New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 15, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1969 at Connie Mack Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 1 1
Gaspar rf 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 5 0 1 0
Jones 1b 5 0 2 0
Otis 3b,lf 3 2 1 0
Swoboda lf 4 2 1 0
  Collins 3b 0 0 0 0
Grote c 4 1 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 3 3
Gentry p 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 2
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 1 3 0
Briggs lf 4 0 0 0
Allen 1b 3 1 1 0
Callison rf 4 0 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 1
Money ss 3 1 1 1
Hisle cf 4 0 0 0
Ryan c 4 0 0 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Joseph ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
New York 000 030 0306100
Philadelphia 100 001 100382
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (2-0) 7.0 8 3 3 4 5
  Koonce  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   6.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Wagner  L (0-1) 3.0 5 3 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
3
2
6

  E–Money (4), Wagner (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Swoboda (1,off Short); Kranepool (2,off Wagner), Philadelphia Allen (3,off Gentry).  HR–Philadelphia Money (3,6th inning off Gentry 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gentry (1,off Wagner); Otis (1,off Wagner).  SB–Taylor (2,2nd base off Gentry/Grote).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:23.  A–2,880.
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