 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 3 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Arrigo p 3 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 1
New York 000 010 000163
Cincinnati 201 000 00x381
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (1-1) 7.0 8 3 1 0 3
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
1
0
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Arrigo  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 3 7
  Abernathy  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
8

  E–Grote (2), Harrelson (2), Seaver (1), May (1).  DP–Cincinnati 3.  2B–New York Harrelson (1,off Arrigo), Cincinnati Pinson (5,off Seaver); Helms (2,off Seaver).  HBP–Linz (1,by Arrigo); Rose (1,by Seaver).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Perez (1,off Seaver).  Team–7.  CS–Grote (1,2nd base by Arrigo/Bench).  SB–A Johnson (3,2nd base off Seaver/Grote).  WP–Seaver (2).  BK–Seaver (1).  HBP–Seaver (1,Rose); Arrigo (1,Linz).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:32.  A–5,743.
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