Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
May 2, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 0, New York Mets 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 3 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 0 0 0
Allen lf 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 1 0
Wine ss 1 0 0 0
  Briggs ph 1 0 1 0
  Pena ss 1 0 0 0
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Lock ph 1 0 0 0
  Boozer p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Linz 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 1 0 0
Goossen 1b 3 0 1 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Grote c 2 1 1 0
Charles 3b 3 1 1 2
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 2
Philadelphia 000 000 000032
New York 000 300 00x350
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (3-2) 6.0 5 3 3 2 7
  Boozer   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hall   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
2
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (2-2) 7.0 3 0 0 7 10
  Taylor  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
8
10

  E–Taylor (2), Gonzalez (1).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Goossen (2,off Fryman).  HR–New York Charles (2,4th inning off Fryman 1 on, 1 out).  Team–4.  SB–Taylor (3,2nd base off Ryan/Grote).  WP–Fryman (2), Ryan (2).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:31.  A–9,795.
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