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 Los Angeles Dodgers 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 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Linz 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 2 0 0 0
  Buchek lf 2 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 1 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Weis ss 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0
McAndrew p 1 0 0 0
  Connors p 0 0 0 0
  Bosch ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Fairey rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Gabrielson lf 3 0 1 0
  Parker 1b 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 2 2 0
Fairly 1b,rf 3 0 1 1
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0
Shirley 2b 4 0 2 1
Torborg c 4 0 1 0
Versalles ss 4 0 1 0
Kekich p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
New York 000 000 000012
Los Angeles 001 010 00x2100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (0-2) 4.2 9 2 2 2 4
  Connors   2.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
2
2
3
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich  W (2-5) 9.0 1 0 0 2 11
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
11

  E–Linz (4), Weis (13).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Los Angeles Davis (21,off McAndrew); Fairly (11,off McAndrew).  SH–Connors (1,off Kekich).  Team LOB–3.  IBB–Fairly (8,by McAndrew).  Team–11.  SB–Davis 2 (20,2nd base off McAndrew/Grote 2).  WP–McAndrew (1).  IBB–McAndrew (1,Fairly).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:20.  A–17,101.
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