1968 New York Mets Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 73-89
Finished 9th in the NL
Attendance: 1,781,657, Avg. 25,821
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Manager: Gil Hodges (73-89)
Location: New York, New York

1968 New York Mets Statistics
1968 New York Mets Roster

The New York Mets of the National League ended the 1968 season with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses, finishing ninth in the NL.

The Mets scored 473 runs and gave up 499 runs. Ed Charles led New York with 15 home runs Ron Swoboda drove in 59 runs. Cleon Jones paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .297 average. Jerry Koosman topped the team with 19 wins, while Tom Seaver, too added 15 or more wins, too Jerry Koosman recorded a 2.08 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Gil Hodges coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 471
Regular Season Runs Against: 497

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
April 10, 1968	New York Mets 4 at San Francisco Giants 5	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
April 11, 1968	New York Mets 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0	W	0-0	1-1	1-1
April 13, 1968	New York Mets 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1	L	0-0	1-2	1-2
April 14, 1968	New York Mets 4 at Houston Astros 0	W	0-0	2-2	2-2
April 15, 1968	New York Mets 0 at Houston Astros 1	L	0-0	2-3	2-3
April 17, 1968	San Francisco Giants 0 at New York Mets 3	W	1-0	2-3	3-3
April 18, 1968	San Francisco Giants 5 at New York Mets 3	L	1-1	2-3	3-4
April 19, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Mets 2	L	1-2	2-3	3-5
April 20, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at New York Mets 3	W	2-2	2-3	4-5
April 21, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Mets 2	L	2-3	2-3	4-6
April 21, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at New York Mets 6	L	2-4	2-3	4-7
April 23, 1968	Houston Astros 1 at New York Mets 3	W	3-4	2-3	5-7
April 26, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3	L	3-4	2-4	5-8
April 27, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5	L	3-4	2-5	5-9
April 28, 1968	New York Mets 6 at Cincinnati Reds 5	W	3-4	3-5	6-9
April 30, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 0 at New York Mets 1	W	4-4	3-5	7-9
May 1, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 7 at New York Mets 2	L	4-5	3-5	7-10
May 2, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 0 at New York Mets 3	W	5-5	3-5	8-10
May 4, 1968	Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Mets 7	W	6-5	3-5	9-10
May 5, 1968	Chicago Cubs 1 at New York Mets 0	L	6-6	3-5	9-11
May 5, 1968	Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Mets 2	L	6-7	3-5	9-12
May 6, 1968	New York Mets 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2	L	6-7	3-6	9-13
May 7, 1968	New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1	W	6-7	4-6	10-13
May 8, 1968	New York Mets 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2	L	6-7	4-7	10-14
May 10, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Chicago Cubs 1	W	6-7	5-7	11-14
May 11, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Chicago Cubs 3	L	6-7	5-8	11-15
May 12, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Chicago Cubs 4	L	6-7	5-9	11-16
May 12, 1968	New York Mets 10 at Chicago Cubs 0	W	6-7	6-9	12-16
May 14, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 2 at New York Mets 3	W	7-7	6-9	13-16
May 15, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Mets 0	L	7-8	6-9	13-17
May 16, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 1 at New York Mets 2	W	8-8	6-9	14-17
May 17, 1968	Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 1	L	8-9	6-9	14-18
May 18, 1968	Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Mets 5	W	9-9	6-9	15-18
May 19, 1968	Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Mets 0	L	9-10	6-9	15-19
May 19, 1968	Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 2	L	9-11	6-9	15-20
May 20, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at New York Mets 2	W	10-11	6-9	16-20
May 21, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Mets 4	W	11-11	6-9	17-20
May 22, 1968	New York Mets 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 8	L	11-11	6-10	17-21
May 24, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Atlanta Braves 4	L	11-11	6-11	17-22
May 25, 1968	New York Mets 9 at Atlanta Braves 1	W	11-11	7-11	18-22
May 26, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Atlanta Braves 2	L	11-11	7-12	18-23
May 30, 1968	New York Mets 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3	W	11-11	8-12	19-23
May 30, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4	W	11-11	9-12	20-23
May 31, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 0	L	11-12	9-12	20-24
June 1, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Mets 5	L	11-13	9-12	20-25
June 2, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Mets 2	L	11-14	9-12	20-26
June 2, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Mets 3	L	11-15	9-12	20-27
