Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
August 1, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 0
Gonzalez lf 3 2 1 0
Aaron rf 3 1 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 2
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 2 2
Didier c 3 0 0 0
Garrido ss 2 0 1 0
  Carty ph 1 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ss 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Neibauer p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
Pfeil 3b 4 1 1 0
Agee cf 3 1 1 0
Garrett 2b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Swoboda lf 2 1 0 1
Gaspar rf 4 0 1 2
Grote c 3 1 2 1
Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 3 0 0 0
  Taylor p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 4
Atlanta 300 000 100471
New York 400 100 00x570
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (15-9) 5.0 6 5 4 4 5
  Neibauer   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
5
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Koonce  W (5-3) 6.1 4 1 1 3 5
  Taylor  SV (10) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
7

  E–Millan (10).  PB–Didier (16).  2B–Atlanta Gonzalez (15,off Koonce); Cepeda (19,off Koonce).  3B–New York Grote (3,off Neibauer).  HR–New York Grote (3,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gonzalez (6,by Cardwell).  IBB–Didier (2,by Koonce); H Aaron (14,by Taylor).  CS–Millan (3,2nd base by Koonce/Grote).  HBP–Cardwell (3,Gonzalez).  IBB–Koonce (7,Didier); Taylor (3,H Aaron).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:39.  A–34,779.
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