Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 23, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Mota lf 3 1 1 0
Davis cf 3 1 3 1
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Haller c 4 0 0 0
Lefebvre 3b 4 0 0 0
Crawford rf 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Bunning p 2 0 0 0
  Gabrielson ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Pfeil 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky 1b 4 1 1 1
Boswell 2b 2 1 1 0
  Clendenon ph 0 1 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
  Gaspar rf 1 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 3 2
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor p 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Los Angeles 000 000 020250
New York 010 100 001381
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning   7.0 5 2 2 1 7
  Brewer  L (4-6) 1.2 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.2
8
3
3
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   7.2 5 2 1 2 3
  Taylor  W (7-4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
2
3

  E–Jones (2).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–New York Grote (9,off Brewer).  3B–Los Angeles Davis (7,off Cardwell).  HR–New York Shamsky (11,4th inning off Bunning 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Davis (18,2nd base off Cardwell/Grote); Boswell (7,2nd base off Bunning/Haller).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:37.  A–40,974.
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