June 4, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Chicago Cubs 0	W	11-15	10-12	21-27
June 5, 1968	New York Mets 4 at Chicago Cubs 2	W	11-15	11-12	22-27
June 6, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Chicago Cubs 3	W	11-15	12-12	23-27
June 7, 1968	New York Mets 4 at San Francisco Giants 0	W	11-15	13-12	24-27
June 9, 1968	New York Mets 1 at San Francisco Giants 4	L	11-15	13-13	24-28
June 9, 1968	New York Mets 4 at San Francisco Giants 5	L	11-15	13-14	24-29
June 10, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0	W	11-15	14-14	25-29
June 11, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0	W	11-15	15-14	26-29
June 12, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1	W	11-15	16-14	27-29
June 14, 1968	San Francisco Giants 3 at New York Mets 7	W	12-15	16-14	28-29
June 15, 1968	San Francisco Giants 9 at New York Mets 5	L	12-16	16-14	28-30
June 16, 1968	San Francisco Giants 4 at New York Mets 1	L	12-17	16-14	28-31
June 16, 1968	San Francisco Giants 1 at New York Mets 3	W	13-17	16-14	29-31
June 18, 1968	Houston Astros 6 at New York Mets 5	L	13-18	16-14	29-32
June 18, 1968	Houston Astros 3 at New York Mets 2	L	13-19	16-14	29-33
June 19, 1968	Houston Astros 2 at New York Mets 8	W	14-19	16-14	30-33
June 20, 1968	Houston Astros 3 at New York Mets 5	W	15-19	16-14	31-33
June 21, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at New York Mets 5	W	16-19	16-14	32-33
June 22, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at New York Mets 1	L	16-20	16-14	32-34
June 23, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at New York Mets 5	W	17-20	16-14	33-34
June 24, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6	L	17-20	16-15	33-35
June 25, 1968	New York Mets 4 at Cincinnati Reds 0	W	17-20	17-15	34-35
June 26, 1968	New York Mets 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7	L	17-20	17-16	34-36
June 27, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Houston Astros 1	W	17-20	18-16	35-36
June 28, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Houston Astros 7	L	17-20	18-17	35-37
June 29, 1968	New York Mets 0 at Houston Astros 2	L	17-20	18-18	35-38
June 30, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Houston Astros 0	W	17-20	19-18	36-38
July 2, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 1	L	17-21	19-18	36-39
July 3, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at New York Mets 1	L	17-22	19-18	36-40
July 4, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Mets 2	L	17-23	19-18	36-41
July 4, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Mets 4	W	18-23	19-18	37-41
July 5, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3	L	18-23	19-19	37-42
July 6, 1968	New York Mets 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 6	W	18-23	20-19	38-42
July 7, 1968	New York Mets 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2	W	18-23	21-19	39-42
July 7, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4	L	18-23	21-20	39-43
July 11, 1968	Chicago Cubs 0 at New York Mets 1	W	19-23	21-20	40-43
July 11, 1968	Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Mets 0	L	19-24	21-20	40-44
July 12, 1968	Chicago Cubs 0 at New York Mets 4	W	20-24	21-20	41-44
July 13, 1968	Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Mets 1	L	20-25	21-20	41-45
July 14, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Mets 3	L	20-26	21-20	41-46
July 14, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 9 at New York Mets 2	L	20-27	21-20	41-47
July 15, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Mets 3	L	20-28	21-20	41-48
July 16, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3	L	20-28	21-21	41-49
July 17, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4	W	20-28	22-21	42-49
July 17, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8	L	20-28	22-22	42-50
July 18, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0	W	20-28	23-22	43-50
July 19, 1968	New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2	W	20-28	24-22	44-50
July 20, 1968	New York Mets 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2	L	20-28	24-23	44-51
July 21, 1968	New York Mets 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2	L	20-28	24-24	44-52
July 21, 1968	New York Mets 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0	W	20-28	25-24	45-52
July 22, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Atlanta Braves 2	W	20-28	26-24	46-52
July 23, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Atlanta Braves 1	W	20-28	27-24	47-52
July 24, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Atlanta Braves 3	L	20-28	27-25	47-53
July 25, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Atlanta Braves 4	L	20-28	27-26	47-54
July 26, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 0 at New York Mets 2	W	21-28	27-26	48-54
July 27, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 2 at New York Mets 5	W	22-28	27-26	49-54
July 28, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 5 at New York Mets 3	L	22-29	27-26	49-55
July 29, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Mets 1	L	22-30	27-26	49-56
