Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 27, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 3 2 0
Beckert 2b 5 0 2 0
Williams lf 5 1 0 1
Santo 3b 5 0 1 3
Banks 1b 5 1 2 1
Hundley c 3 2 1 2
Spangler rf 3 0 1 1
Young cf 2 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips cf 0 0 0 0
Selma p 2 1 1 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Gaspar cf 4 1 1 0
Garrett ss 5 1 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 2 2 0
Jones lf 5 2 3 3
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 1
Swoboda rf 3 0 2 2
Martin c 4 0 0 0
Collins 3b 4 0 1 0
Gentry p 1 0 0 0
  Otis ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 1 0
  Seaver p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Chicago 002 010 0148100
New York 300 030 0006122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Selma   4.0 8 6 6 2 2
  Aguirre   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Regan  W (4-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   6.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Koonce  L (0-2) 2.2 4 5 1 4 0
  Seaver   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
4
8
4

  E–Boswell (8), Collins (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (1,off Gentry); Spangler (5,off Koonce), New York Gaspar (2,off Selma); Jones (5,off Selma).  HR–Chicago Hundley (3,9th inning off Koonce 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gentry (2,off Selma).  SF–Swoboda (1,off Aguirre).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Dezelan, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:57.
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