Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 6, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Mets 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose cf 4 0 0 0
Tolan rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 2 0
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 3 1
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Woodward ss 3 0 1 0
Maloney p 2 0 0 0
  Nolan p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Gaspar cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 5 1 1 1
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 1
Jones lf 3 2 2 1
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Martin c 3 0 0 0
  Grote c 1 1 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
  Agee cf 0 1 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 3 1
Cardwell p 4 1 2 3
Totals 34 8 11 7
Cincinnati 000 010 000161
New York 000 102 05x8111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney   5.0 3 1 1 1 4
  Nolan  L (1-3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Granger   2.0 6 5 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
5
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (1-4) 9.0 6 1 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
8

  E–Helms (7), Harrelson (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Cincinnati May (2,off Cardwell), New York Gaspar (3,off Maloney); Harrelson (5,off Granger).  HR–Cincinnati May (4,5th inning off Cardwell 0 on, 1 out), New York Boswell (2,4th inning off Maloney 0 on, 0 out); Garrett (1,6th inning off Nolan 0 on, 0 out); Jones (4,6th inning off Nolan 0 on, 1 out); Cardwell (1,8th inning off Granger 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Kranepool (1,off Granger).  HBP–Gaspar (2,by Granger).  SB–Tolan (3,2nd base off Cardwell/Martin); Jones (3,2nd base off Maloney/Bench).  WP–Granger (2).  HBP–Granger (5,Gaspar).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:38.  A–12,291.
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