New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1968 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Linz 2b 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 1 1
Charles 3b 4 0 2 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Weis ss 4 0 0 0
Stahl 1b,rf 3 0 1 0
McAndrew p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 2 0
Tolan 1b 4 0 1 0
Maris rf 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 2 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 0 0 0 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
New York 000 000 010161
St. Louis 000 000 000051
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  W (1-5) 9.0 5 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (11-9) 8.0 6 1 1 1 8
  Willis   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
9

  E–Linz (10), Shannon (16).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Grote (13,off Carlton), St. Louis Tolan (11,off McAndrew).  SH–McAndrew (2,off Carlton); Linz (3,off Carlton).  SF–Jones (3,off Carlton).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  SB–Agee (10,3rd base off Carlton/McCarver).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–1:56.  A–23,340.
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