St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, New York Mets 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 1
Pinson rf 2 0 2 0
Torre 1b 3 0 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 0 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Giusti p 3 1 1 0
Totals 29 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Gaspar rf 4 0 0 0
Garrett 2b 3 0 1 0
Jones lf 3 0 3 0
  Weis pr 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Cardwell p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
St. Louis 001 000 000160
New York 000 000 000060
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  W (1-0) 9.0 6 0 0 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (0-1) 9.0 6 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
3

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 2.  2B–St. Louis Giusti (1,off Cardwell); Flood (2,off Cardwell); Pinson (4,off Cardwell); Brock (1,off Cardwell).  IBB–Torre (2,by Cardwell).  CS–Pinson (1,2nd base by Cardwell/Grote).  IBB–Cardwell (1,Torre).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–1:54.  A–19,510.
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