Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
September 28, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1968 at Shea 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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Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 0
Sutherland 2b 4 0 0 0
Pena ss 3 0 1 0
Allen lf 4 0 0 0
Joseph 3b 3 0 0 0
Lock rf 3 0 0 0
Briggs 1b 3 0 0 0
Ryan c 2 0 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Callison ph 1 1 1 1
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor pr 0 0 0 0
  Boozer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boswell 2b 3 1 1 0
Heise ss 4 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 1 2 2
Shamsky 1b 3 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 2 1
Grote c 3 0 1 0
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Buchek 3b 4 0 0 0
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Philadelphia 000 001 000130
New York 200 010 00x381
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (4-4) 5.0 6 3 3 3 6
  Hall   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Boozer   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
4
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (19-12) 9.0 3 1 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
7

  E–Buchek (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 2.  PB–Ryan (7).  2B–Philadelphia Pena (13,off Koosman).  3B–New York Swoboda (5,off Johnson); Jones (4,off Hall).  HR–Philadelphia Callison (14,6th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Agee (3,off Boozer).  IBB–Shamsky (6,by Hall).  Team–9.  WP–Boozer (2).  IBB–Hall (3,Shamsky).  U–Frank Secory, Ken Burkhart, Andy Olsen, Harry Wendelstedt, Bill Jackowski.  T–2:19.  A–9,140.
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