Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 7, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Mets 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose cf 2 0 0 0
Tolan rf 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 1 1
Perez 3b 4 1 1 1
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 2 0 1 0
Chaney ss 2 0 0 0
Merritt p 3 0 1 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 3 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Gaspar rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones 1b,lf 3 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 0 1 0
Swoboda lf,rf 3 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 2 0 1 0
Gentry p 1 0 0 0
  Otis ph 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Cincinnati 000 100 002351
New York 000 000 000032
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (2-2) 7.1 3 0 0 3 7
  Carroll  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  L (2-2) 8.0 3 1 1 3 5
  Koonce   1.0 2 2 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
3
5

  E–Johnson (4), Grote (1), Harrelson (2).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Charles (1,off Merritt).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (6,4th inning off Gentry 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gentry (3,off Merritt).  CS–Helms 2 (3,2nd base by Gentry/Grote,3rd base by Gentry/Grote); Agee (1,3rd base by Merritt/Bench).  WP–Koonce (1).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:15.  A–9,242.
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