New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
June 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Grote ph 1 0 1 1
Bosch cf 4 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 0 0 0 1
Jones rf 5 0 1 0
Martin c 4 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 3 2 1 1
  Agee pr 0 1 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 2 3 0
Collins 3b,2b 4 1 2 1
Weis 2b,ss 3 0 2 2
Selma p 2 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Charles ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 3 1 1 0
Johnson lf 5 1 2 1
Pinson cf 2 1 0 0
  Jones cf 1 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 2 3
Bench c 3 2 2 0
May 1b 4 0 1 1
Helms 2b 4 0 2 1
Woodward ss 4 2 1 0
Maloney p 4 0 1 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 6
New York 000 010 2036111
Cincinnati 010 141 00x7121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Selma  L (7-2) 4.1 8 6 6 1 3
  Koonce   1.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Taylor   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
3
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (8-4) 8.0 9 6 4 1 7
  Abernathy  SV (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
1
7

  E–Collins (2), May (3).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Kranepool (3,off Maloney), Cincinnati Helms (17,off Selma); Bench (19,off Selma).  3B–Cincinnati Perez (2,off Selma).  HR–New York Shamsky (6,7th inning off Maloney 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Weis (1,off Maloney); Swoboda (1,off Abernathy).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Rose (3,by Selma).  IBB–Pinson (5,by Selma).  Team–7.  SB–Woodward (2,2nd base off Koonce/Martin).  CS–May (4,2nd base by Selma/Martin).  WP–Selma 2 (2).  HBP–Selma (2,Rose).  IBB–Selma (2,Pinson).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:35.  A–8,580.
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