St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
June 2, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Javier 2b 4 1 0 0
Flood cf 5 1 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 0
Shannon 3b 2 0 1 2
McCarver c 5 1 1 2
Simpson rf 4 1 1 2
Maxvill ss 4 0 0 0
Gibson p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 6 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Weis ss 4 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 2 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Buchek ph 1 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 4 0 0 0
Martin c 2 1 0 0
Collins 3b,2b 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Jones rf,cf 4 0 1 2
Bosch cf 2 0 0 0
  Grote ph 1 0 0 0
  Swoboda rf 1 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Charles ph,3b 2 1 2 1
Totals 34 3 7 3
St. Louis 202 020 000660
New York 000 002 100374
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (4-5) 9.0 7 3 3 3 8
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (0-3) 7.0 6 6 5 5 3
  Short   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
5
6
4

  E–Weis 3 (5), Boswell (6).  2B–St. Louis Brock (14,off Jackson); Cepeda (7,off Jackson).  HR–St. Louis Simpson (3,5th inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out), New York Charles (7,7th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Brock (1,off Jackson).  IBB–Cepeda (6,by Jackson); Shannon (2,by Jackson).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Martin (2,by Gibson).  Team–8.  HBP–Gibson (3,Martin).  IBB–Jackson 2 (2,Cepeda,Shannon).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:30.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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