Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 14, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 3 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 1 2 1
May 1b 4 1 1 1
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0
  Ruiz ss 1 0 0 0
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelso p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 4 1 1 2
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 1 1
Grote c 2 0 1 0
Goossen 1b 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Buchek 3b 3 0 1 0
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 3 1 1 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Cincinnati 000 101 000240
New York 003 000 00x361
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (2-3) 4.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Davidson   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kelso   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (4-2) 9.0 4 2 2 2 14
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
14

  E–Goossen (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  3B–New York Shamsky (1,off Pappas).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (5,4th inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 out); May (3,6th inning off Ryan 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Goossen (1,by Pappas).  Team–3.  WP–Ryan (3).  BK–Pappas (2).  HBP–Pappas (1,Goossen).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:20.  A–15,671.
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