St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 23, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 6 1 2 0
Flood cf 6 1 1 0
Pinson rf 5 0 1 0
Torre 1b 5 0 2 1
McCarver c 5 0 1 0
Shannon 3b 5 0 1 0
Javier 2b 4 0 2 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
  DaVanon ss 0 0 0 0
Gibson p 5 0 1 0
Totals 45 2 12 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 1
Shamsky lf 4 0 1 1
  Otis pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Gaspar lf 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 5 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 5 0 2 0
Swoboda rf 5 1 2 0
Grote c 5 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 1 2 1
McAndrew p 2 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 10 3
St. Louis 000 020 000 002120
New York 001 000 010 013101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (18-13) 10.1 10 3 3 3 5
Totals
10.1
10
3
3
3
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew   7.0 9 2 0 0 3
  McGraw  W (9-3) 4.0 3 0 0 2 2
Totals
11.0
12
2
0
2
5

  E–Boswell (18).  DP–New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Pinson (22,off McAndrew); Torre (29,off McAndrew); Javier (28,off McAndrew); McCarver (24,off McGraw).  IBB–Javier (11,by McGraw).  SH–Garrett (6,off Gibson).  SB–Agee (12,2nd base off Gibson/McCarver).  IBB–McGraw (6,Javier).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:35.  A–32,364.
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