Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
August 2, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 0, New York Mets 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Aaron H. rf 4 0 1 0
Carty lf 2 0 0 0
  Lum pr 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
Tillman c 4 0 1 0
Garrido ss 2 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Pfeil 3b 4 0 1 0
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Garrett 2b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0
Swoboda lf 2 1 0 0
Gaspar rf 1 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 1 0
McAndrew p 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 1 1
  Seaver pr 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 1 4 1
Atlanta 000 000 000050
New York 000 000 10x141
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (9-8) 7.0 4 1 1 3 6
  Upshaw   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  W (3-3) 7.0 3 0 0 2 7
  McGraw  SV (6) 2.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
10

  E–Harrelson (9).  3B–Atlanta H Aaron (2,off McAndrew).  SH–Gaspar 2 (5,off Reed 2); McAndrew (2,off Reed).  CS–Carty (2,2nd base by McAndrew/Grote).  SB–Agee (5,2nd base off Reed/Tillman).  WP–Reed (3).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:23.  A–37,442.
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