Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 29, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Pagan lf 4 2 2 0
Taylor 1b 3 1 2 3
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 0 0
  Martinez 2b 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Veale p 1 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Gaspar rf 5 0 0 0
Pfeil 2b 5 0 2 0
Agee cf 3 2 1 0
Jones lf 3 3 1 2
Charles 3b 4 1 3 2
Clendenon 1b 4 0 2 3
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Weis ss 2 0 0 0
  Garrett ss 1 0 0 0
Seaver p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Pittsburgh 020 000 010360
New York 202 300 00x7110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (4-9) 3.2 7 7 7 4 1
  Dal Canton   2.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Hartenstein   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (12-3) 9.0 6 3 3 4 10
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
10

  E–None.  2B–New York Charles (5,off Veale); Clendenon (7,off Veale); Seaver (1,off Veale).  3B–Pittsburgh Taylor (1,off Seaver), New York Jones (4,off Veale).  HR–Pittsburgh Taylor (2,2nd inning off Seaver 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Veale (3,off Seaver).  SB–Hebner (2,2nd base off Seaver/Grote); Clendenon (1,2nd base off Veale/Sanguillen).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:20.  A–27,455.
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