San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
June 16, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 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 1, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Cline lf 3 0 1 0
  Davenport ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 1 1
Hiatt c 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b,lf 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 2 0 0 0
Lanier ss 3 0 1 0
Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 2 0 0 0
  Dietz ph 1 0 1 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Bosch cf 3 1 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 3 1 2 1
Charles 3b 3 0 1 0
Martin c 3 0 0 0
Agee rf 3 0 0 0
Shamsky 1b 3 1 1 1
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Frisella p 2 0 1 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 2
San Francisco 000 000 001170
New York 200 010 00x360
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Henry  L (0-2) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Bolin   6.2 5 2 2 1 8
  Linzy   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Frisella  W (1-2) 5.0 3 0 0 1 4
  Jackson  SV (2) 4.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 3.  2B–San Francisco Cline (3,off Frisella), New York Jones (14,off Bolin).  3B–San Francisco Mays (3,off Jackson).  HR–New York Shamsky (3,5th inning off Bolin 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McCovey (3,off Jackson).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Charles (3,off Bolin).  IBB–Martin (1,by Bolin).  Team–5.  SB–Boswell (6,2nd base off Bolin/Hiatt); Frisella (1,2nd base off Bolin/Hiatt).  CS–Jones (5,2nd base by Linzy/Hiatt).  WP–Bolin 2 (3).  IBB–Bolin (4,Martin).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:27.  A–53,824.
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