New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1969 at Forbes Field. 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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New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 2 2 0
Boswell 2b 1 0 0 0
  Pfeil ph,2b 3 1 2 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
  Gaspar lf 0 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 4 1 3 2
Garrett 3b 5 1 2 1
Kranepool 1b 4 1 0 1
Martin c 4 2 2 2
Weis ss 4 0 2 3
Cardwell p 3 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 2 1
Clemente rf 4 0 2 0
Oliver lf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph,3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 1 1 1
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
New York 511 000 0029140
Pittsburgh 110 000 000280
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (3-8) 7.0 6 2 2 2 1
  DiLauro   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (4-9) 1.2 6 6 6 2 1
  Gibbon   2.1 4 1 1 0 1
  Marone   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hartenstein   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
2
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Weis (5,off Gibbon), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (10,off Cardwell).  3B–New York Weis (1,off Ellis), Pittsburgh Stargell (2,off Cardwell).  HR–New York Martin (3,3rd inning off Gibbon 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Patek (3,2nd inning off Cardwell 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Boswell (4,off Ellis).  HBP–Jones (4,by Marone).  WP–Ellis (2), Gibbon (1).  HBP–Marone (1,Jones).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:28.  A–17,631.
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