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1968 Regular Season Game 24
May 8, 1968
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National League Standings, May 8, 1968

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Mets Starting Lineup
cf
Agee Tommie
Agee
2b
Linz Phil
Linz
lf
Jones Cleon
Jones
rf
Swoboda Ron
Swoboda
1b
Goossen Greg
Goossen
c
Grote Jerry
Grote
3b
Buchek Jerry
Buchek
ss
Harrelson Bud
Harrelson
p
Jackson Al
Jackson
May 8, 1968, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 0

Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Tommie Agee cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .122
Phil Linz 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
- Ed Charles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
- Ron Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cleon Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222
Ron Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .236
Greg Goossen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304
Jerry Grote c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293
Jerry Buchek 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .294
Bud Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .174
Al Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
- Al Weis ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .122
Cardinals ab r hbibbso
Lou Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 1
Julian Javier 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0
Curt Flood cf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Orlando Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Shannon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1
Tim McCarver c 3 0 0 0 0 1
Dick Simpson rf 3 1 1 0 0 2
Dal Maxvill ss 3 1 2 0 0 0
Steve Carlton p 3 0 1 1 0 1

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 8 0

New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Al Jackson (L,0-1) 7.0 7 2 2 0 7 2.00
Ron Taylor 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2.16
St. Louis Cardinals ip h rer bbso
Steve Carlton (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5

2B: Jerry Grote (3), Tommie Agee (1), Lou Brock.
SH: Al Jackson.









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