Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 0, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Spangler rf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Qualls cf 3 0 1 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 1 2 1
Pfeil 2b,3b 4 0 1 1
Jones lf 3 1 1 1
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 0 1 0
  Garrett 2b 0 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 1 0
  Gaspar rf 0 0 0 0
Grote c 4 1 0 0
Weis ss 4 1 1 0
Seaver p 2 0 1 1
Totals 34 4 8 4
Chicago 000 000 000013
New York 120 000 10x480
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (10-5) 1.1 4 3 1 0 2
  Abernathy   6.2 4 1 1 2 2
Totals 8.0 8 4 2 2 4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (14-3) 9.0 1 0 0 0 11
Totals 9.0 1 0 0 0 11

  E–Kessinger (7), Beckert (11), Santo (13).  2B–New York Pfeil (3,off Holtzman); Agee (13,off Holtzman); Charles (6,off Abernathy).  3B–New York Agee (3,off Holtzman).  HR–New York Jones (10,7th inning off Abernathy 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Seaver (2,off Abernathy).  IBB–Jones (8,by Abernathy).  IBB–Abernathy (7,Jones).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Dezelan, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:02.  A–50,709.

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