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METS’ MCANDREW TOSSES 2-HITTER AT SHEA, BRAVES’ BATS BEAT JENKINS AND CUBS

Wednesday, August 20, 1969

The Mets turned in a dominant performance against San Francisco at Shea, as Jim McAndrew evened his record with a 2-hit shutout against the potent Giants lineup and Art Shamsky had a 3-run homer and 4 total RBI. Bobby Pfeil went 3 for 4 and scored twice, and Bud Harrelson had a triple and single.

Mets 6, Giants 0.  W: McAndrew (5-5) L: Perry (15-10)

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At Wrigley, Atlanta’s Rico Carty doubled and homered to lead the Braves over Fergie Jenkins and the Cubs. Tony Gonzalez and Hank Aaron each got two hits for Atlanta, who are currently in third place in the West. Don Kessinger, Glenn Beckert, Ernie Banks, and Gene Oliver all collected two hits apiece for Chicago, and Ron Santo knocked in two runs in the loss.

Braves 6, Cubs 2.  W: Reed (12-8)  L: Jenkins (17-11)

NL EAST STANDINGS

Team                             W    L    T   PCT    GB 
Chicago Cubs                    76   46    1  .623     -  
New York Mets                   68   51    0  .571   6.5 

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Thanks for visiting my web site! Throughout 2009, I'll be turning back the clock by 40 years to revisit key events from that exciting year of 1969. Keep checking back for updates to my blog on 1969: The Year Everything Changed, as well as stories related to my new books on Bruce Springsteen and baseball star Cecil Travis.