New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 2, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1968 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 1 2 0
Stahl cf,1b 4 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 1
  Charles ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 1 1
Grote c 3 0 1 1
Collins 3b 3 0 1 0
  Linz ph 1 0 0 0
  Agee cf 0 0 0 0
Weis 2b 4 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Gabrielson lf 4 2 3 1
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Haller c 3 0 0 0
Fairly rf 3 0 0 1
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0
Lefebvre 2b 3 0 1 0
Versalles ss 2 0 1 0
  Fairey ph 1 0 0 0
  Shirley ss 0 0 0 0
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
New York 000 001 020390
Los Angeles 000 100 010270
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (10-7) 9.0 7 2 2 1 9
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
9
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (4-10) 7.1 7 3 3 1 7
  Aguirre   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Brewer   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Stahl (2,off Sutton), Los Angeles Davis (19,off Seaver).  HR–Los Angeles Gabrielson (8,8th inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Fairly (5,off Seaver).  IBB–Haller (8,by Seaver).  Team–4.  CS–Gabrielson (1,2nd base by Seaver/Grote); Versalles (3,2nd base by Seaver/Grote).  IBB–Seaver (4,Haller).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:27.  A–14,348.
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