New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 5

Saturday, October 4, 1969 (D) at Atlanta Stadium

NY Mets       0  2  0    2  0  0    0  5  0  -   9 10  1
Atl Braves    0  1  2    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   5 10  2

BATTING

New York Mets         AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A
Agee cf                5   0   0   0       0   3       2   0
Garrett 3b             4   1   2   0       1   0       1   2
Jones lf               5   1   1   1       0   0       5   0
Shamsky rf             4   1   3   0       0   0       2   0
  Weis pr,2b           0   1   0   0       0   0       1   1
Boswell 2b             3   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
  Gaspar rf            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kranepool 1b           4   2   1   0       0   1       7   2
Grote c                3   1   1   1       1   0       5   1
Harrelson ss           3   1   1   2       1   1       2   1
Seaver p               3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Martin ph            1   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Taylor p             0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                35   9  10   6       4   5      27   9

FIELDING - 
E: Boswell (1).
PB: Grote (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Garrett (1,off Niekro).
3B: Harrelson (1,off Niekro).
IBB: Harrelson (1,by Niekro).

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Jones (1,3rd base off Niekro/Didier).

Atlanta Braves        AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A
Millan 2b              5   1   2   0       0   0       3   2
Gonzalez cf            5   2   2   2       0   1       0   1
H. Aaron rf            5   1   2   2       0   0       1   0
Carty lf               3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Lum lf               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Cepeda 1b              4   0   1   0       0   0      14   0
Boyer 3b               1   0   0   1       2   0       1   6
Didier c               4   0   0   0       0   1       5   1
Garrido ss             4   0   1   0       0   1       3   7
Niekro p               3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
  Aspromonte ph        1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Upshaw p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                36   5  10   5       3   4      27  21

FIELDING - 
DP: 2.
E: Gonzalez (1), Cepeda (1).
PB: Didier (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Carty (1,off Seaver); Millan (1,off Seaver); Gonzalez (1,off Seaver); H.
Aaron (1,off Seaver); Lum (1,off Taylor).
HR: Gonzalez (1,5th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out); H. Aaron (1,7th inning
off Seaver 0 on, 1 out).
SF: Boyer (1,off Seaver).
HBP: Cepeda (1,by Seaver).
IBB: Carty (1,by Seaver); Boyer (1,by Seaver).

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cepeda (1,2nd base off Seaver/Grote).

PITCHING

New York Mets         IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K
Seaver W(1-0)          7     8   2   5   5   3   2
Taylor                 2     2   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                 9    10   2   5   5   3   4

Atlanta Braves        IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K
Niekro L(0-1)          8     9   0   9   4   4   4
Upshaw                 1     1   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                 9    10   0   9   4   4   5

HBP: Seaver (1,Cepeda).
IBB: Seaver 2 (2,Carty,Boyer); Niekro (1,Harrelson).

Umpires: Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli, Ed Sudol, Ed Vargo, Mel Steiner, Chris Pelekoudas
Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 50122

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
grounded out (third to first); Jones made an out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
made an out to center; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky singled; Boswell walked [Shamsky to second];
Kranepool struck out; Grote singled [Shamsky scored, Boswell to
third]; Didier allowed a passed ball [Boswell scored (unearned),
Grote to second]; Harrelson struck out; Seaver grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty doubled to left; Cepeda reached on an error by
Boswell [Carty to third]; Boyer hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Carty scored]; Didier made an out to left; Garrido singled to
center [Cepeda to second]; Garrido was picked off first (catcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

METS 3RD: Agee struck out; Garrett walked; Jones grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garrett out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro struck out; Millan doubled to right; Gonzalez
doubled to right [Millan scored]; H. Aaron doubled to right
[Gonzalez scored]; Carty was walked intentionally; Grote allowed
a passed ball [H. Aaron to third, Carty to second]; Cepeda made
an out to left; Boyer was walked intentionally; Didier struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 3.

METS 4TH: Shamsky grounded out (second to first); Boswell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool singled to right;
Grote walked [Kranepool to second]; Harrelson tripled to right
[Kranepool scored, Grote scored]; Seaver grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Garrido popped to third in foul territory; Niekro
grounded out (second to first); Millan made an out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 3.

METS 5TH: Agee grounded out (third to first); Garrett grounded
out (pitcher to first); Jones popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Gonzalez homered; H. Aaron lined to shortstop; Carty
made an out to left; Cepeda was hit by a pitch; Cepeda stole
second; Boyer walked; Didier grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 4.

METS 6TH: Shamsky singled to left; Boswell popped to third;
Kranepool forced Shamsky (third to second); Grote forced
Kranepool (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Garrido lined to shortstop; Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 4.

METS 7TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); H. Aaron
homered; Carty made an out to right; Cepeda singled to center;
Boyer made an out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Braves 5.

METS 8TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Garrett doubled to
left; Jones singled to left [Garrett scored]; Shamsky singled to
right [Jones to second]; WEIS RAN FOR SHAMSKY; Jones stole
third; Boswell reached on a fielder's choice [Jones scored
(unearned) (error by Cepeda), Weis to second]; Kranepool forced
Boswell (pitcher to shortstop) [Weis to third]; Grote grounded
out (third to first) [Kranepool to second]; Harrelson was walked
intentionally; MARTIN BATTED FOR SEAVER; Martin singled to right
[Weis scored (unearned) (error by Gonzalez), Kranepool scored
(unearned) (error by Gonzalez), Harrelson scored (unearned)
(error by Gonzalez), Martin out at second (center to third to
catcher to shortstop)]; 5 R, 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); WEIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); GASPAR REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING RF); Didier
grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrido struck out; ASPROMONTE
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Braves 5.

METS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); Agee struck
out; Garrett singled to right; Jones grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Millan singled to center; Gonzalez struck out; H.
Aaron made an out to left; Lum doubled to left [Millan to
third]; Cepeda popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9,
Braves 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             9  10   1    3
 Braves           5  10   2    9

GAME 2

GAME 3