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Braves 3 @ Mets 1
Shea Stadium
May 17, 1968

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 17, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 3 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1968 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 3 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 1 H: 4 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 1
Hits: 4
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJim Britton  
Losing PitcherDanny Frisella  
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Game Winning RBIDeron Johnson 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1968 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherPat Jarvis  
Home Starting PitcherDon Cardwell  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance28,169 
Time of Game4 hours 7 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Bill Jackowski
2B: Frank Secory
3B: Ken Burkhart

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sonny Jackson  Shortstop 
Mike Lum  Left Fielder 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Tito Francona  First Baseman 
Felipe Alou  Center Fielder 
Clete Boyer  Third Baseman 
Felix Millan  Second Baseman 
Bob Tillman  Catcher 
Pat Jarvis  Pitcher 
Lum Harris  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bud Harrelson  Shortstop 
Al Weis  Second Baseman 
Art Shamsky  Left Fielder 
Ron Swoboda  Right Fielder 
Jerry Grote  Catcher 
Greg Goossen  First Baseman 
Jerry Buchek  Third Baseman 
Tommie Agee  Center Fielder 
Don Cardwell  Pitcher 
Gil Hodges  Manager 

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Braves 3 @ Mets 1
Shea Stadium
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         Game of 5/17/1968 -- Atlanta at New York (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Jackson S, ss         7  0  1  0   Harrelson B, ss       6  0  0  0   
Lum M, lf             7  0  0  0   Weis A, 2b            4  0  0  0   
Aaron H, rf           5  1  0  0   Shamsky A, lf         5  1  1  1   
Francona T, 1b        4  0  2  0   Swoboda R, rf         6  0  0  0   
Guinn S, pr           0  0  0  0   Grote J, c            6  0  1  0   
Johnson D, 1b         3  1  1  1   Goossen G, 1b         6  0  0  0   
Alou F, cf            7  1  3  1   Buchek J, 3b          6  0  1  0   
Boyer C, 3b           7  0  2  0   Agee T, cf            3  0  1  0   
Millan F, 2b          5  0  0  1   Jones C, cf           2  0  0  0   
Tillman B, c          3  0  1  0   Cardwell D, p         2  0  0  0   
Martinez M, pr-c      2  0  0  0   Koonce C, p           0  0  0  0   
Jarvis P, p           3  0  0  0   Martin J, ph          0  0  0  0   
Valdespino S, ph      1  0  0  0   Taylor R, p           0  0  0  0   
Britton J, p          1  0  0  0   Kranepool E, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Frisella D, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Charles E, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     55  3 10  3                        48  1  4  1

Atlanta          000 000 100 000 000 2 --  3
New York         000 100 000 000 000 0 --  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jarvis P             11.0  4  1  1  2  5
Britton J (W)         5.0  0  0  0  3  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cardwell D            9.0  7  1  1  1  4
Koonce C              2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Taylor R              3.0  1  0  0  0  1
Frisella D (L)        2.0  2  2  2  1  4

E -- Agee T
DP -- Atlanta 2, New York 1
LOB -- Atlanta 9, New York 6
2B -- Boyer C, Alou F
3B -- Alou F
HR -- Shamsky A
SB -- Jackson S, Aaron H
CS -- Jones C
SH -- Cardwell D, Jarvis P, Weis A
SF -- Millan F
HBP -- by Koonce C (Tillman B)
T -- 4:07
A -- 28169

    

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