Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
September 3, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 1
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
Torre c 4 1 1 1
Francona 1b 4 0 0 0
Lum lf 4 0 2 1
Johnson 3b 3 0 1 0
Jackson ss 3 1 1 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Garr ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Stahl cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 2 0
Shamsky rf 4 2 2 0
  Agee cf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0
Martin c 3 1 2 3
Buchek 3b 2 0 0 0
  Charles ph,3b 1 0 0 1
Seaver p 2 0 1 0
  Linz ph 1 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Atlanta 001 200 000390
New York 020 000 20x4100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (10-11) 7.0 8 4 4 0 7
  Raymond   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
0
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (14-9) 7.0 8 3 3 0 5
  Taylor  SV (13) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, New York 1.  2B–Atlanta Jackson (7,off Seaver); H Aaron (28,off Seaver); Lum (7,off Seaver).  3B–Atlanta Torre (1,off Seaver).  HR–New York Martin (3,2nd inning off Pappas 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Harrelson (3,off Pappas).  Team–4.  CS–Alou (11,2nd base by Seaver/Martin); Millan (5,2nd base by Seaver/Martin).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:09.
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