New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
August 6, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1969 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Pfeil 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Charles 3b 4 0 1 1
Swoboda rf 4 0 3 1
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Weis ss 4 0 1 0
McAndrew p 2 0 1 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 1 3 1
Stewart cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 0 1 1
  Savage lf 0 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 0 0
May 1b 3 0 0 0
Bench c 3 1 2 1
Woodward ss 3 0 0 0
Ruiz 2b 3 1 1 0
Merritt p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
New York 200 000 0002100
Cincinnati 101 000 10x370
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (3-4) 8.0 7 3 3 0 5
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
0
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (11-5) 9.0 10 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–New York Weis (8,off Merritt), Cincinnati Rose (22,off McAndrew); Bench (14,off McAndrew).  3B–Cincinnati Rose 2 (8,off McAndrew 2).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (14,7th inning off McAndrew 0 on, 0 out).  SH–McAndrew (3,off Merritt); Merritt (10,off McAndrew).  SF–Johnson (7,off McAndrew).  CS–McAndrew (1,2nd base by Merritt/Bench).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:02.  A–17,452.
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