Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
September 5, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Harmon 2b 4 1 1 0
Briggs cf 4 0 2 1
Allen 1b 4 1 1 0
  Joseph 1b 0 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 1 2 1
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 1
Stone lf 4 0 1 0
Watkins c 4 0 1 1
Money ss 3 1 1 0
Wise p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 3 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 4 0 2 0
  Weis pr 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 1 2 0
Dyer c 3 0 1 1
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 1
McAndrew p 2 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2
Philadelphia 100 100 110490
New York 000 020 000281
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (12-11) 9.0 8 2 2 3 11
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
11
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (6-6) 7.0 6 3 2 0 4
  Taylor   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
0
6

  E–Dyer (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, New York 1.  PB–Watkins (6).  2B–Philadelphia Allen (19,off McAndrew); Callison (23,off McAndrew), New York Boswell (10,off Wise).  3B–New York Shamsky (3,off Wise).  SH–Wise (6,off Taylor); Dyer (1,off Wise).  SF–Callison (4,off McAndrew); D Johnson (8,off McAndrew).  SB–Callison (2,2nd base off McAndrew/Dyer).  CS–Watkins (3,2nd base by McAndrew/Dyer); Agee 2 (9,3rd base by Wise/Watkins,2nd base by Wise/Watkins).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:28.  A–40,450.
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