New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
August 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1969 at San Diego Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 8, San Diego Padres 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 1
Pfeil 3b 5 1 2 1
Agee cf 3 2 2 1
Jones lf 4 0 1 2
  Gaspar lf 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 1 1 2
Swoboda rf 4 1 1 1
Grote c 3 1 1 0
Weis 2b 4 1 2 0
Seaver p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b 4 0 0 0
Pena ss 4 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 1 1 1
Ferrara lf 4 0 1 0
Colbert 1b 3 1 0 0
Kelly 3b 4 1 0 0
Gaston cf 3 1 2 3
Hriniak c 3 0 0 0
Kelley p 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 4 4
New York 000 202 4008111
San Diego 020 000 200441
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (18-7) 9.0 4 4 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
4
4
3
1
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley   4.0 1 2 2 2 3
  Sisk  L (0-9) 2.0 4 2 2 0 2
  Ross   0.1 4 4 4 0 1
  Roberts   2.2 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
6

  E–Harrelson (14), Gaston (10).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–New York Jones (24,off Sisk).  3B–San Diego Gaston (6,off Seaver).  HR–New York Clendenon (8,4th inning off Kelley 1 on, 2 out); Swoboda (5,7th inning off Ross 0 on, 0 out), San Diego Gaston (2,2nd inning off Seaver 1 on, 2 out); Brown (16,7th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Clendenon (1,by Kelley).  CS–Weis (2,2nd base by Sisk/Hriniak).  HBP–Kelley (5,Clendenon).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:24.
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