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Reds 5 @ Mets 2
Shea Stadium
August 28, 1968

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 28, 1968 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 5 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 28, 1968 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 5 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 2 H: 5 E: 2 LOB: 4
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherGary Nolan  
Losing PitcherDon Cardwell  
SaveClay Carroll  
Game Winning RBIGary Nolan 

Game Info

DateAugust 28, 1968 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherGary Nolan  
Home Starting PitcherDon Cardwell  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance25,526 
Time of Game2 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Vargo
1B: Bob Engel
2B: Al Barlick
3B: Stan Landes

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Right Fielder 
Chico Ruiz  Second Baseman 
Mack Jones  Center Fielder 
Tony Perez  Third Baseman 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Fred Whitfield  First Baseman 
Lee May  Left Fielder 
Woody Woodward  Shortstop 
Gary Nolan  Pitcher 
Dave Bristol  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bud Harrelson  Shortstop 
Ken Boswell  Second Baseman 
Larry Stahl  Right Fielder 
Ed Kranepool  First Baseman 
J.C. Martin  Catcher 
Art Shamsky  Left Fielder 
Jerry Buchek  Third Baseman 
Tommie Agee  Center Fielder 
Don Cardwell  Pitcher 
Gil Hodges  Manager 

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Reds 5 @ Mets 2
Shea Stadium
August 28, 1968

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/28/1968, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, rf            4  0  1  0   Harrelson B, ss       4  1  1  0   
Ruiz C, 2b            3  1  1  0   Boswell K, 2b         4  1  3  1   
Carroll C, p          0  0  0  0   Stahl L, rf           3  0  0  0   
Jones M, cf           4  0  1  0   Kranepool E, 1b       4  0  1  1   
Perez T, 3b           3  0  0  1   Martin J, c           4  0  0  0   
Bench J, c            4  2  1  0   Shamsky A, lf         4  0  0  0   
Whitfield F, 1b       4  0  1  0   Buchek J, 3b          3  0  0  0   
May L, lf             2  1  0  0   Agee T, cf            3  0  0  0   
Woodward W, ss        4  1  3  2   Cardwell D, p         2  0  0  0   
Nolan G, p            3  0  1  2   Jones C, ph           1  0  0  0   
Helms T, 2b           1  0  0  0   Taylor R, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  5  9  5                        32  2  5  2

Cincinnati       000 031 001 --  5
New York         100 001 000 --  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nolan G (W)           7.2  5  2  2  1  5
Carroll C (S)         1.1  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (L)        8.0  6  4  4  1  4
Taylor R              1.0  3  1  0  0  0

E -- Harrelson B, Taylor R
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 4
2B -- Boswell K, Nolan G
SH -- Ruiz C, May L
SF -- Perez T
HBP -- by Cardwell D (Rose P)
T -- 2:27
A -- 25526

    

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