Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
May 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 7 0 1 0
Lum lf 7 0 0 0
Aaron rf 5 1 0 0
Francona 1b 4 0 2 0
  Guinn pr 0 0 0 0
  Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1
Alou cf 7 1 3 1
Boyer 3b 7 0 2 0
Millan 2b 5 0 0 1
Tillman c 3 0 1 0
  Martinez pr,c 2 0 0 0
Jarvis p 3 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Britton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 55 3 10 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 6 0 0 0
Weis 2b 4 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 5 1 1 1
Swoboda rf 6 0 0 0
Grote c 6 0 1 0
Goossen 1b 6 0 0 0
Buchek 3b 6 0 1 0
Agee cf 3 0 1 0
  Jones cf 2 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 48 1 4 1
Atlanta 000 000 100 000 000 23100
New York 000 100 000 000 000 0141
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis   11.0 4 1 1 2 5
  Britton  W (2-0) 5.0 0 0 0 3 4
Totals
16.0
4
1
1
5
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   9.0 7 1 1 1 4
  Koonce   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Taylor   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Frisella  L (0-2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 4
Totals
16.0
10
3
3
2
10

  E–Agee (1).  DP–Atlanta 2, New York 1.  2B–Atlanta Boyer (2,off Taylor); Alou (9,off Frisella).  3B–Atlanta Alou (3,off Cardwell).  HR–New York Shamsky (2,4th inning off Jarvis 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Jarvis (5,off Koonce); Cardwell (2,off Jarvis); Weis (2,off Britton).  SF–Millan (1,off Cardwell).  HBP–Tillman (1,by Koonce).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Shamsky (1,by Britton).  Team–6.  SB–Jackson (5,2nd base off Cardwell/Grote); H Aaron (4,2nd base off Frisella/Grote).  CS–Jones (2,2nd base by Britton/Martinez).  HBP–Koonce (1,Tillman).  IBB–Britton (1,Shamsky).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–4:07.  A–28,169.
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