New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 4, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 2 2 1
Harrelson ss 5 2 4 1
Jones lf 5 1 2 2
Charles 3b 5 1 0 0
  Collins 3b 0 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 5 0 3 2
Grote c 3 0 0 1
Linz 2b 3 0 1 0
  Koonce p 2 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 0
Selma p 2 0 0 0
  Weis 2b 2 1 1 1
Totals 40 8 14 8
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Popovich 2b 5 0 2 0
Gabrielson lf 3 1 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Haller c 4 1 3 2
Fairly rf 4 1 1 1
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0
Parker 1b 4 0 2 1
Versalles ss 2 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
Osteen p 3 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Fairey ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
New York 200 002 2028140
Los Angeles 004 000 0004112
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Selma   5.1 9 4 4 2 3
  Koonce  W (2-4) 3.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  L (8-16) 6.0 9 6 4 0 1
  Grant   3.0 5 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
6
1
1

  E–Popovich (6), Gabrielson (3).  DP–New York 3.  PB–Haller (9).  2B–New York Agee (5,off Osteen), Los Angeles Haller 2 (20,off Selma 2); Fairly (10,off Selma).  HR–New York Jones (12,1st inning off Osteen 1 on, 1 out); Agee (4,9th inning off Grant 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Grote (3,off Grant).  HBP–Kranepool (2,by Grant).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  HBP–Grant (4,Kranepool).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:30.
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