New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
August 29, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1969 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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 0, San Francisco Giants 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Pfeil 3b 4 0 2 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Shamsky 1b 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 2 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Gentry p 1 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mason 3b 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 0 0
Burda rf,1b 4 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 1 1 1
  Henderson rf 0 0 0 0
Bonds cf 3 2 1 3
Marshall lf 4 0 2 0
Dietz c 3 0 0 0
Lanier ss 3 0 0 0
Marichal p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 4
New York 000 000 000042
San Francisco 400 001 00x551
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  L (9-11) 5.0 5 4 4 2 3
  DiLauro   2.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
4
3
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (16-9) 9.0 4 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
7

  E–Pfeil (4), Shamsky (2), Mason (18).  DP–San Francisco 2.  HR–San Francisco Bonds (29,1st inning off Gentry 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Henderson (4,by Taylor).  SB–Hunt (6,3rd base off Gentry/Dyer).  CS–Marshall (7,2nd base by Gentry/Dyer).  HBP–Taylor (1,Henderson).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:25.  A–13,843.
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