Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
May 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 6 0 2 0
Wills ss 6 1 0 0
Clemente rf 7 0 1 0
Stargell lf 7 1 3 2
Clendenon 1b 7 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 7 0 1 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Pagan 3b 6 1 1 0
May c 6 0 0 0
McBean p 2 0 1 1
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 1 0
  Kolb pr 0 0 0 0
  Moose p 2 0 0 0
  Hiller 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 58 3 11 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 8 1 3 0
Boswell 2b 8 0 3 1
Shamsky lf 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph,lf 4 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 6 0 1 0
Grote c 7 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 6 0 0 0
Charles 3b 7 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Agee cf 7 2 2 2
Seaver p 4 0 1 0
  Koonce p 2 0 0 0
  Buchek 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 61 4 13 3
Pittsburgh 200 010 000 000 000 003113
New York 020 010 000 000 000 014130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McBean   6.1 7 3 3 2 6
  Walker   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Kline   3.1 2 0 0 0 3
  Moose  L (0-3) 6.1 3 1 0 0 7
  Face   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
16.2
13
4
3
2
17
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   11.0 7 3 3 1 6
  Koonce   5.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Taylor  W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
17.0
11
3
3
1
9

  E–Wills (6), Mazeroski (2), Hiller (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Clendenon (4,off Seaver); Pagan (2,off Seaver); Alou (3,off Koonce), New York Boswell (2,off McBean).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (3,1st inning off Seaver 1 on, 2 out), New York Agee (2,2nd inning off McBean 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Alou (4,off Seaver); Buchek (2,off Moose).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Kranepool (1,by McBean).  Team–11.  SB–Wills (12,2nd base off Seaver/Grote); Boswell (3,2nd base off Walker/May).  CS–Alou (5,2nd base by Seaver/Grote); Harrelson (3,2nd base by Kline/May).  HBP–McBean (2,Kranepool).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–4:25.  A–8,188.
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