CUBS SALVAGE FINAL GAME OF SERIES WITH METS
Thursday, July 10, 1969
A day after getting just 1 hit against Tom Seaver and the Mets, the Chicago Cubs collected 10 hits en route to a 6-2 win in the final game of the 3-game series at Shea.
The Mets led 2-1 after four innings, but Chicago broke out for 5 runs in the fifth. Jim Qualls, the man who broke up Seaver’s perfect game in the ninth inning on Wednesday, touched off the 5-run rally with a leadoff double. Pitcher Bill Hands reached on an Al Weis error, and then Don Kessinger singled in Qualls to tie the game. After Glenn Beckert reached on a bunt single, Billy Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Hands, and Kessinger also scored on the same play on a Ken Boswell error. Santo then drove a 2-run shot over the fence to send starter Gary Gentry to the showers.
Cubs 6, Mets 2. W: Hands (10-7) L: Gentry (8-7)
Team Name W L T PCT GB
Chicago Cubs 53 33 1 .616 -
New York Mets 47 35 0 .573 4.0
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Tags: Al Weis, Bill Hands, Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs, Don Kessinger, Gary Gentry, Glenn Beckert, Jim Qualls, Ken Boswell, New York Mets, Ron Santo, Tommie Agee
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