San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
June 15, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 9, New York Mets 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 1 2 0
Cline lf 5 1 3 1
Mays cf 5 2 2 1
McCovey 1b 5 2 3 4
Hart 3b 5 1 1 1
Davenport ss 5 0 0 0
Hiatt c 5 0 2 2
Hunt 2b 5 0 1 0
Marichal p 3 2 1 0
Totals 42 9 15 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Bosch cf 5 1 3 1
Boswell 2b 5 1 2 0
Shamsky lf 5 0 0 0
Martin 1b 5 1 2 1
Grote c 4 0 2 0
Collins 3b 3 1 3 1
  Charles 3b 2 0 1 0
Agee rf 4 0 1 1
Weis ss 4 1 2 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 16 4
San Francisco 001 041 0039151
New York 300 110 0005163
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (12-2) 9.0 16 5 4 1 7
Totals
9.0
16
5
4
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   4.0 8 5 5 0 2
  Koonce  L (0-3) 4.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Taylor   0.1 4 3 3 0 1
  Short   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
1
5

  E–Marichal (2), Martin 2 (3), Collins (1).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Hiatt (4,off Taylor), New York Collins 3 (3,off Marichal 3); Weis (3,off Marichal).  HR–San Francisco McCovey (14,5th inning off Seaver 2 on, 0 out), New York Bosch (2,1st inning off Marichal 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Alou (2,off Koonce); Marichal (4,off Koonce).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Grote (2,by Marichal).  Team–11.  SB–Boswell (5,2nd base off Marichal/Hiatt).  CS–Bosch (1,2nd base by Marichal/Hiatt).  WP–Koonce (1), Short (3).  HBP–Marichal (2,Grote).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–3:19.  A–32,850.
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