New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 1, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1969 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Gaspar rf 3 1 1 0
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Pfeil 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 2 0 1 1
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Weis ss 2 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 3 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 2 1 0
Flood cf 2 1 0 0
Pinson rf 3 0 2 2
Torre 1b 4 0 1 0
McCarver c 3 0 1 1
Shannon 3b 3 1 0 0
Huntz 2b 3 0 1 1
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
Carlton p 4 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 4
New York 000 100 000130
St. Louis 101 001 10x460
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (3-1) 5.2 3 3 3 7 4
  McGraw   1.1 3 1 1 0 3
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
8
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (9-5) 9.0 3 1 1 3 9
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
9

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Pinson (12,off Ryan); Huntz (2,off Ryan).  SH–Flood (6,off McGraw); Maxvill (4,off Taylor).  IBB–Maxvill (1,by Ryan).  CS–Gaspar (2,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver).  IBB–Ryan (1,Maxvill).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:04.
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