New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
July 24, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves 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 2, Atlanta Braves 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 2 1
Grote c 5 0 0 0
Stahl cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Shamsky lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
  Agee pr,cf 1 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 1 0
Buchek 3b 4 1 1 0
Weis 2b 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Linz 2b 0 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 1 1 1
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Connors p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lum cf,lf 5 1 1 1
Johnson B. 3b 5 0 1 1
Aaron H. rf 4 1 1 0
Torre c 4 0 2 1
Francona lf 2 0 0 0
  Alou pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Aaron T. 1b 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 1 0
Martinez ss 4 0 0 0
Reed p 1 0 1 0
  Page ph 1 0 1 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson D. ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
New York 000 000 010 1271
Atlanta 000 100 000 2393
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   7.0 5 1 1 2 2
  Taylor   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Connors  L (0-1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.2
9
3
3
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed   8.0 4 1 1 2 5
  Upshaw  W (6-4) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
2
5

  E–Weis (12), B Johnson (4), Martinez (8), Upshaw (1).  DP–New York 2, Atlanta 2.  2B–New York Buchek (2,off Upshaw).  3B–Atlanta Lum (2,off Connors).  HR–New York Charles (10,8th inning off Reed 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Linz (2,off Upshaw); Reed (6,off Ryan); T Aaron (2,off Ryan).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Agee (4,3rd base off Reed/Torre); H Aaron (16,2nd base off Ryan/Grote).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:25.  A–8,094.
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