Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 10, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 2 1 1
Beckert 2b 5 1 2 0
Williams rf,lf 4 0 1 1
Santo 3b 5 1 2 2
Banks 1b 3 0 1 1
Smith lf 2 0 0 0
  Hickman rf 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Qualls cf 4 1 2 0
Hands p 4 1 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 2 1 1 1
Boswell 2b 4 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 3 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 1
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Weis ss 3 0 0 0
Gentry p 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 0 0
  Gaspar ph 1 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2
Chicago 000 150 0006100
New York 100 100 000232
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (10-7) 9.0 3 2 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  L (8-7) 4.1 7 6 5 2 1
  Koonce   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Cardwell   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
3
4

  E–Boswell (12), Weis (6).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Qualls (4,off Gentry); Williams (19,off Cardwell).  HR–Chicago Santo (17,5th inning off Gentry 1 on, 1 out), New York Agee (13,1st inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Williams (1,off Gentry).  HBP–Agee (1,by Hands).  IBB–Grote (4,by Hands).  HBP–Hands (3,Agee).  IBB–Hands (3,Grote).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Dezelan, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:23.  A–36,012.
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