Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 5, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Johnson rf 3 0 1 0
  Spangler rf 1 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 0 0 0 0
  Arcia 2b 4 0 1 1
Phillips cf 2 0 0 0
Hands p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boswell 2b 4 0 2 0
Jones cf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 4 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 2 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Buchek 3b 3 0 1 0
Weis ss 2 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson ss 0 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Chicago 000 100 000140
New York 000 000 000042
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (2-2) 9.0 4 0 0 2 12
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
12
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (1-3) 8.0 4 1 0 2 3
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
2
3

  E–Grote (3), Buchek (1).  2B–Chicago Arcia (2,off Cardwell).  IBB–Phillips (3,by Cardwell).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Kranepool (5,off Hands).  Team–5.  SB–Kessinger (4,2nd base off Cardwell/Grote); Jones (2,2nd base off Hands/Hundley).  IBB–Cardwell (2,Phillips).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:12.  A–38,488.
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