HANDS, MARICHAL BOTH WIN 16TH
Friday, August 29, 1969
Bill Hands outdueled Pat Jarvis in Atlanta to give the Cubs their second consecutive win. Don Kessinger went 3 for 4 and scored once, Ron Santo went 2 for 4, and Jim Hickman hit his 17th home run of the year.
Cubs 2, Braves 1. W: Hands (16-11) L: Jarvis (10-9)
Gary Gentry got off to a rough start in San Francisco and gave up four runs in the first inning, including three on a home run by Bobby Bonds. His counterpart, Juan Marichal, dominated the Mets in yielding just four hits while striking out seven. Bobby Pfeil was 2 for 4 for New York.
Giants 5, Mets 0. W: Marichal (16-9) L: Gentry (9-11)
NL EAST W L T PCT GB RS RA
Chicago Cubs 80 52 1 .606 - 614 471
New York Mets 74 53 0 .583 3.5 498 456
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