July 30, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Mets 1	L	22-31	27-26	49-57
July 31, 1968	Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 2	L	22-32	27-26	49-58
August 1, 1968	Atlanta Braves 4 at New York Mets 2	L	22-33	27-26	49-59
August 2, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2	W	22-33	28-26	50-59
August 3, 1968	New York Mets 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8	L	22-33	28-27	50-60
August 4, 1968	New York Mets 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2	L	22-33	28-28	50-61
August 4, 1968	New York Mets 8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4	W	22-33	29-28	51-61
August 5, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Houston Astros 6	L	22-33	29-29	51-62
August 6, 1968	New York Mets 4 at Houston Astros 1	W	22-33	30-29	52-62
August 7, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Houston Astros 4	L	22-33	30-30	52-63
August 9, 1968	New York Mets 5 at San Francisco Giants 4	W	22-33	31-30	53-63
August 10, 1968	New York Mets 0 at San Francisco Giants 1	L	22-33	31-31	53-64
August 10, 1968	New York Mets 3 at San Francisco Giants 1	W	22-33	32-31	54-64
August 11, 1968	New York Mets 0 at San Francisco Giants 5	L	22-33	32-32	54-65
August 11, 1968	New York Mets 1 at San Francisco Giants 2	L	22-33	32-33	54-66
August 13, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at New York Mets 2	W	23-33	32-33	55-66
August 14, 1968	Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at New York Mets 4	W	24-33	32-33	56-66
August 16, 1968	Houston Astros 3 at New York Mets 1	L	24-34	32-33	56-67
August 17, 1968	Houston Astros 1 at New York Mets 0	L	24-35	32-33	56-68
August 18, 1968	Houston Astros 1 at New York Mets 8	W	25-35	32-33	57-68
August 18, 1968	Houston Astros 5 at New York Mets 2	L	25-36	32-33	57-69
August 19, 1968	San Francisco Giants 1 at New York Mets 0	L	25-37	32-33	57-70
August 20, 1968	San Francisco Giants 0 at New York Mets 8	W	26-37	32-33	58-70
August 21, 1968	San Francisco Giants 13 at New York Mets 3	L	26-38	32-33	58-71
August 23, 1968	New York Mets 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4	L	26-38	32-34	58-72
August 24, 1968	New York Mets 7 at Cincinnati Reds 10	L	26-38	32-35	58-73
August 25, 1968	New York Mets 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1	W	26-38	33-35	59-73
August 26, 1968	New York Mets 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0	W	26-38	34-35	60-73
August 27, 1968	New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0	W	26-38	35-35	61-73
August 28, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 8 at New York Mets 3	L	26-39	35-35	61-74
August 28, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 5 at New York Mets 2	L	26-40	35-35	61-75
August 29, 1968	Cincinnati Reds 0 at New York Mets 2	W	27-40	35-35	62-75
August 30, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 8	W	28-40	35-35	63-75
August 31, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 0	L	28-41	35-35	63-76
September 1, 1968	St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Mets 2	L	28-42	35-35	63-77
September 2, 1968	Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 1	L	28-43	35-35	63-78
September 3, 1968	Atlanta Braves 7 at New York Mets 6	L	28-44	35-35	63-79
September 3, 1968	Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 4	W	29-44	35-35	64-79
September 6, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2	L	29-44	35-36	64-80
September 7, 1968	New York Mets 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3	W	29-44	36-36	65-80
September 8, 1968	New York Mets 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3	L	29-44	36-37	65-81
September 10, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Chicago Cubs 8	L	29-44	36-38	65-82
September 11, 1968	New York Mets 1 at Chicago Cubs 0	W	29-44	37-38	66-82
September 13, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at New York Mets 2	W	30-44	37-38	67-82
September 14, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Mets 0	L	30-45	37-38	67-83
September 15, 1968	Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Mets 0	L	30-46	37-38	67-84
September 17, 1968	Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Mets 3	W	31-46	37-38	68-84
September 18, 1968	Chicago Cubs 7 at New York Mets 2	L	31-47	37-38	68-85
September 20, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4	W	31-47	38-38	69-85
September 20, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2	W	31-47	39-38	70-85
September 21, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4	L	31-47	39-39	70-86
September 22, 1968	New York Mets 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2	W	31-47	40-39	71-86
September 24, 1968	New York Mets 4 at Atlanta Braves 7	L	31-47	40-40	71-87
September 25, 1968	New York Mets 3 at Atlanta Braves 0	W	31-47	41-40	72-87
September 27, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Mets 2	L	31-48	41-40	72-88
September 28, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Mets 3	W	32-48	41-40	73-88
September 29, 1968	Philadelphia Phillies 10 at New York Mets 3	L	32-49	41-40	73-89

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