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National League Standings, August 23, 1968

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Mets Starting Lineup
ss
Harrelson Bud
Harrelson
2b
Boswell Ken
Boswell
cf
Stahl Larry
Stahl
lf
Jones Cleon
Jones
1b
Kranepool Ed
Kranepool
rf
Swoboda Ron
Swoboda
c
Grote Jerry
Grote
3b
Collins Kevin
Collins
p
Cardwell Don
Cardwell
August 23, 1968, Crosley Field, Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 2

Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Bud Harrelson ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .214
Ken Boswell 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254
Larry Stahl cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235
Cleon Jones lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .284
- Tommie Agee cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177
- J.C. Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Ed Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Ron Swoboda rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .243
Jerry Grote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Kevin Collins 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208
- Ed Charles 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .295
Don Cardwell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059
- Jerry Buchek ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196
- Dick Selma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
- Art Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218
- Ron Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Bill Short p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reds ab r hbibbso
Pete Rose rf-cf 3 2 2 0 2 1
Mack Jones cf 4 0 1 2 0 2
- Lee May ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Johnson lf 4 0 3 1 0 0
Tony Perez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Whitfield 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1
- Tommy Helms 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Bench c 4 1 1 0 0 1
Chico Ruiz 2b-1b 3 0 0 0 1 0
Leo Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0 2 1
Gary Nolan p 2 1 1 0 1 0
- Clay Carroll p 1 0 1 1 0 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 3
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 x 4 10 1

New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Don Cardwell (L,7-11) 5.0 7 3 3 2 3 2.78
Dick Selma 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 2.62
Ron Taylor 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 3.19
Bill Short 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 6.26
Cincinnati Reds ip h rer bbso
Gary Nolan (W) 7.1 4 2 2 1 3
Clay Carroll 1.2 2 0 0 0 0

Errors: Ken Boswell 2 (8), Alex Johnson.
WP: Don Cardwell.
2B: Ed Charles (10), Ken Boswell (5), Larry Stahl (6), Johnny Bench.
Intentional Walks: Leo Cardenas 2.
HBP: Cleon Jones.
CS: Cleon Jones (10), Chico Ruiz.









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