Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 31, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1968 at Shea 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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Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 3 0
Johnson B. 3b 4 1 1 0
Aaron H. rf 3 0 3 3
Torre c 1 0 0 0
Johnson D. 1b 4 0 0 0
Aaron T. lf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 0
Pappas p 2 2 0 0
  Raymond p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 1 0
Stahl cf 5 1 2 0
Jones lf 3 1 0 0
Charles 3b 3 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 1
Swoboda rf 3 0 1 1
Martin c 3 0 1 0
Buchek 2b 3 0 1 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Weis 2b 0 0 0 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Atlanta 002 010 000381
New York 002 000 000280
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (7-7) 7.1 7 2 2 3 5
  Raymond  SV (8) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (14-6) 9.0 8 3 3 5 7
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
7

  E–T Aaron (4).  DP–Atlanta 1, New York 2.  PB–Martin (6).  2B–Atlanta H Aaron 2 (18,off Koosman 2), New York Swoboda (9,off Pappas).  HBP–Torre (4,by Koosman); Jones (2,by Pappas).  IBB–Torre (4,by Koosman); Martin (2,by Pappas).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Kranepool (8,off Pappas).  Team–9.  CS–Alou (7,2nd base by Koosman/Martin).  HBP–Pappas (3,Jones); Koosman (5,Torre).  IBB–Pappas (6,Martin); Koosman (4,Torre).  U–Tom Gorman, Bill Williams, Lee Weyer.  T–2:29.  A–20,436.
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