Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 15, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 3, New York Mets 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Wills 3b 4 0 0 0
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 2 3 0
  Mota pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Stargell lf 2 1 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 1 0 0 1
  Ellis pr 0 0 0 0
  May c 2 0 0 0
Blass p 4 0 2 2
Totals 31 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Stahl cf 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 3 0 1 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Cardwell p 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Pittsburgh 010 200 000360
New York 000 000 000021
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (16-5) 9.0 2 0 0 3 10
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
3
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (7-13) 3.2 4 3 2 3 1
  Koonce   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Taylor   3.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Selma   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
4
7

  E–Harrelson (15).  DP–New York 1.  PB–May (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente 2 (16,off Cardwell,off Taylor), New York Jorgensen (1,off Blass).  SH–Clendenon (4,off Cardwell).  IBB–Mazeroski (8,by Cardwell); Stargell (10,by Taylor).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  SB–Stahl (3,2nd base off Blass/May).  IBB–Cardwell (11,Mazeroski); Taylor (8,Stargell).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:22.  A–33,838.
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