New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 14, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1969 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 1 3 0
Garrett 2b 3 0 1 0
Agee cf 5 0 1 1
Shamsky lf 3 0 0 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 1 2 0
Grote c 4 1 2 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 1 1
  Martin c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 1
Pagan 3b 4 1 1 0
Stargell lf 3 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 2 3 2
Sanguillen c 3 0 0 1
Martinez 2b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 1 0 0
Blass p 3 0 1 1
Totals 30 5 7 5
New York 000 021 0003110
Pittsburgh 000 300 20x570
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (6-2) 7.0 6 5 5 2 7
  McGraw   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
2
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (15-9) 9.0 11 3 3 4 4
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–New York Charles (8,off Blass), Pittsburgh Stargell (28,off McGraw).  3B–New York Garrett (3,off Blass), Pittsburgh Oliver (2,off Ryan).  SH–Ryan (3,off Blass); Sanguillen (5,off Ryan).  SF–Shamsky (4,off Blass).  IBB–Patek (13,by Ryan).  IBB–Ryan (3,Patek).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:11.  A–11,324.
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