New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
May 11, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1968 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 1, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 1 2 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 2 1
Buchek 3b 2 0 0 0
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 0
Santo 3b 3 1 3 2
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson rf 3 1 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 2 1
Phillips cf 3 0 1 0
Hands p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
New York 000 100 000140
Chicago 210 000 00x390
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (1-3) 7.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Frisella   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (3-2) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Swoboda (1,off Hands), Chicago Phillips (5,off Seaver).  HR–Chicago Santo (6,1st inning off Seaver 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Banks (2,off Seaver).  HBP–Williams (2,by Seaver); Johnson (2,by Seaver).  Team–6.  SB–Swoboda (1,2nd base off Hands/Hundley).  WP–Seaver (3).  HBP–Seaver 2 (3,Williams,Johnson).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:05.  A–8,698.
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