Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 21, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 0
Cash 2b 2 1 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 1
Clemente rf 4 0 2 1
Pagan 3b 2 1 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
  Alley ph 1 0 0 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  Mangual ph 1 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Jeter ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 4 2 2 1
  Otis lf 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 2 2 1 0
  Weis 2b 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 2 2
Dyer c 4 0 1 2
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 100 101 000363
New York 013 000 10x590
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (10-17) 2.1 5 4 3 2 3
  Marone   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Dal Canton   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Gibbon   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
3
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (16-9) 9.0 6 3 3 4 7
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
7

  E–Cash (1), Sanguillen (16), Patek (26).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (38,off Koosman); Clemente (16,off Koosman).  HR–Pittsburgh Pagan (9,4th inning off Koosman 0 on, 1 out), New York Shamsky (14,7th inning off Gibbon 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Koosman (3,off Dal Canton).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:14.
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