San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 19, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 1, New York Mets 0

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 8 0 2 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 2 1
Mays cf 6 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 2 0
  Cline pr,1b 3 0 0 0
Hart 3b 6 0 0 0
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
Dietz c 5 0 1 0
Alou lf 6 0 1 0
Lanier ss 7 1 1 0
Bolin p 4 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Linzy p 1 0 0 0
  Schroder ph 0 0 0 0
  McCormick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 55 1 9 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 8 0 1 0
Stahl cf 6 0 0 0
Jones lf 7 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 5 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 7 0 2 0
Martin c 7 0 2 0
Collins 3b 6 0 1 0
  Charles ph 1 0 0 0
Linz 2b 4 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 1 0 0 0
  Grote ph 1 0 0 0
Koosman p 4 0 1 0
  Weis ph,2b 2 0 0 0
  Buchek ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 61 0 10 0
San Francisco 000 000 000 000 000 01191
New York 000 000 000 000 000 000101
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin   11.0 7 0 0 2 10
  Linzy  W (6-7) 5.0 2 0 0 0 1
  McCormick  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
17.0
10
0
0
2
11
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   12.0 5 0 0 5 8
  Taylor  L (1-4) 5.0 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
17.0
9
1
1
6
10

  E–Lanier (13), Linz (9).  DP–New York 2.  2B–San Francisco Bonds (2,off Koosman), New York Martin (7,off Bolin); Kranepool (12,off Linzy).  SH–Hunt 2 (9,off Koosman,off Taylor); Schroder (1,off Taylor); Stahl (1,off Bolin).  HBP–Hunt (18,by Koosman); Dietz (1,by Taylor).  IBB–Mays (6,by Taylor); Kranepool (4,by Bolin).  Team LOB–14.  Team–13.  WP–Koosman (8).  HBP–Koosman (7,Hunt); Taylor (1,Dietz).  IBB–Bolin (9,Kranepool); Taylor (6,Mays).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–4:19.  A–28,370.
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