New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1968 at Wrigley Field. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Linz 2b 5 0 1 0
Grote c 4 1 2 0
Charles 3b 5 2 2 3
Swoboda rf 5 1 2 0
Goossen 1b 3 1 1 1
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Agee cf 2 0 1 1
Weis ss 4 0 0 0
Selma p 3 0 0 0
  Taylor p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 1
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 1
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson rf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 1 0
Phillips cf 4 1 2 0
Holtzman p 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Nen ph 1 0 1 1
  Reberger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
New York 003 020 0005100
Chicago 000 100 200390
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Selma  W (5-0) 6.1 8 3 3 0 1
  Taylor  SV (3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (4-4) 4.1 8 5 5 4 8
  Lamabe   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Hartenstein   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Reberger   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
13

  E–None.  2B–New York Goossen (6,off Holtzman), Chicago Banks (11,off Selma); Phillips 2 (8,off Selma 2); Beckert (8,off Taylor).  3B–New York Swoboda (2,off Holtzman); Agee (1,off Holtzman), Chicago Kessinger (4,off Selma).  HR–New York Charles 2 (9,3rd inning off Holtzman 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Santo (9,4th inning off Selma 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Agee (1,by Holtzman).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Agee (2,2nd base off Holtzman/Hundley); Jones (4,2nd base off Holtzman/Hundley).  CS–Jones (3,2nd base by Hartenstein/Hundley).  IBB–Holtzman (2,Agee).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:32.  A–5,858.
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