New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Linz 2b 6 3 5 3
Jones lf,cf,lf 6 1 4 3
Swoboda rf 6 0 1 0
Charles 3b 2 1 1 0
  Collins pr,3b 0 1 0 1
Grote c 4 1 2 0
Goossen 1b 4 0 1 0
Agee cf 1 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph,lf 2 0 1 1
  Bosch pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Weis ss 4 2 1 1
Jackson p 4 1 2 1
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 18 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Joseph ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Callison ph 1 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Pena ss 5 1 2 0
Gonzalez cf 5 2 2 0
Allen lf 3 1 0 0
Lock rf 4 1 3 4
Taylor 3b 4 1 2 0
Briggs 1b 4 0 0 1
Ryan c 4 0 2 0
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Sutherland ph,2b 3 0 2 1
Totals 38 6 13 6
New York 021 030 02311180
Philadelphia 200 000 0406130
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (2-3) 7.0 9 4 4 1 1
  Taylor   0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Short   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Koonce  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
2
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (10-9) 2.0 8 3 3 1 1
  Wagner   2.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Hall   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Brown   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Farrell   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  James   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
11
11
3
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Linz (1,off Fryman); Shamsky (9,off James); Jones (17,off James), Philadelphia Gonzalez 2 (6,off Jackson 2); Lock (4,off Jackson).  SH–Goossen (1,off Wagner); Collins (4,off Brown).  SF–Shamsky (3,off Wagner); Collins (1,off Farrell).  HBP–Charles (1,by Wagner).  IBB–Shamsky (3,by Wagner); Allen (7,by Jackson).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  CS–Allen (3,2nd base by Koonce/Grote).  WP–Farrell (3).  HBP–Wagner (2,Charles).  IBB–Jackson (3,Allen); Wagner (3,Shamsky).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:03.  A–4,032.
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