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1968 Regular Season Game 137
August 29, 1968
Mets 2, Reds 0
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National League Standings, August 29, 1968

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Mets Starting Lineup
ss
Harrelson Bud
Harrelson
2b
Boswell Ken
Boswell
cf
Stahl Larry
Stahl
lf
Shamsky Art
Shamsky
1b
Kranepool Ed
Kranepool
c
Martin J.C.
Martin
rf
Swoboda Ron
Swoboda
3b
Buchek Jerry
Buchek
p
Koonce Cal
Koonce
August 29, 1968, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 0

Reds ab r hbibbso
Pete Rose rf-2b 4 0 0 0 0 1
Vada Pinson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0
Mack Jones lf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Tony Perez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Bench c 3 0 0 0 0 2
Fred Whitfield 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0
Tommy Helms 2b-ss 3 0 0 0 0 0
Woody Woodward ss 2 0 0 0 0 0
- Jim Beauchamp ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0
George Culver p 1 0 0 0 0 0
- Alex Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0
- Ted Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Chico Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Bud Harrelson ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .221
Ken Boswell 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258
Larry Stahl cf-lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .243
Art Shamsky lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .223
- Tommie Agee cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187
Ed Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252
J.C. Martin c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231
Ron Swoboda rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .252
Jerry Buchek 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .199
Cal Koonce p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
- Ron Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
New York Mets 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 x 2 9 0

Cincinnati Reds ip h rer bbso
George Culver (L) 5.0 7 2 2 2 3
Ted Abernathy 3.0 2 0 0 2 1
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Cal Koonce (W,5-4) 6.1 2 0 0 0 4 1.59
Ron Taylor 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 3.00

PB: Johnny Bench.
WP: George Culver 2.
2B: Larry Stahl (7), Art Shamsky (13).
Intentional Walks: Jerry Buchek, Art Shamsky.
SB: Bud Harrelson (2), Vada Pinson.


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