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 1, New York Mets 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 0 1 0
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 1 1 1
Taylor rf 2 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0
May c 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Brosseau p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Gaspar cf,lf 3 1 1 0
Garrett 3b 3 1 1 1
  Jones ph 1 0 0 1
  Pfeil pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 3 2 2 1
  Otis cf 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 2 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 1 1 0
Weis ss 4 0 1 0
Cardwell p 4 1 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 3
Pittsburgh 000 100 000174
New York 301 002 00x690
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  L (15-10) 5.1 9 6 2 3 6
  Marone   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hartenstein   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brosseau   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
2
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (8-9) 9.0 7 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
3

  E–Taylor (8), Patek (27), Blass (2), Marone (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 2.  2B–New York Gaspar (6,off Blass).  3B–New York Weis (2,off Blass); Boswell (7,off Blass).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (29,4th inning off Cardwell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Taylor (3,by Cardwell).  SF–Shamsky (5,off Marone).  IBB–Kranepool (7,by Blass).  HBP–Cardwell (5,Taylor).  IBB–Blass (3,Kranepool).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:23.  A–55,901.
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