New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
July 15, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1969 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 1 1
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 1
Jones lf 3 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 3 1 1 0
  Gaspar ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
Martin c 4 0 1 0
Weis ss 4 2 2 3
Gentry p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 0 1 1
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams rf 4 1 1 1
Santo 3b 4 2 2 1
Banks 1b 4 0 2 0
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Qualls cf 4 1 2 0
Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Nye p 1 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 3
New York 001 310 000591
Chicago 001 001 020480
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (9-7) 7.2 8 4 3 1 4
  Taylor  SV (8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Selma  L (9-4) 4.1 8 5 5 1 5
  Nye   2.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Aguirre   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
11

  E–Agee (3).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  3B–New York Agee (4,off Selma).  HR–New York Weis (1,4th inning off Selma 2 on, 2 out); Boswell (3,5th inning off Selma 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Williams (10,8th inning off Gentry 0 on, 2 out); Santo (19,8th inning off Gentry 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gentry (5,off Selma); Selma (5,off Gentry).  SF–Kessinger (5,off Gentry).  CS–Gaspar (3,2nd base by Aguirre/Hundley).  SB–Qualls (1,3rd base off Gentry/Martin).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:24.  A–38,608.
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