New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
September 24, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 0
Jones lf 4 2 2 1
Shamsky 1b 4 0 2 0
Charles 3b 4 1 2 2
Martin c 3 0 0 1
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Heise ss 4 0 1 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 1 2 1
Aaron H. rf 4 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 4 2 1 2
Aaron T. lf 4 2 3 0
  Lum lf 1 0 0 0
Tillman c 2 0 1 1
Martinez 3b 3 0 1 1
Garrido ss 2 1 1 1
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 12 6
New York 201 000 0104101
Atlanta 200 111 20x7122
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (18-12) 6.0 9 5 5 2 2
  Selma   0.1 2 2 1 1 1
  Koonce   1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
5
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (13-12) 9.0 10 4 4 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
5

  E–Martin (6), Martinez (17), Niekro (4).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–New York Jones (27,off Niekro), Atlanta H Aaron (33,off Selma).  HR–New York Charles (15,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta D Johnson (8,1st inning off Koosman 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Martin (2,off Niekro); Garrido (2,off Koosman).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Niekro 2 (18,off Koosman 2); Martinez (7,off Koonce); Millan (14,off Koonce).  HBP–Tillman (3,by Koosman).  IBB–Alou (13,by Koosman); Garrido (1,by Koonce); H Aaron (21,by Koonce).  Team–10.  SB–Agee (13,2nd base off Niekro/Tillman); H Aaron (28,Home off Selma/Martin); T Aaron (3,2nd base off Selma/Martin).  CS–Millan (6,2nd base by Koosman/Martin).  HBP–Koosman (8,Tillman).  IBB–Koosman (7,Alou); Koonce 2 (9,Garrido,H Aaron).  U–Dick Stello, Tony Venzon, Mel Steiner, Paul Pryor, Augie Donatelli.  T–2:22.  A–3,058.
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