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Pirates 3 @ Mets 4
Shea Stadium
May 21, 1968

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 21, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 21, 1968 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 4 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherRon Taylor  
Losing PitcherBob Moose  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateMay 21, 1968 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherAl McBean  
Home Starting PitcherTom Seaver  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance8,188 
Time of Game4 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Jackowski
1B: Frank Secory
2B: Ken Burkhart
3B: Harry Wendelstedt

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Willie Stargell  Left Fielder 
Donn Clendenon  First Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Jose Pagan  Third Baseman 
Jerry May  Catcher 
Al McBean  Pitcher 
Larry Shepard  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bud Harrelson  Shortstop 
Ken Boswell  Second Baseman 
Art Shamsky  Left Fielder 
Ron Swoboda  Right Fielder 
Jerry Grote  Catcher 
Ed Kranepool  First Baseman 
Ed Charles  Third Baseman 
Tommie Agee  Center Fielder 
Tom Seaver  Pitcher 
Gil Hodges  Manager 

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Pirates 3 @ Mets 4
Shea Stadium
May 21, 1968

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         Game of 5/21/1968 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Alou M, cf            6  0  2  0   Harrelson B, ss       8  1  3  0   
Wills M, ss           6  1  0  0   Boswell K, 2b         8  0  3  1   
Clemente R, rf        7  0  1  0   Shamsky A, lf         2  0  0  0   
Stargell W, lf        7  1  3  2   Jones C, ph-lf        4  0  1  0   
Clendenon D, 1b       7  0  1  0   Swoboda R, rf         6  0  1  0   
Mazeroski B, 2b       7  0  1  0   Grote J, c            7  1  1  0   
Face R, p             0  0  0  0   Kranepool E, 1b       6  0  0  0   
Pagan J, 3b           6  1  1  0   Charles E, 3b         7  0  1  0   
May J, c              6  0  0  0   Taylor R, p           0  0  0  0   
McBean A, p           2  0  1  1   Agee T, cf            7  2  2  2   
Walker L, p           0  0  0  0   Seaver T, p           4  0  1  0   
Kline R, p            1  0  0  0   Koonce C, p           2  0  0  0   
Jimenez M, ph         1  0  1  0   Buchek J, 3b          0  0  0  0   
Kolb G, pr            0  0  0  0                                      
Moose B, p            2  0  0  0                                      
Hiller C, 2b          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     58  3 11  3                        61  4 13  3

Pittsburgh       200 010 000 000 000 00 --  3
New York         020 010 000 000 000 01 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
McBean A              6.1  7  3  3  2  6
Walker L              0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Kline R               3.1  2  0  0  0  3
Moose B (L)           6.1  3  1  0  0  7
Face R                0.1  1  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Seaver T             11.0  7  3  3  1  6
Koonce C              5.0  3  0  0  0  1
Taylor R (W)          1.0  1  0  0  0  2

E -- Wills M, Mazeroski B, Hiller C
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 11
2B -- Clendenon D, Pagan J, Boswell K, Alou M
HR -- Stargell W, Agee T
SB -- Wills M, Boswell K
CS -- Alou M, Harrelson B
SH -- Alou M, Buchek J
HBP -- by McBean A (Kranepool E)
T -- 4:25
A -- 8188

    

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