Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 3 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 2 1
Smith 1b 4 0 1 0
Hickman rf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Gamble cf 3 0 0 0
Jenkins p 2 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 2 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 1
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Shamsky rf 4 2 1 1
  Gaspar rf 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 2
  Weis 2b 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 1 1 2
Grote c 4 0 2 1
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Seaver p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Chicago 000 100 000151
New York 202 110 10x7100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (19-13) 7.0 10 7 5 3 9
  Abernathy   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
5
3
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (21-7) 9.0 5 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
5

  E–Beckert (18).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Hundley (8).  2B–Chicago Beckert (21,off Seaver), New York Boswell (11,off Jenkins); Seaver (3,off Jenkins); Grote (10,off Jenkins).  HR–New York Clendenon (13,3rd inning off Jenkins 1 on, 2 out); Shamsky (13,5th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Garrett (5,off Jenkins).  HBP–Clendenon (2,by Jenkins).  IBB–Harrelson (6,by Jenkins).  HBP–Jenkins (7,Clendenon).  IBB–Jenkins (13,Harrelson).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:15.  A–51,448.
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