New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 17, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1969 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Gaspar rf 3 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Otis 3b,cf 3 0 0 0
Martin c 2 0 1 0
Weis ss 2 0 0 0
  Garrett ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 2 2 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 3 1 1 0
Oliver 1b 3 1 2 3
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
Bunning p 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 3
New York 000 000 000032
Pittsburgh 000 100 03x460
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (0-2) 7.0 4 1 1 2 1
  Koonce   1.0 2 3 3 3 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
5
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (1-1) 6.0 3 0 0 2 9
  Kline  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
4
9

  E–Gaspar (1), Otis (1).  2B–New York Jones (2,off Bunning), Pittsburgh Stargell (4,off Cardwell); Sanguillen (1,off Koonce).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (1,8th inning off Koonce 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Bunning (1,off Cardwell).  HBP–Mazeroski (1,by Cardwell).  IBB–Oliver (2,by Cardwell); Stargell (1,by Koonce); Patek (1,by Koonce).  CS–Jones (2,3rd base by Bunning/Sanguillen); Gaspar (1,2nd base by Bunning/Sanguillen).  SB–Oliver (1,2nd base off Cardwell/Martin); Clemente (1,3rd base off Cardwell/Martin).  WP–Cardwell 2 (2).  HBP–Cardwell (1,Mazeroski).  IBB–Cardwell (2,Oliver); Koonce 2 (2,Stargell,Patek).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:12.  A–8,097.
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