New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1968 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Stahl cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 2 1 1 0
  Agee pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Martin c 4 0 1 1
Swoboda rf 2 0 1 0
Buchek 3b 4 0 1 0
Weis 2b 4 0 0 0
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 2 0 0 0
  Flood cf 2 0 0 0
Davis cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 2 0
Tolan rf 3 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Briles p 2 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
New York 000 001 000171
St. Louis 000 000 000040
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (13-5) 9.0 4 0 0 1 12
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
12
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (11-7) 8.0 7 1 1 5 5
  Hoerner   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
5
6

  E–Harrelson (9).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Davis (12,off Koosman).  HBP–Swoboda (4,by Briles).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Stahl (1,2nd base off Briles/Edwards).  CS–Harrelson (5,2nd base by Briles/Edwards).  WP–Briles (2).  HBP–Briles (4,Swoboda).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:22.  A–45,408.
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