New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
October 4, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1969 at Atlanta Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 1 2 0
Jones lf 5 1 1 1
Shamsky rf 4 1 3 0
  Weis pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 1 0 0
  Gaspar rf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 2 1 0
Grote c 3 1 1 1
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 2
Seaver p 3 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 1 2
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 5 1 2 0
Gonzalez cf 5 2 2 2
Aaron rf 5 1 2 2
Carty lf 3 1 1 0
  Lum lf 1 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 1 0 0 1
Didier c 4 0 0 0
Garrido ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
New York 020 200 0509101
Atlanta 012 010 1005102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (1-0) 7.0 8 5 5 3 2
  Taylor   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-1) 8.0 9 9 4 4 4
  Upshaw   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
4
4
5

  E–Boswell (1), Gonzalez (1), Cepeda (1).  DP–Atlanta 2.  PB–Grote (1); Didier (1).  2B–New York Garrett (1,off Niekro), Atlanta Carty (1,off Seaver); Millan (1,off Seaver); Gonzalez (1,off Seaver); H Aaron (1,off Seaver); Lum (1,off Taylor).  3B–New York Harrelson (1,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Gonzalez (1,5th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out); H Aaron (1,7th inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Harrelson (1,by Niekro); Carty (1,by Seaver); Boyer (1,by Seaver).  SF–Boyer (1,off Seaver).  HBP–Cepeda (1,by Seaver).  SB–Jones (1,3rd base off Niekro/Didier); Cepeda (1,2nd base off Seaver/Grote).  HBP–Seaver (1,Cepeda).  IBB–Seaver 2 (2,Carty,Boyer); Niekro (1,Harrelson).  U–Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli, Ed Sudol, Ed Vargo, Mel Steiner, Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:37.  A–50,122.
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