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1968 Regular Season Game 31
May 16, 1968
Mets 2, Reds 1
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National League Standings, May 16, 1968

Box Score Game Memories Scorecard Mets Stats
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Mets Starting Lineup
ss
Harrelson Bud
Harrelson
2b
Boswell Ken
Boswell
lf
Jones Cleon
Jones
rf
Swoboda Ron
Swoboda
c
Grote Jerry
Grote
1b
Goossen Greg
Goossen
3b
Buchek Jerry
Buchek
cf
Agee Tommie
Agee
p
Seaver Tom
Seaver
May 16, 1968, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

Reds ab r hbibbso
Pete Rose rf 3 0 1 0 1 0
Alex Johnson lf 4 1 0 0 0 0
Tony Perez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2
Lee May 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1
Vada Pinson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0
Johnny Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0
Leo Cardenas ss 2 0 1 0 0 0
Gerry Arrigo p 2 0 0 0 0 1
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Bud Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .204
Ken Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232
Cleon Jones lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .209
Ron Swoboda rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274
Jerry Grote c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .354
Greg Goossen 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .308
- Don Bosch pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Buchek 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .289
Tommie Agee cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .121
Tom Seaver p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .087

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

Cincinnati Reds ip h rer bbso
Gerry Arrigo (L) 8.2 8 2 2 3 9
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Tom Seaver (W,2-3) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4 1.72

Errors: Greg Goossen (2).
2B: Greg Goossen (5), Ron Swoboda (2), Pete Rose.
Intentional Walks: Jerry Grote.
SH: Gerry Arrigo, Leo Cardenas.
SB: Alex Johnson.
CS: Bud Harrelson (2).









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