Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
May 13, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 1
Francona lf 2 0 0 0
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 0 0
Tillman c 2 1 2 2
Jackson ss 3 0 0 0
Reed p 3 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 3 1 2 2
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 1 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Martin c 4 0 1 0
  Weis pr 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 1 1
  Seaver pr 0 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Gentry p 2 1 1 0
  Gaspar ph 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Atlanta 100 300 000460
New York 000 002 001360
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (4-1) 7.1 4 2 2 3 4
  Upshaw  SV (8) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  L (2-3) 8.0 6 4 4 4 3
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2, New York 1.  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (5,1st inning off Gentry 0 on, 2 out); Cepeda (8,4th inning off Gentry 0 on, 0 out); Tillman (1,4th inning off Gentry 1 on, 1 out), New York Agee (7,6th inning off Reed 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Jackson (2,off Gentry); Upshaw (2,off Taylor).  SB–Alou (2,2nd base off Gentry/Martin).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:13.  A–12,332.
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