New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 0
Jones lf 4 2 3 1
Shamsky rf 4 0 2 2
Martin c 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Buchek 3b 4 0 0 0
Agee cf 4 1 2 0
Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan p 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 0 1 1
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 5 0 1 0
Pena ss 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 2 1 0 0
Allen lf 2 1 1 1
Briggs 1b 3 1 1 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 1
Clemens rf 3 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Jackson L. p 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson G. p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 3
New York 000 201 1105112
Philadelphia 400 000 000450
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   2.0 4 4 3 1 0
  Ryan   2.0 0 0 0 5 0
  Shaw   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Koonce  W (6-4) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
8
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L.   5.1 6 3 3 0 3
  Farrell  L (4-6) 2.0 4 2 2 0 4
  Jackson G.   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
0
8

  E–Boswell (13), Agee (5).  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 2.  PB–Martin (9).  2B–New York Jones (25,off L Jackson), Philadelphia Allen (17,off Cardwell).  3B–New York Jones (3,off Farrell).  Team LOB–4.  SH–L Jackson (2,off Cardwell).  SF–Rojas (7,off Cardwell).  IBB–Allen (14,by Ryan).  Team–8.  SB–Agee (12,2nd base off Farrell/Dalrymple); Pena (3,2nd base off Koonce/Martin).  IBB–Ryan (4,Allen).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:43.  A–4,443.
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