Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 14, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 2
Alou cf 3 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 2 2 3
Stargell lf 3 1 2 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 1
Pagan 3b 4 1 1 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 0
Veale p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 0 1 0
Linz 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 2 0
Charles 3b 3 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 2 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
Weis ss 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0
Seaver p 2 0 1 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Buchek ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 8 0
Pittsburgh 000 123 0006103
New York 000 000 000080
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (13-13) 9.0 8 0 0 3 10
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
3
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (14-11) 5.1 9 6 6 1 7
  Shaw   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Jackson   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
11

  E–Clemente 2 (5), Mazeroski (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (25,off Seaver); Stargell (14,off Seaver); Mazeroski (15,off Seaver), New York Grote (17,off Veale).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente 2 (17,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Seaver 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–11.  CS–Patek (6,2nd base by Seaver/Grote); Jones (11,2nd base by Veale/Cannizzaro).  SB–Jones (22,3rd base off Veale/Cannizzaro).  WP–Veale (9), Shaw (3).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:30.  A–15,676.
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