Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 4, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 3 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 1
Hundley c 4 1 1 2
Arcia ss 2 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Phillips cf 3 0 0 0
Holtzman p 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 1 0 0 0
  Elia ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Linz 2b 2 2 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 0 0 0 1
Jones lf 5 0 1 1
Swoboda rf 4 1 0 0
Goossen 1b 1 1 0 0
  Kranepool ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Grote c 2 1 2 0
Charles 3b 3 1 2 5
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Selma p 4 1 1 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 7 7
Chicago 020 000 001341
New York 101 020 21x771
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   2.2 3 2 2 4 2
  Lamabe  L (0-1) 1.2 2 2 1 2 1
  Hartenstein   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Regan   2.0 2 3 3 1 3
Totals
8.0
7
7
6
7
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Selma  W (1-0) 8.1 4 3 2 1 5
  Koonce  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
2
1
5

  E–Arcia (1), Boswell (4).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Jones (5,off Holtzman); Harrelson (3,off Holtzman); Selma (1,off Regan).  HR–Chicago Hundley (1,2nd inning off Selma 1 on, 1 out), New York Charles (3,7th inning off Regan 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Johnson (1,by Selma); Grote (1,by Holtzman).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Agee (1,off Regan).  SF–Boswell (2,off Regan).  Team–8.  CS–Agee (3,2nd base by Holtzman/Hundley).  HBP–Holtzman (1,Grote); Selma (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:36.  A–14,214.
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