Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 23, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 2 0
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
Clemente rf 3 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0
Pagan 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Bunning p 1 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 1 3 1
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 1
Martin c 3 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 2 0 0 0
Collins 3b 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000050
New York 100 100 00x261
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (1-2) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Shellenback   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
1
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (1-2) 9.0 5 0 0 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
6

  E–Boswell (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (7,off Koosman), New York Boswell (1,off Bunning); Jones (4,off Bunning); Harrelson (2,off Bunning).  SH–Bunning (2,off Koosman).  WP–Koosman (2).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:17.  A–7,274.
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