New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
July 25, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 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 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Stahl cf 4 0 0 0
Martin c 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 1 2 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 0
Shamsky lf 3 0 1 2
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
Buchek 2b 3 0 1 0
Selma p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 0
Millan 2b 3 1 0 0
Aaron H. rf 3 1 2 0
Torre c 2 1 1 3
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Aaron T. 1b 3 0 0 0
Lum lf 3 0 0 0
Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 4 3
New York 000 000 200261
Atlanta 000 004 00x440
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Selma  L (8-6) 7.0 4 4 0 2 5
  Koonce   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
4
0
2
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (10-7) 9.0 6 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
4

  E–Charles (7).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Torre (2).  2B–New York Charles (8,off Niekro); Shamsky (12,off Niekro).  3B–Atlanta Alou (4,off Selma).  HR–Atlanta Torre (8,6th inning off Selma 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Selma (3,off Niekro).  Team LOB–3.  Team–1.  CS–Millan (3,2nd base by Selma/Martin).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:52.  A–9,306.
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