St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
June 20, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 2 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 1
Pinson rf 3 0 1 1
Torre 1b 3 0 1 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 4 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 2 1 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Gibson p 4 1 1 1
Totals 32 3 7 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 2 2 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 1
Garrett 3b 2 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 2
Shamsky rf 3 0 0 1
  Gaspar rf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 2 0 1 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
St. Louis 000 020 100371
New York 310 000 00x481
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (9-4) 8.0 8 4 3 4 7
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (3-0) 6.0 6 2 1 3 3
  McGraw  SV (5) 3.0 1 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
7

  E–Gibson (2), Garrett (8).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Torre (13,off Ryan), New York Agee (9,off Gibson).  3B–New York Boswell (4,off Gibson).  HR–St. Louis Gibson (1,7th inning off McGraw 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Pinson (4,off Ryan); Shamsky (1,off Gibson).  IBB–Harrelson (4,by Gibson).  SB–Kranepool (3,2nd base off Gibson/McCarver).  BK–Ryan (1).  IBB–Gibson (1,Harrelson).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Dezelan, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:14.  A–54,083.
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