SWEEPS WEEK FOR CUBS, METS!
Sunday, June 1, 1969
Ken Holtzman had another rocky outing but again the Cubs still came away with the win.
Chicago scored 6 runs in the 3rd inning off Atlanta starter Pat Jarvis, the big blow coming on Randy Hundley’s 3-run shot. But Holtzman gave up two 2-run homers, one to a unusual suspect (catcher Bob Tillman) and one to a very usual one (Hank Aaron) and failed to make it out of the 5th inning.
Dick Selma came on to pitch 4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, though, to earn the win as the Cubs pulled away from the Braves and completed a three-game sweep. Ron Santo had a monster day with 3 hits and 4 RBI. Billy Williams (who also homered), Ernie Banks, and Willie Smith had 2 basehits apiece for the home town, and Jim Hickman added a home run of his own. The Braves’s Orlando Cepeda had 3 hits.
Cubs 13, Braves 4 W: Selma (5-3) L: Jarvis (5-3)
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Willie McCovey homered for the third consecutive game against the Mets but New York emerged with the win and the series sweep at Shea.
With the score tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the 9th, Giants reliever Joe Gibbon walked the bases loaded and then walked Ron Swoboda to force in Bud Harrelson with the winning run.
Neither starter had fared well. Bobby Bolin was fortunate to give up only 4 runs in surrendering 8 hits and 3 walks in just 4 1/3 innings. Meanwhile, the Mets’s Jim McAndrew was similarly lucky after giving up 3 hits and 4 walks that led to 2 runs (1 unearned) in 1 2/3 innings. Manager Gil Hodges brought in Don Cardwell, who pitched a strong 6 1/3 innings while giving up 2 runs. Ron Taylor pitched the 9th and got the win in relief.
Both Harrelson and Swoboda went 2 for 4, and Jerry Grote was 2 for 3 with a triple. Ed Kranepool had an RBI single.
Mets 5, Giants 4 W: Taylor (1-0) L: Gibbon (1-3)
NL EAST STANDINGS
Team Name W L PCT GB Chicago Cubs 33 16 .673 - Pittsburgh Pirates 25 23 .521 7.5 New York Mets 22 23 .489 9.0 St. Louis Cardinals 22 25 .468 10.0 Philadelphia Phillies 18 25 .419 12.0 Montreal Expos 11 33 .250 19.5
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